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Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2017

114 mesoscale discussions in 2017. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.

Mesoscale Discussions by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
114
Busiest month
July34 mesoscale discussions
Busiest day
July 19, 20177 mesoscale discussions

Over time

By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 16, 1:53 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 19 more5 hr
Jan 24, 4:56 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Martin and 1 more5 hr
Jan 30, 10:15 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Pine3 hr
Feb 23, 6:05 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin6 hr
Feb 23, 11:54 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 18 more6 hr
Mar 6, 1:37 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more2 hr
Mar 6, 3:35 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood and 29 more115 min
Mar 6, 5:03 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Pine57 min
Mar 6, 6:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 22 more2 hr
Mar 6, 7:00 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCPine2 hr
Mar 12, 7:14 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more6 hr
Mar 12, 12:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin and 5 more3 hr
Mar 23, 10:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles and 3 more89 min
Mar 23, 6:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston92 min
Apr 9, 3:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 33 more119 min
Apr 9, 8:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 11 more54 min
Apr 9, 11:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more58 min
Apr 15, 4:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Jackson, Martin119 min
May 8, 6:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin and 8 more116 min
May 15, 9:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles, Rock90 min
May 15, 8:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 19 more115 min
May 16, 2:13 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 22 more92 min
May 16, 3:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 28 more88 min
May 16, 9:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWabasha61 min
May 16, 11:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele and 2 more117 min
May 17, 12:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston, Winona97 min
May 17, 2:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 7 more97 min
May 17, 6:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower55 min
May 28, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle and 9 more66 min
Jun 2, 5:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas and 20 more2 hr
Jun 7, 1:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 5 more2 hr
Jun 7, 5:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 4 more60 min
Jun 9, 3:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 1 more2 hr
Jun 9, 7:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk67 min
Jun 9, 9:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more60 min
Jun 10, 3:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLake, Saint Louis119 min
Jun 11, 2:02 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 15 more58 min
Jun 11, 4:00 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Lyon, Pipestone60 min
Jun 11, 5:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 16 more84 min
Jun 11, 9:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue and 10 more60 min
Jun 11, 6:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted, Ramsey and 3 more2 hr
Jun 12, 11:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 14 more92 min
Jun 12, 2:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 13 more113 min
Jun 13, 2:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Traverse and 1 more58 min
Jun 13, 3:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCRock2 hr
Jun 13, 5:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 6 more2 hr
Jun 13, 8:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Cass, Chippewa and 34 more56 min
Jun 16, 3:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 17 more91 min
Jun 16, 6:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston64 min
Jun 19, 1:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 4 more3 hr
Jun 21, 3:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 19 more2 hr
Jun 21, 7:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay and 23 more2 hr
Jun 21, 9:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 5 more53 min
Jun 22, 3:11 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more64 min
Jun 22, 9:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 6 more92 min
Jun 28, 2:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston and 7 more116 min
Jun 28, 7:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChisago, Wabasha, Winona115 min
Jul 4, 3:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 16 more2 hr
Jul 4, 9:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 11 more84 min
Jul 5, 5:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 15 more2 hr
Jul 5, 9:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more114 min
Jul 6, 12:51 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass and 28 more114 min
Jul 6, 5:43 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Pine2 hr
Jul 6, 2:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCook, Lake60 min
Jul 9, 3:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 32 more93 min
Jul 9, 9:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 38 more65 min
Jul 9, 11:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 21 more60 min
Jul 11, 3:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 16 more87 min
Jul 11, 7:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman, Polk2 hr
Jul 12, 1:49 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing and 21 more2 hr
Jul 17, 2:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 22 more63 min
Jul 17, 6:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing and 12 more53 min
Jul 17, 6:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing and 12 more2 hr
Jul 18, 2:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more116 min
Jul 19, 9:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine2 hr
Jul 19, 9:59 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall, Pennington, Roseau3 hr
Jul 19, 12:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 15 more2 hr
Jul 19, 1:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon and 5 more92 min
Jul 19, 2:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower2 hr
Jul 19, 2:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur and 5 more89 min
Jul 19, 6:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower58 min
Jul 20, 1:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Freeborn, Mower119 min
Jul 21, 9:42 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall93 min
Jul 21, 12:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 2 more88 min
Jul 21, 2:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 7 more2 hr
Jul 21, 3:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman and 4 more97 min
Jul 21, 6:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 16 more95 min
Jul 22, 3:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis2 hr
Jul 25, 3:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 23 more2 hr
Jul 25, 6:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 26 more95 min
Jul 31, 3:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall3 hr
Aug 13, 7:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Rock97 min
Aug 16, 5:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Sibley116 min
Aug 16, 9:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville and 2 more90 min
Aug 18, 2:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault and 15 more3 hr
Aug 18, 6:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 8 more62 min
Aug 18, 9:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Freeborn, Martin60 min
Aug 21, 11:12 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCRock93 min
Aug 21, 2:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more85 min
Sep 3, 6:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook and 10 more2 hr
Sep 14, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCItasca66 min
Sep 19, 6:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson and 12 more114 min
Sep 19, 8:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson and 12 more2 hr
Sep 19, 10:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa and 37 more35 min
Sep 20, 1:03 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Hennepin and 18 more87 min
Sep 21, 11:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Chisago, Crow Wing, Douglas and 12 more116 min
Sep 22, 4:10 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Otter Tail and 3 more3 hr
Sep 22, 3:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock2 hr
Sep 22, 8:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching and 7 more2 hr
Sep 24, 4:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton and 27 more119 min
Oct 2, 6:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Jackson, Martin, Watonwan3 hr
Oct 21, 2:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower and 3 more2 hr
Dec 4, 12:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more4 hr
Dec 4, 3:54 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 6 more4 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

47 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. July 19, 20177mesoscale discussions
  2. May 17, 20175mesoscale discussions
  3. June 11, 20175mesoscale discussions
  4. July 21, 20175mesoscale discussions
  5. June 22, 20174mesoscale discussions
  6. July 6, 20174mesoscale discussions
  7. March 6, 20173mesoscale discussions
  8. May 16, 20173mesoscale discussions
  9. June 10, 20173mesoscale discussions
  10. June 13, 20173mesoscale discussions
  11. July 17, 20173mesoscale discussions
  12. September 20, 20173mesoscale discussions

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Sources

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