Alert archive / Minnesota / Special Weather Statements / 2023
Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, August 2023
161 special weather statements in August 2023. 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 in August 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- Busiest day
- August 8, 202342 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 59 min |
| Aug 1, 11:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 28 min |
| Aug 1, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 32 min |
| Aug 1, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 43 min |
| Aug 1, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 25 min |
| Aug 1, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 32 min |
| Aug 1, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pennington | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wadena | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 41 min |
| Aug 1, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Norman | 51 min |
| Aug 1, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker, Clay, Hubbard, Mahnomen | 51 min |
| Aug 1, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker, Clay, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 59 min |
| Aug 2, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Ramsey | 97 min |
| Aug 2, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Hennepin | 35 min |
| Aug 4, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 51 min |
| Aug 4, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass, Itasca | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 12:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 35 min |
| Aug 8, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 25 min |
| Aug 8, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 17 min |
| Aug 8, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 31 min | |
| Aug 8, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay, Mahnomen | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 25 min |
| Aug 8, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Red Lake | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Mahnomen | 23 min |
| Aug 8, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Red Lake | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 15 min |
| Aug 8, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Mahnomen | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 15 min | |
| Aug 8, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 22 min |
| Aug 8, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 19 min | |
| Aug 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 30 min | |
| Aug 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 13 min | |
| Aug 8, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker, Clay | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 35 min |
| Aug 8, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 30 min | |
| Aug 8, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wadena | 49 min |
| Aug 8, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wadena | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 36 min | |
| Aug 8, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Wadena | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 37 min |
| Aug 9, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Morrison | 41 min |
| Aug 9, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 26 min |
| Aug 9, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Scott | 38 min |
| Aug 9, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Big Stone | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Swift | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod, Meeker | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 10:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet, Sibley | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Watonwan | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 11:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 52 min |
| Aug 10, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 35 min |
| Aug 11, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 28 min |
| Aug 11, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue, Steele | 50 min |
| Aug 11, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Dodge, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 65 min |
| Aug 11, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 1:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 67 min |
| Aug 11, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Winona | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 1:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 28 min |
| Aug 11, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cass | 38 min |
| Aug 11, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 29 min |
| Aug 11, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Mahnomen | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 31 min |
| Aug 11, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Steele | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 44 min |
| Aug 11, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 28 min |
| Aug 11, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 23 min |
| Aug 11, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Todd | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Todd | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 33 min |
| Aug 11, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 24 min |
| Aug 11, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 24 min |
| Aug 11, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Mower | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 46 min |
| Aug 11, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Norman | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 15 min |
| Aug 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 14 min |
| Aug 16, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kanabec | 20 min |
| Aug 16, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 14 min |
| Aug 16, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 10:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Polk | 24 min |
| Aug 24, 11:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Koochiching | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 29 min | |
| Aug 25, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 28 min |
| Aug 25, 10:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 24 min |
| Aug 25, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 34 min |
| Aug 28, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 24 min |
| Aug 28, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Cook | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 11:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 55 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Koochiching County11
- Becker County9
- Lake County9
- Cass County8
- Lake of the Woods County7
- Otter Tail County7
- Mahnomen County7
- Cook County7
- Clay County6
- Goodhue County6
- Crow Wing County5
- Fillmore County5
- Carver County5
- Wadena County4
- Mower County4
- Olmsted County4
- Saint Louis County4
- Martin County4
- Morrison County3
- Norman County3
- Clearwater County3
- Rice County3
- Blue Earth County3
- Wabasha County3
- Carlton County3
- Mille Lacs County2
- Hubbard County2
- Ramsey County2
- Hennepin County2
- Dodge County2
- Itasca County2
- Beltrami County2
- Red Lake County2
- Meeker County2
- Scott County2
- Renville County2
- Watonwan County2
- Le Sueur County2
- Faribault County2
- Steele County2
27 more counties
- Todd County2
- Kanabec County2
- Pine County2
- Pennington County1
- Douglas County1
- Wilkin County1
- Big Stone County1
- Stevens County1
- Lac qui Parle County1
- Swift County1
- Chippewa County1
- Yellow Medicine County1
- Kandiyohi County1
- McLeod County1
- Brown County1
- Redwood County1
- Nicollet County1
- Sibley County1
- Dakota County1
- Washington County1
- Waseca County1
- Freeborn County1
- Houston County1
- Winona County1
- Aitkin County1
- Polk County1
- Roseau County1
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