Alert archive / Minnesota / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2026
54 red flag warnings in 2026. 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 red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 54
- Busiest month
- May22 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- March 27, 20266 red flag warnings
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 10:06 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 20 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:09 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 34 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:14 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:09 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 31 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:52 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Pipestone, Rock | 29 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:28 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 32 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 31 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:28 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Redwood and 6 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Cass | 9 hr |
| Apr 16, 11:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 8 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 22 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:35 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:15 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 32 hr |
| Apr 21, 12:12 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas and 28 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 21, 12:54 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:23 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Pine | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Redwood and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 17 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone | 18 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen and 8 more | 16 hr |
| May 8, 3:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 17 hr |
| May 8, 7:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 8 more | 12 hr |
| May 8, 7:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 12 hr |
| May 8, 7:59 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 12 hr |
| May 9, 1:40 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis | 5 hr |
| May 11, 10:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 11 hr |
| May 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk and 1 more | 31 hr |
| May 11, 2:37 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 30 hr |
| May 11, 2:59 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 12 more | 30 hr |
| May 11, 3:07 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 30 hr |
| May 13, 1:54 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 30 hr |
| May 13, 2:22 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 55 hr |
| May 13, 2:22 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 14 more | 31 hr |
| May 13, 2:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 32 hr |
| May 14, 10:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 7 hr |
| May 14, 11:25 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 34 hr |
| May 14, 11:39 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec and 16 more | 33 hr |
| May 14, 1:57 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 28 hr |
| May 14, 10:33 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 22 hr |
| May 16, 9:54 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis | 11 hr |
| May 16, 10:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 11 hr |
| May 16, 10:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Douglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd | 11 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 32 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 21 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:39 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:11 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 19 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DLH | Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 31 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cass County10
- Saint Louis County10
- Grant County10
- Otter Tail County10
- Wilkin County10
- Big Stone County9
- Traverse County9
- Chippewa County9
- Douglas County9
- Kandiyohi County9
- Lac qui Parle County9
- Pope County9
- Stevens County9
- Swift County9
- Rock County8
- Redwood County8
- Renville County8
- Todd County8
- Yellow Medicine County8
- Crow Wing County8
- Lincoln County8
- Lyon County8
- Pipestone County8
- Nobles County7
- Benton County7
- Kanabec County7
- Mille Lacs County7
- Morrison County7
- Stearns County7
- Aitkin County7
- Carlton County7
- Itasca County7
- Pine County7
- Wadena County7
- Marshall County7
- Jackson County6
- Meeker County6
- Murray County6
- Becker County6
- Hubbard County6
47 more counties
- Clay County6
- Norman County6
- Polk County6
- Cook County6
- Koochiching County6
- Lake County6
- Brown County5
- McLeod County5
- Martin County5
- Sherburne County5
- Watonwan County5
- Cottonwood County5
- Kittson County5
- Blue Earth County4
- Faribault County4
- Nicollet County4
- Sibley County4
- Wright County4
- Beltrami County4
- Clearwater County4
- Mahnomen County4
- Roseau County4
- Isanti County3
- Lake of the Woods County3
- Pennington County3
- Red Lake County3
- Carver County2
- Chisago County2
- Freeborn County2
- Le Sueur County2
- Rice County2
- Scott County2
- Steele County2
- Waseca County2
- Anoka County1
- Dakota County1
- Goodhue County1
- Hennepin County1
- Ramsey County1
- Washington County1
- Dodge County1
- Fillmore County1
- Houston County1
- Mower County1
- Olmsted County1
- Wabasha County1
- Winona County1
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. Rebuilt daily.