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Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2023

101 mesoscale discussions in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
101
Busiest month
July33 mesoscale discussions
Busiest day
July 26, 20237 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 3, 6:09 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 32 more6 hr
Jan 3, 1:23 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin and 11 more4 hr
Feb 14, 8:11 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Stevens and 2 more4 hr
Feb 22, 11:45 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 40 more6 hr
Feb 23, 5:06 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue and 18 more6 hr
Mar 5, 3:41 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 21 more4 hr
Mar 10, 11:08 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Traverse5 hr
Mar 11, 10:08 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 10 more4 hr
Mar 11, 6:10 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake4 hr
Mar 21, 3:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Otter Tail, Wilkin4 hr
Mar 21, 7:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca and 3 more5 hr
Mar 31, 9:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 12 more6 hr
Mar 31, 11:24 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMower96 min
Mar 31, 3:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more2 hr
Apr 4, 2:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Winona3 hr
Apr 4, 3:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman4 hr
Apr 4, 5:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 4 more86 min
Apr 4, 8:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona87 min
Apr 4, 8:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMarshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake116 min
Apr 4, 10:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona91 min
Apr 17, 4:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCook, Lake3 hr
May 8, 2:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona88 min
May 8, 3:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more2 hr
May 13, 12:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles119 min
May 18, 2:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Winona117 min
May 30, 3:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard and 14 more2 hr
May 31, 2:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 7 more94 min
Jun 24, 4:37 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMurray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock83 min
Jun 24, 2:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more2 hr
Jun 24, 3:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCRock119 min
Jun 24, 3:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn and 9 more115 min
Jun 24, 5:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman and 2 more2 hr
Jun 24, 9:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault and 14 more83 min
Jun 24, 11:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower and 3 more94 min
Jun 28, 3:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Ramsey, Washington2 hr
Jun 28, 9:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWashington89 min
Jun 28, 11:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGoodhue114 min
Jul 3, 3:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook and 20 more113 min
Jul 3, 3:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Murray and 6 more117 min
Jul 4, 11:38 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWabasha, Winona2 hr
Jul 7, 2:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 9 more2 hr
Jul 9, 8:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 14 more3 hr
Jul 10, 3:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice and 2 more2 hr
Jul 10, 6:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 11 more57 min
Jul 10, 9:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 6 more55 min
Jul 13, 1:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 15 more2 hr
Jul 13, 2:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin3 hr
Jul 13, 4:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater and 32 more87 min
Jul 13, 7:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 43 more88 min
Jul 14, 3:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 23 more3 hr
Jul 19, 2:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater and 12 more94 min
Jul 19, 3:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 48 more88 min
Jul 19, 5:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago and 22 more88 min
Jul 19, 6:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWinona95 min
Jul 22, 3:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown and 48 more114 min
Jul 24, 2:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 25 more2 hr
Jul 25, 4:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more93 min
Jul 25, 8:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi and 13 more89 min
Jul 25, 11:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod and 7 more89 min
Jul 26, 12:50 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMurray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock85 min
Jul 26, 1:10 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue and 14 more95 min
Jul 26, 1:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 3 more117 min
Jul 26, 3:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker and 11 more88 min
Jul 26, 4:03 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona87 min
Jul 27, 12:53 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 10 more2 hr
Jul 27, 1:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing and 11 more58 min
Jul 27, 4:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChisago, Pine84 min
Jul 27, 7:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti and 8 more85 min
Jul 28, 3:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 26 more97 min
Jul 28, 6:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston, Winona116 min
Aug 1, 3:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 2 more113 min
Aug 1, 5:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman and 6 more91 min
Aug 5, 2:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCPipestone, Rock95 min
Aug 8, 3:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 12 more93 min
Aug 9, 1:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore and 16 more3 hr
Aug 10, 6:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCTraverse, Wilkin2 hr
Aug 10, 9:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 7 more115 min
Aug 10, 11:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Faribault, Jackson, Le Sueur and 7 more2 hr
Aug 11, 1:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago and 32 more2 hr
Aug 11, 4:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 27 more2 hr
Aug 11, 6:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 11 more63 min
Aug 16, 3:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Isanti and 9 more3 hr
Aug 16, 7:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine2 hr
Aug 16, 8:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 11 more97 min
Sep 4, 9:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Roseau118 min
Sep 5, 12:36 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Roseau84 min
Sep 5, 3:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Cook and 13 more119 min
Sep 5, 6:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota and 15 more96 min
Sep 5, 8:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona96 min
Sep 23, 2:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 16 more3 hr
Sep 23, 3:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Mower96 min
Sep 23, 6:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Freeborn2 hr
Sep 29, 8:45 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen and 2 more2 hr
Sep 29, 5:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 23 more2 hr
Oct 3, 6:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Pipestone, Rock94 min
Oct 23, 9:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Martin and 2 more3 hr
Oct 24, 10:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 18 more2 hr
Oct 24, 5:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Houston, Winona113 min
Dec 25, 7:00 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock, Traverse and 1 more6 hr
Dec 25, 3:31 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWilkin4 hr
Dec 25, 7:56 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman5 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 26, 20237mesoscale discussions
  2. June 24, 20235mesoscale discussions
  3. August 11, 20235mesoscale discussions
  4. July 19, 20234mesoscale discussions
  5. September 5, 20234mesoscale discussions
  6. March 31, 20233mesoscale discussions
  7. April 4, 20233mesoscale discussions
  8. April 5, 20233mesoscale discussions
  9. July 10, 20233mesoscale discussions
  10. July 13, 20233mesoscale discussions
  11. July 27, 20233mesoscale discussions
  12. July 28, 20233mesoscale discussions

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.