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Mesoscale Discussions in Minnesota, 2024

109 mesoscale discussions in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.

Mesoscale Discussions
109
Busiest month
June37 mesoscale discussions
Busiest day
July 14, 20247 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
Feb 27, 8:45 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Koochiching and 6 more4 hr
Feb 27, 3:53 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 30 more3 hr
Mar 21, 10:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne and 2 more3 hr
Mar 24, 5:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue and 16 more5 hr
Apr 16, 6:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin, Mower63 min
Apr 30, 2:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin and 5 more2 hr
May 8, 2:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Lincoln, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock88 min
May 10, 6:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Dakota and 19 more58 min
May 11, 4:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman and 4 more3 hr
May 17, 5:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall116 min
May 17, 11:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more83 min
May 20, 5:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Jackson and 10 more2 hr
May 20, 9:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Jackson and 6 more97 min
May 20, 11:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Martin, Mower and 3 more86 min
May 21, 12:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 5 more118 min
May 21, 5:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFillmore, Mower, Olmsted87 min
May 24, 3:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Norman, Wilkin94 min
May 27, 1:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin, Mower and 3 more95 min
Jun 2, 4:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Stevens and 3 more118 min
Jun 2, 7:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 6 more89 min
Jun 2, 9:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pope and 4 more93 min
Jun 3, 2:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more2 hr
Jun 4, 12:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown and 42 more3 hr
Jun 4, 5:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more94 min
Jun 5, 3:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carver, Cass, Chisago and 20 more118 min
Jun 12, 7:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 11 more89 min
Jun 12, 2:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton and 25 more117 min
Jun 12, 2:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 18 more116 min
Jun 12, 5:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas and 12 more85 min
Jun 12, 6:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Benton, Carlton, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 3 more59 min
Jun 12, 8:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine and 1 more67 min
Jun 15, 9:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMartin86 min
Jun 16, 2:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson93 min
Jun 16, 11:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon and 10 more86 min
Jun 17, 2:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 26 more95 min
Jun 17, 5:12 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 6 more2 hr
Jun 17, 2:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 6 more116 min
Jun 17, 8:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston61 min
Jun 17, 11:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Benton, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas and 15 more114 min
Jun 18, 1:49 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas and 11 more86 min
Jun 18, 6:03 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 1 more87 min
Jun 18, 12:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton and 40 more115 min
Jun 18, 3:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs and 3 more87 min
Jun 18, 7:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton and 34 more2 hr
Jun 21, 1:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 10 more2 hr
Jun 21, 4:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCFaribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Martin and 1 more92 min
Jun 21, 6:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMurray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock87 min
Jun 21, 8:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCJackson, Nobles95 min
Jun 24, 5:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCChisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 13 more98 min
Jun 24, 5:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBeltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more77 min
Jun 24, 7:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 7 more97 min
Jun 24, 8:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 4 more115 min
Jun 24, 11:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Ramsey, Washington2 hr
Jun 28, 1:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 11 more2 hr
Jun 28, 9:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, Red Lake63 min
Jul 4, 1:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 9 more2 hr
Jul 13, 3:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Rice and 3 more86 min
Jul 13, 3:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 15 more91 min
Jul 13, 3:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWabasha63 min
Jul 13, 5:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 3 more91 min
Jul 13, 7:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 13 more89 min
Jul 13, 8:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Douglas, Grant and 14 more88 min
Jul 13, 11:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 12 more62 min
Jul 14, 12:56 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey and 4 more64 min
Jul 14, 1:29 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock2 hr
Jul 14, 2:50 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more115 min
Jul 14, 3:58 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock and 1 more2 hr
Jul 14, 9:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCTraverse115 min
Jul 15, 4:37 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Grant, Kandiyohi and 11 more113 min
Jul 15, 3:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Cook, Lake, Pine114 min
Jul 22, 4:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson, Marshall87 min
Jul 26, 6:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCMarshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau114 min
Jul 27, 6:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson2 hr
Jul 29, 11:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBig Stone, Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Swift, Traverse and 1 more2 hr
Jul 31, 11:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 9 more88 min
Jul 31, 1:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 19 more97 min
Jul 31, 4:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec and 4 more2 hr
Jul 31, 5:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more117 min
Jul 31, 6:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCLincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock2 hr
Jul 31, 8:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 18 more2 hr
Jul 31, 11:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue and 8 more61 min
Aug 3, 1:09 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Cass, Clay, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen and 3 more3 hr
Aug 3, 4:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 37 more2 hr
Aug 3, 8:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 15 more96 min
Aug 3, 11:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 15 more94 min
Aug 5, 2:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 19 more114 min
Aug 5, 6:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more61 min
Aug 5, 9:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCHouston65 min
Aug 25, 11:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater and 21 more2 hr
Aug 26, 12:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Morrison and 6 more85 min
Aug 26, 2:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa and 30 more2 hr
Aug 26, 4:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 25 more96 min
Aug 26, 6:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 8 more91 min
Aug 26, 9:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 12 more92 min
Aug 27, 12:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more94 min
Aug 27, 3:46 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 26 more59 min
Aug 27, 5:57 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDakota, Ramsey, Washington93 min
Aug 29, 12:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBecker, Brown, Chippewa, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Douglas and 19 more2 hr
Aug 29, 3:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin and 9 more97 min
Aug 29, 5:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCGoodhue, Wabasha, Winona113 min
Sep 16, 3:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson2 hr
Sep 16, 11:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson117 min
Sep 18, 6:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKittson86 min
Sep 19, 1:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 19 more2 hr
Sep 19, 5:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis67 min
Sep 19, 7:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDodge, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha and 1 more111 min
Oct 24, 5:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBlue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Jackson and 6 more2 hr
Oct 31, 10:49 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin and 8 more3 hr
Dec 19, 9:48 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWabasha, Winona3 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 14, 20247mesoscale discussions
  2. June 18, 20246mesoscale discussions
  3. June 12, 20245mesoscale discussions
  4. July 31, 20245mesoscale discussions
  5. August 26, 20245mesoscale discussions
  6. May 21, 20244mesoscale discussions
  7. June 17, 20244mesoscale discussions
  8. July 13, 20244mesoscale discussions
  9. August 27, 20244mesoscale discussions
  10. June 3, 20243mesoscale discussions
  11. June 21, 20243mesoscale discussions
  12. June 25, 20243mesoscale discussions

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