Alert archive / Minnesota / Saint Louis County

Weather alerts in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, 2018

263 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Saint Louis County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
263
Warnings
86
Watches
27
Advisories
62
Busiest month
June60 alerts
Busiest day
July 8, 201814 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Saint Louis County, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings00
Severe thunderstorm warnings653152%5088%22 min
Flash flood warnings330%540%105 min

Each office's whole area, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Duluth, MN: tornado warnings20100%20%
NWS Duluth, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings22010154%21376%21 min
NWS Duluth, MN: flash flood warnings221532%4764%178 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 1, 10:47 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH23 hr
Jan 2, 10:10 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH25 hr
Jan 3, 2:31 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH20 hr
Jan 4, 2:51 PM CSTWind Chill WarningDLH21 hr
Jan 4, 2:51 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH21 hr
Jan 5, 2:34 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH19 hr
Jan 9, 3:59 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH24 hr
Jan 10, 3:34 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH41 hr
Jan 10, 2:53 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH33 hr
Jan 11, 3:08 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH21 hr
Jan 12, 2:22 PM CSTWind Chill WarningDLH19 hr
Jan 12, 2:22 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH21 hr
Jan 14, 3:20 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH54 hr
Jan 30, 3:12 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH7 hr
Jan 31, 3:47 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH20 hr
Feb 1, 2:09 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH20 hr
Feb 2, 3:19 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH30 hr
Feb 3, 3:31 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH32 hr
Feb 4, 11:59 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH19 hr
Feb 5, 2:26 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH32 hr
Feb 7, 1:07 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH8 hr
Feb 8, 2:30 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH19 hr
Feb 11, 3:04 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH19 hr
Feb 15, 3:12 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLH18 hr
Feb 17, 3:06 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH18 hr
Feb 17, 9:08 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH21 hr
Feb 17, 9:08 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH21 hr
Feb 18, 9:51 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 19, 3:43 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH34 hr
Feb 19, 9:19 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH15 hr
Feb 21, 2:54 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH13 hr
Feb 21, 2:54 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH45 hr
Feb 22, 4:05 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH32 hr
Feb 22, 3:49 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH22 hr
Feb 23, 2:05 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH43 hr
Feb 24, 4:46 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Mar 3, 3:17 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH36 hr
Mar 4, 3:09 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH42 hr
Mar 26, 3:24 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH21 hr
Mar 29, 3:14 AM CDTWinter Storm WatchDLH25 hr
Mar 30, 3:54 AM CDTWinter Storm WarningDLH32 hr
Mar 30, 3:54 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH23 hr
Mar 31, 3:05 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH7 hr
Apr 13, 3:54 AM CDTLakeshore Flood WatchDLH11 hr
Apr 13, 3:21 PM CDTLakeshore Flood WarningDLH52 hr
Apr 14, 4:00 AM CDTWinter Storm WarningDLH51 hr
Apr 14, 4:00 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH51 hr
Apr 14, 4:37 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDLH14 hr
Apr 28, 3:03 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDLH13 hr
Apr 29, 4:14 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDLH15 hr
May 3, 3:32 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDLH13 hr
May 4, 4:56 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDLH14 hr
May 24, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH19 min
May 24, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH15 min
May 24, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH49 min
May 26, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH37 min
May 27, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH27 min
May 28, 1:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH2 hr
May 29, 5:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
May 29, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH36 min
May 29, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH50 min
May 29, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH40 min
May 29, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH47 min
May 31, 12:55 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH7 hr
Jun 1, 3:20 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH18 hr
Jun 2, 3:44 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH17 hr
Jun 9, 3:19 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH17 hr
Jun 10, 3:51 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH16 hr
Jun 11, 3:32 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH16 hr
Jun 14, 9:44 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH11 hr
Jun 15, 3:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH53 min
Jun 15, 5:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH20 min
Jun 15, 12:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDLH59 hr
Jun 15, 12:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH29 min
Jun 15, 1:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH118 min
Jun 15, 3:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH112 min
Jun 16, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH9 min
Jun 16, 11:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH9 min
Jun 16, 12:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH119 min
Jun 16, 12:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLH3 hr
Jun 16, 3:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH6 hr
Jun 16, 9:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jun 16, 9:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH3 hr
Jun 16, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 16, 11:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 17, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH29 min
Jun 17, 1:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH43 min
Jun 17, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH22 min
Jun 17, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH29 min
Jun 17, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH35 min
Jun 17, 2:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH2 hr
Jun 17, 2:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH114 min
Jun 24, 3:51 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH16 hr
Jun 25, 3:49 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH16 hr
Jun 26, 8:35 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH11 hr
Jun 27, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH27 min
Jun 27, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH48 min
Jun 27, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH50 min
Jun 27, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH42 min
Jun 27, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH51 min
Jun 28, 11:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH31 min
Jun 28, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 28, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH30 min
Jun 28, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH30 min
Jun 28, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH41 min
Jun 28, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH40 min
Jun 29, 2:02 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
Jun 29, 3:53 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH16 hr
Jun 29, 4:14 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 29, 4:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 29, 6:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH57 min
Jun 29, 6:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH53 min
Jun 29, 6:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 29, 7:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH65 min
Jun 29, 7:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH48 min
Jun 29, 7:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH53 min
Jun 29, 8:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH2 hr
Jun 29, 8:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH24 min
Jun 29, 10:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jun 29, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 30, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH32 min
Jun 30, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH45 min
Jun 30, 3:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH26 min
Jun 30, 3:21 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jul 2, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH42 min
Jul 2, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH31 min
Jul 2, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH32 min
