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Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2018

128 mesoscale discussions in 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
128
Busiest month
June34 mesoscale discussions
Busiest day
June 17, 20189 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 22, 2:02 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin and 5 more6 hr
Jan 22, 9:20 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 25 more6 hr
Jan 22, 3:15 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott and 2 more6 hr
Feb 18, 9:51 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCook, Lake, Saint Louis4 hr
Feb 20, 2:43 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona3 hr
Feb 24, 4:46 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass and 29 more5 hr
Mar 5, 1:17 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Dodge and 27 more4 hr
Mar 23, 8:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault and 18 more6 hr
Mar 30, 10:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 5 more3 hr
Apr 13, 8:44 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 21 more3 hr
Apr 14, 10:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 30 more6 hr
Apr 14, 6:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 27 more6 hr
Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Lac qui Parle and 4 more2 hr
May 1, 7:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 1 more95 min
May 8, 2:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Traverse2 hr
May 24, 1:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Pine2 hr
May 24, 2:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMurray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock2 hr
May 25, 12:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona2 hr
May 25, 5:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 40 more115 min
May 25, 6:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 40 more2 hr
May 29, 1:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 13 more83 min
May 29, 3:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown and 50 more96 min
May 29, 5:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago and 16 more56 min
Jun 5, 6:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Traverse, Wilkin2 hr
Jun 6, 2:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more87 min
Jun 8, 1:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman84 min
Jun 9, 1:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower119 min
Jun 9, 3:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 5 more83 min
Jun 13, 11:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCNobles, Pipestone, Rock3 hr
Jun 15, 1:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Koochiching and 8 more87 min
Jun 15, 2:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCook, Lake3 hr
Jun 15, 11:26 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 2 more64 min
Jun 15, 3:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 7 more2 hr
Jun 16, 8:29 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 11 more2 hr
Jun 16, 3:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 10 more84 min
Jun 16, 6:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi and 13 more114 min
Jun 16, 9:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 12 more119 min
Jun 16, 9:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing and 7 more67 min
Jun 16, 10:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Traverse88 min
Jun 16, 11:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carlton, Cass and 28 more2 hr
Jun 17, 2:38 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 1 more97 min
Jun 17, 12:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa and 20 more93 min
Jun 17, 3:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Pine, Ramsey and 1 more97 min
Jun 17, 3:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Martin and 8 more53 min
Jun 17, 5:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne and 2 more2 hr
Jun 27, 3:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca and 2 more95 min
Jun 28, 11:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 20 more89 min
Jun 28, 3:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 17 more97 min
Jun 28, 5:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 7 more97 min
Jun 28, 10:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more84 min
Jun 29, 2:02 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 26 more118 min
Jun 29, 4:14 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass and 28 more2 hr
Jun 29, 6:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 7 more2 hr
Jun 29, 10:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa and 16 more63 min
Jun 30, 3:21 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake and 2 more114 min
Jun 30, 12:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Martin, Mower and 3 more3 hr
Jun 30, 3:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 4 more2 hr
Jun 30, 8:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston, Winona85 min
Jul 1, 5:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more3 hr
Jul 2, 9:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCTraverse, Wilkin115 min
Jul 2, 11:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas and 14 more88 min
Jul 3, 4:15 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Clay, Norman, Traverse, Wilkin90 min
Jul 3, 7:01 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 8 more119 min
Jul 3, 6:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Traverse, Wilkin2 hr
Jul 4, 12:49 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more116 min
Jul 4, 3:14 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Traverse91 min
Jul 4, 7:10 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 1 more95 min
Jul 4, 9:56 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCook, Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Lake, Mower and 3 more2 hr
Jul 4, 10:27 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFreeborn, Mower2 hr
Jul 8, 2:35 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman and 4 more85 min
Jul 8, 5:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clearwater, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods and 5 more90 min
Jul 8, 9:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCook, Lake, Saint Louis97 min
Jul 8, 1:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more2 hr
Jul 8, 5:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 22 more119 min
Jul 8, 7:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton and 31 more2 hr
Jul 10, 6:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLac qui Parle29 min
Jul 11, 3:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 10 more3 hr
Jul 11, 8:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 12 more2 hr
Jul 11, 11:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard and 10 more2 hr
Jul 12, 4:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 31 more88 min
Jul 12, 7:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 18 more85 min
Jul 12, 9:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 13 more96 min
Jul 13, 12:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore94 min
Jul 19, 1:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley and 2 more63 min
Jul 25, 3:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 30 more88 min
Jul 25, 6:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 15 more91 min
Aug 1, 6:52 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston2 hr
Aug 3, 12:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 3 more55 min
Aug 3, 4:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 10 more55 min
Aug 3, 5:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Hennepin, Isanti and 13 more2 hr
Aug 5, 3:46 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Jackson, Martin89 min
Aug 8, 5:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Cook, Lake118 min
Aug 24, 3:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn and 10 more113 min
Aug 25, 10:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Douglas, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more97 min
Aug 26, 2:46 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Benton, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Kanabec and 6 more2 hr
Aug 26, 9:53 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles2 hr
Aug 26, 11:56 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant and 6 more109 min
Aug 26, 1:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Traverse3 hr
Aug 26, 5:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing2 hr
Aug 26, 6:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 10 more3 hr
Aug 26, 10:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 16 more2 hr
Aug 27, 2:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHubbard, Itasca, Saint Louis2 hr
Aug 27, 11:49 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 27 more116 min
Aug 27, 2:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 32 more96 min
Aug 28, 3:12 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Nobles, Rock and 1 more3 hr
Aug 28, 7:50 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower115 min
Aug 31, 2:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca and 10 more3 hr
Sep 4, 2:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 7 more2 hr
Sep 4, 6:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 3 more2 hr
Sep 4, 9:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona83 min
Sep 11, 5:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more3 hr
Sep 14, 7:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Hubbard and 5 more119 min
Sep 15, 8:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Marshall, Pennington and 2 more2 hr
Sep 17, 3:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 3 more115 min
Sep 18, 1:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Chippewa, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker and 2 more3 hr
Sep 18, 2:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock2 hr
Sep 18, 5:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon and 9 more2 hr
Sep 19, 2:40 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more3 hr
Sep 19, 3:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln3 hr
Sep 20, 2:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 26 more3 hr
Sep 20, 5:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 24 more2 hr
Sep 20, 8:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more115 min
Oct 3, 2:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGoodhue, Wabasha89 min
Oct 3, 5:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 1 more2 hr
Dec 1, 11:33 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Freeborn3 hr
Dec 27, 6:07 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas and 18 more5 hr
Dec 30, 7:09 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone4 hr
Dec 31, 11:50 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston6 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. June 17, 20189mesoscale discussions
  2. August 26, 20187mesoscale discussions
  3. July 3, 20185mesoscale discussions
  4. July 4, 20185mesoscale discussions
  5. July 8, 20185mesoscale discussions
  6. June 15, 20184mesoscale discussions
  7. June 29, 20184mesoscale discussions
  8. June 30, 20184mesoscale discussions
  9. August 27, 20184mesoscale discussions
  10. January 22, 20183mesoscale discussions
  11. May 25, 20183mesoscale discussions
  12. May 29, 20183mesoscale discussions

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Sources

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