Alert archive / Minnesota / Otter Tail County
Weather alerts in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, 2018
131 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Otter Tail County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 131
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- June29 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 9, 20189 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Otter Tail County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them.
Otter Tail County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 25 | 23 | 8% | 27 | 70% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 100% | 53 min |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Grand Forks, ND: tornado warnings | 26 | 16 | 38% | 36 | 69% | 16 min |
| NWS Grand Forks, ND: severe thunderstorm warnings | 188 | 168 | 11% | 533 | 84% | 26 min |
| NWS Grand Forks, ND: flash flood warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 6 | 100% | 90 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, 11:58 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 22 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 20 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:58 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 9 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:46 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 20 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:44 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 19 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 24 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 36 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 25 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:48 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 27 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 20 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:08 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 4 hr |
| Jan 14, 6:54 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 40 hr |
| Jan 14, 6:54 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 40 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:26 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:37 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 24 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:02 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 33 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:41 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 16 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:09 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 31 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:50 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 19 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:20 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 20 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 32 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 42 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 40 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:11 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 35 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 32 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 4 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:18 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 27 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 44 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:28 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:54 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 25 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:53 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 15 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:36 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 26 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:08 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 23 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:06 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 16 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:12 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FGF | 16 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 58 min |
| May 1, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 56 min |
| May 4, 4:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | 15 hr |
| May 27, 9:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 38 min |
| May 27, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 14 min |
| May 28, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 53 min |
| May 29, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 41 min |
| May 29, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 6, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 32 min |
| Jun 6, 2:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 12, 4:57 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 8:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FGF | 16 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 16, 9:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 16, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 17, 12:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 28, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 28, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 29, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 54 min |
| Jun 29, 4:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 10:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 11:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 3, 7:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 4, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 8, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 22 min |
| Jul 8, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 63 min |
| Jul 8, 7:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 9:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 3:02 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | 8 hr |
| Aug 25, 10:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 26, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 2:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 59 min |
| Aug 26, 11:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 109 min |
| Aug 26, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 51 min |
| Aug 31, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 33 min |
| Sep 1, 12:55 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 55 min |
| Sep 2, 6:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | 29 min |
| Sep 14, 7:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 15, 2:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FGF | 26 hr |
| Sep 27, 2:38 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | FGF | 18 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:53 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | FGF | 29 hr |
| Oct 19, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | 57 min |
| Oct 26, 9:37 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | 14 hr |
| Dec 11, 11:56 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FGF | 11 hr |
| Dec 20, 1:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:06 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | 11 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | 61 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FGF | 26 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:43 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 18 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:01 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | 23 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | 21 hr |
| Dec 31, 2:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FGF | 19 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 25 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 18 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.