Special Weather Statements in Minnesota
14,497 special weather statements since 1986. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 14,497
- Busiest year
- 20161,099 special weather statements
- Average year
- 805over 18 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County886
- Koochiching County854
- Itasca County768
- Lake County741
- Carlton County720
- Aitkin County662
- Crow Wing County619
- Pine County542
- Cass County538
- Cook County442
- Ramsey County253
- Hennepin County247
- Freeborn County242
- Todd County241
- Olmsted County238
- Wabasha County232
- Mower County230
- Dakota County217
- Washington County216
- Winona County210
- Lac qui Parle County209
- Dodge County209
- Fillmore County208
- Stearns County207
- Renville County206
- Blue Earth County205
- Steele County204
- Carver County202
- Faribault County201
- Lake of the Woods County201
- Waseca County198
- Martin County195
- Douglas County193
- Pope County193
- Houston County191
- Morrison County190
- Anoka County189
- Brown County189
- Le Sueur County189
- Wadena County189
44 more counties
- Goodhue County187
- Wright County187
- Yellow Medicine County187
- Redwood County186
- Kandiyohi County184
- Rice County184
- Scott County182
- Swift County182
- Chippewa County181
- Chisago County180
- Kanabec County175
- Beltrami County172
- Nicollet County170
- Mille Lacs County163
- Stevens County157
- McLeod County156
- Meeker County156
- Watonwan County154
- Sherburne County151
- Benton County149
- Otter Tail County146
- Sibley County145
- Isanti County143
- Hubbard County140
- Becker County126
- Roseau County120
- Clay County117
- Polk County109
- Marshall County107
- Grant County103
- Wilkin County102
- Clearwater County96
- Kittson County96
- Pennington County93
- Traverse County90
- Norman County87
- Red Lake County87
- Mahnomen County84
- Big Stone County80
- Cottonwood County2
- Jackson County1
- Lyon County1
- Murray County1
- Lincoln County1
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 1:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 23 min |
| Sep 6, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Redwood | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 41 min |
| Sep 6, 8:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 44 min |
| Sep 3, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 12:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 5:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 20 min |
| Sep 2, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 45 min |
| Sep 1, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Winona | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 34 min |
Nearby
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.