Jul 2, 3:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDLH12 hr
Jul 2, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH30 min
Jul 2, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH32 min
Jul 3, 3:27 AM CDTFlood WatchDLH32 hr
Jul 4, 7:10 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jul 4, 8:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH32 min
Jul 4, 8:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH32 min
Jul 4, 8:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH52 min
Jul 4, 9:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH50 min
Jul 7, 3:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDLH33 hr
Jul 8, 6:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH45 min
Jul 8, 6:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 8, 7:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH40 min
Jul 8, 8:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH40 min
Jul 8, 8:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH49 min
Jul 8, 9:23 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 8, 9:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH25 min
Jul 8, 10:33 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLH3 hr
Jul 8, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 8, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH24 min
Jul 8, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH43 min
Jul 8, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH35 min
Jul 8, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH33 min
Jul 8, 5:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 8, 7:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLH4 hr
Jul 8, 7:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 11, 4:18 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH17 hr
Jul 11, 7:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH43 min
Jul 11, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH16 min
Jul 11, 8:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH30 min
Jul 11, 8:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH32 min
Jul 11, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH16 min
Jul 11, 9:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH14 min
Jul 11, 9:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH31 min
Jul 11, 9:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH30 min
Jul 11, 10:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH32 min
Jul 11, 10:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH31 min
Jul 11, 10:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH16 min
Jul 11, 3:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDLH16 hr
Jul 11, 11:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 12, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH48 min
Jul 12, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 12, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH31 min
Jul 12, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH48 min
Jul 12, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH42 min
Jul 12, 2:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH45 min
Jul 12, 2:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH38 min
Jul 12, 3:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDLH3 hr
Jul 12, 3:17 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDLH9 hr
Jul 28, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH19 min
Jul 28, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH36 min
Jul 29, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH28 min
Jul 29, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH17 min
Jul 29, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH16 min
Aug 1, 3:25 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH18 hr
Aug 3, 2:47 PM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH5 hr
Aug 7, 8:19 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH94 min
Aug 8, 12:36 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH8 hr
Aug 12, 4:55 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH4 hr
Aug 15, 4:45 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH15 hr
Aug 16, 4:19 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH4 hr
Aug 17, 4:41 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH15 hr
Aug 20, 2:36 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH18 hr
Aug 25, 3:12 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH7 hr
Aug 25, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH31 min
Aug 25, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH39 min
Aug 25, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH18 min
Aug 26, 1:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH26 min
Aug 26, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH30 min
Aug 26, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH23 min
Aug 26, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH33 min
Aug 26, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH31 min
Aug 27, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH41 min
Aug 27, 2:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 27, 2:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH60 min
Aug 27, 3:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH26 min
Aug 28, 9:39 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH11 hr
Aug 31, 4:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDLH24 hr
Aug 31, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 31, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH47 min
Aug 31, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH43 min
Aug 31, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH48 min
Aug 31, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH28 min
Aug 31, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH34 min
Aug 31, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH28 min
Aug 31, 10:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH64 min
Sep 1, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH33 min
Sep 1, 4:46 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH2 hr
Sep 1, 7:02 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH58 min
Sep 3, 3:33 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH17 hr
Sep 5, 2:30 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH18 hr
Sep 7, 9:50 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH11 hr
Sep 8, 2:58 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH17 hr
Sep 12, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH13 min
Sep 12, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH22 min
Sep 12, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH18 min
Sep 12, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH17 min
Sep 12, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH29 min
Sep 12, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH23 min
Sep 15, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH49 min
Sep 15, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH44 min
Sep 15, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH31 min
Sep 15, 3:49 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH17 hr
Sep 15, 8:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 15, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH28 min
Sep 15, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH29 min
Sep 15, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH28 min
Sep 15, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH31 min
Sep 15, 11:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH4 hr
Sep 15, 11:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDLH3 hr
Sep 16, 3:34 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH5 hr
Sep 18, 3:54 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH16 hr
Sep 19, 3:46 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH16 hr
Sep 20, 4:13 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH17 hr
Sep 21, 2:34 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLH17 hr
Sep 23, 3:35 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementDLH16 hr
Sep 28, 2:55 AM CDTFreeze WarningDLH30 hr
Oct 3, 9:13 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH4 hr
Oct 3, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDLH39 min
Oct 3, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDLH37 min
Oct 3, 7:33 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDLH7 hr
Oct 8, 9:32 AM CDTFlood WatchDLH51 hr
Oct 8, 3:39 PM CDTLakeshore Flood WatchDLH24 hr
Oct 9, 3:50 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDLH36 hr
Oct 9, 3:16 PM CDTLakeshore Flood WarningDLH30 hr
Oct 9, 3:36 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH39 hr
Nov 3, 3:07 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH37 hr
Dec 2, 3:47 AM CSTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryDLH11 hr
Dec 19, 6:20 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH3 hr
Dec 19, 5:23 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDLH8 hr
Dec 22, 3:33 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH38 hr
Dec 25, 3:45 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH24 hr
Dec 25, 5:31 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH63 hr
Dec 30, 3:52 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDLH10 hr
Dec 30, 2:03 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDLH40 hr
Dec 30, 2:03 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLH28 hr

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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.

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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.