Weather alerts in Polk County, Minnesota, 2021

110 weather alerts in 2021, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Polk County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2021. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 110
Warnings: 38
Watches: 16
Advisories: 34
Busiest month: June18 alerts
Busiest day: August 20, 20219 alerts

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 1, 6:36 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	16 hr
Jan 7, 9:03 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	26 hr
Jan 8, 11:03 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	25 hr
Jan 9, 8:59 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	14 hr
Jan 13, 1:00 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	53 hr
Jan 15, 12:13 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	6 hr
Jan 20, 3:30 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FGF	16 hr
Jan 23, 3:00 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	21 hr
Jan 25, 2:20 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	46 hr
Jan 29, 2:55 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	30 hr
Feb 4, 4:44 AM CST	Wind Chill Watch	FGF	23 hr
Feb 5, 3:16 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	10 days
Feb 15, 12:04 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	46 hr
Feb 22, 3:29 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	33 hr
Mar 28, 3:13 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	32 hr
Mar 28, 3:16 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	55 hr
Mar 31, 2:32 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	31 hr
Apr 2, 3:35 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	16 hr
Apr 12, 3:28 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	26 hr
Apr 21, 11:22 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	17 hr
Apr 22, 3:54 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	16 hr
May 1, 3:51 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	16 hr
May 5, 2:55 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	12 hr
May 6, 3:15 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	19 hr
May 20, 10:29 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	12 hr
May 25, 3:05 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	18 hr
May 26, 3:50 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	FGF	28 hr
May 27, 3:56 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	FGF	11 hr
May 27, 2:33 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	FGF	17 hr
May 30, 3:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jun 3, 3:34 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	36 hr
Jun 3, 3:02 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	30 hr
Jun 4, 4:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 4, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	41 min
Jun 6, 1:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jun 6, 11:23 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	16 hr
Jun 7, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 7, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	24 min
Jun 9, 1:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	64 min
Jun 9, 1:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 9, 5:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 11, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 11, 4:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	56 min
Jun 11, 4:37 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jun 11, 5:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	68 min
Jun 11, 6:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	68 min
Jun 18, 5:03 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 23, 5:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jul 19, 12:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 19, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	58 min
Jul 19, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	32 min
Jul 20, 3:08 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	7 hr
Jul 23, 1:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 23, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 9, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 9, 9:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Aug 9, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	66 min
Aug 9, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	63 min
Aug 9, 11:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FGF	25 min
Aug 9, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	61 min
Aug 15, 9:48 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	10 hr
Aug 20, 9:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	28 min
Aug 20, 11:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	4 hr
Aug 20, 12:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	32 min
Aug 20, 1:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	51 min
Aug 20, 1:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 20, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Aug 20, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	26 min
Aug 20, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FGF	39 min
Aug 20, 5:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Aug 22, 10:01 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	10 hr
Sep 15, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	43 min
Sep 15, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	50 min
Sep 15, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	60 min
Sep 16, 12:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	38 min
Sep 16, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	33 min
Sep 16, 1:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	49 min
Oct 8, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	33 min
Oct 8, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	59 min
Oct 8, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	52 min
Oct 8, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	56 min
Oct 8, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	28 min
Oct 8, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	30 min
Oct 13, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	FGF	42 min
Oct 15, 11:45 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	FGF	21 hr
Oct 26, 3:37 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	14 hr
Oct 28, 1:41 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	7 hr
Oct 29, 1:06 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	10 hr
Nov 10, 3:06 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	13 hr
Nov 10, 3:06 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	45 hr
Nov 13, 6:59 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	16 hr
Nov 15, 9:19 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	5 hr
Nov 16, 2:59 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FGF	43 hr
Dec 3, 3:22 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	35 hr
Dec 4, 3:52 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	47 hr
Dec 4, 2:05 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	40 hr
Dec 5, 6:04 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FGF	9 hr
Dec 5, 9:46 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	15 hr
Dec 15, 3:25 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	31 hr
Dec 15, 6:43 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	13 hr
Dec 15, 3:34 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FGF	4 hr
Dec 25, 3:21 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	24 hr
Dec 26, 3:22 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	36 hr
Dec 26, 9:07 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 27, 11:39 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Dec 28, 6:53 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	16 hr
Dec 28, 12:57 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FGF	10 hr
Dec 28, 3:21 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	40 hr
Dec 28, 3:21 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FGF	45 hr
Dec 30, 3:08 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FGF	67 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	21
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	6
Mesoscale Discussion	14
Special Weather Statement	8
Flooding
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	3
Winter Weather Advisory	11
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Wind Chill Warning	3
Freeze Watch	1
Wind Chill Watch	1
Frost Advisory	1
Wind Chill Advisory	5
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	6
Fire
Red Flag Warning	7
Fire Weather Watch	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	10

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2020 2022

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. Rebuilt daily.