Alert archive / Minnesota / Olmsted County
Weather alerts in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 2017
116 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Olmsted County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 116
- Warnings
- 30
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest month
- June28 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 16, 201711 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Olmsted County in 2017 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 4 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 13 minutes after it went out.
Olmsted County, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 4 | 25% | 13 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 13 | 19% | 37 | 62% | 10 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS La Crosse, WI: tornado warnings | 22 | 4 | 82% | 14 | 36% | 8 min |
| NWS La Crosse, WI: severe thunderstorm warnings | 184 | 120 | 35% | 500 | 85% | 23 min |
| NWS La Crosse, WI: flash flood warnings | 20 | 13 | 35% | 58 | 78% | 196 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 38 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:17 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | 44 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 39 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 10:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 49 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:27 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | 11 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | 15 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:09 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | 45 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:44 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | 38 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | 51 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 57 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:27 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ARX | 28 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:07 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:49 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:59 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ARX | 26 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 39 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | 41 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:43 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Mar 6, 6:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 23 min |
| Mar 6, 6:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 110 min |
| Mar 6, 7:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 114 min |
| Mar 8, 2:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | 13 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | 36 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:03 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | 30 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 9, 8:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 11:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 15, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 53 min |
| May 15, 8:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| May 15, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 15, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 41 min |
| May 15, 11:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | 3 hr |
| May 16, 12:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | 7 hr |
| May 16, 12:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | 22 hr |
| May 16, 2:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 16, 6:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | 9 hr |
| May 16, 3:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | 13 hr |
| May 16, 3:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| May 16, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 58 min |
| May 16, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 16, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 37 min |
| May 16, 11:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | 4 hr |
| May 16, 11:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 17, 2:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 17, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 115 min |
| May 17, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 103 min |
| May 17, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 17, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 40 min |
| May 17, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 6:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 91 min |
| Jun 11, 9:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 6:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 12, 11:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 2:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | 114 min |
| Jun 12, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 2:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 12, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 42 min |
| Jun 12, 6:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | 21 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 79 min |
| Jun 14, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 3:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 16, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 9:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 22, 10:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | 114 min |
| Jun 28, 2:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 28, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | 21 min |
| Jun 28, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 10:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | 24 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 9:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jul 9, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 2:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 19, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 86 min |
| Jul 19, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 60 min |
| Jul 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | 70 min |
| Jul 19, 8:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | 23 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | 40 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 81 min |
| Aug 1, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 76 min |
| Aug 3, 7:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 44 min |
| Sep 22, 10:24 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ARX | 9 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 21, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | 40 min |
| Oct 23, 11:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | 28 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:45 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ARX | 30 hr |
| Nov 11, 8:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | 3 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:05 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | 7 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:48 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | 51 hr |
| Dec 17, 4:55 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | 7 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:07 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | 70 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:26 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | 69 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.