Alert archive / Minnesota / Special Weather Statements / 2023
Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, May 2023
116 special weather statements in May 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 May 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 116
- Busiest day
- May 31, 202327 special weather statements
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Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 11:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 39 min |
| May 5, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted | 53 min |
| May 5, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted | 88 min |
| May 6, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 35 min |
| May 6, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 29 min |
| May 6, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 35 min |
| May 6, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 63 min |
| May 6, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wabasha | 30 min |
| May 7, 11:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 23 min |
| May 8, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 31 min |
| May 8, 6:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 29 min |
| May 8, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 33 min |
| May 8, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 22 min |
| May 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 30 min |
| May 8, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Waseca | 44 min |
| May 8, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 43 min |
| May 8, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 31 min |
| May 8, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 28 min |
| May 8, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 37 min |
| May 8, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 10 min |
| May 8, 11:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 16 min |
| May 8, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 14 min |
| May 8, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 33 min |
| May 8, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 28 min |
| May 8, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 31 min |
| May 9, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 27 min |
| May 9, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 34 min |
| May 9, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 29 min |
| May 9, 12:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 36 min |
| May 9, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 32 min |
| May 9, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 26 min |
| May 9, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 47 min |
| May 9, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pope | 53 min |
| May 9, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 37 min |
| May 10, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Douglas | 27 min |
| May 10, 3:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 40 min |
| May 10, 3:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 30 min |
| May 10, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 31 min |
| May 10, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | 29 min | |
| May 10, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Roseau | 45 min |
| May 10, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 55 min |
| May 10, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 61 min |
| May 11, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 25 min |
| May 11, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown | 33 min |
| May 11, 1:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan | 43 min |
| May 11, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Martin, Watonwan | 26 min |
| May 11, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Waseca, Watonwan | 45 min |
| May 11, 5:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 88 min |
| May 11, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Redwood, Watonwan | 91 min |
| May 11, 6:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn, Waseca | 90 min |
| May 11, 7:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Redwood, Watonwan | 87 min |
| May 11, 8:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele | 92 min |
| May 11, 8:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Redwood, Waseca, Watonwan | 83 min |
| May 18, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Winona | 35 min |
| May 18, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Winona | 31 min |
| May 23, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pennington, Red Lake | 33 min |
| May 23, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pennington | 24 min |
| May 23, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pennington | 29 min |
| May 23, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Becker | 49 min |
| May 23, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clay | 43 min |
| May 29, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Marshall | 31 min |
| May 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Norman | 23 min |
| May 30, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 35 min |
| May 30, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 26 min |
| May 30, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 32 min |
| May 30, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Hubbard | 25 min |
| May 30, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Pine | 22 min |
| May 30, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grant | 48 min |
| May 30, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stevens | 31 min |
| May 30, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Norman | 35 min |
| May 30, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Beltrami | 35 min |
| May 30, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Red Lake | 35 min |
| May 30, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 29 min |
| May 30, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 27 min |
| May 30, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 40 min |
| May 30, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Carlton | 19 min |
| May 30, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 32 min |
| May 30, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 30 min |
| May 30, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Mahnomen | 37 min |
| May 30, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Mahnomen | 36 min |
| May 30, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 31 min |
| May 30, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 34 min |
| May 30, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 29 min |
| May 30, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 41 min |
| May 30, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 46 min |
| May 30, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Wright | 45 min |
| May 30, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 25 min |
| May 30, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 25 min |
| May 30, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 33 min |
| May 30, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Hubbard | 31 min |
| May 30, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 43 min |
| May 30, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Crow Wing | 34 min |
| May 30, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 24 min |
| May 30, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 31 min |
| May 30, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 31 min |
| May 30, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 30 min |
| May 30, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 22 min |
| May 30, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 28 min |
| May 30, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 25 min |
| May 30, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 32 min |
| May 30, 10:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 27 min |
| May 30, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Aitkin | 25 min |
| May 30, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 23 min |
| May 30, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Lake | 28 min |
| May 31, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 33 min |
| May 31, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Itasca | 34 min |
| May 31, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 28 min |
| May 31, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 42 min |
| May 31, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 46 min |
| May 31, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Big Stone | 34 min |
| May 31, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Chippewa | 51 min |
| May 31, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Saint Louis | 35 min |
| May 31, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DLH | Wadena | 41 min |
| May 31, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Wadena | 26 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County13
- Brown County8
- Waseca County6
- Blue Earth County6
- Aitkin County6
- Watonwan County6
- Itasca County6
- Carlton County5
- Lake of the Woods County5
- Lake County4
- Faribault County4
- Freeborn County4
- Pine County4
- Wabasha County3
- Martin County3
- Crow Wing County3
- Clay County3
- Redwood County3
- Pennington County3
- Stevens County3
- Wright County3
- Olmsted County2
- Goodhue County2
- Chippewa County2
- Rice County2
- Douglas County2
- Steele County2
- Winona County2
- Red Lake County2
- Norman County2
- Hubbard County2
- Beltrami County2
- Mahnomen County2
- Carver County2
- Lac qui Parle County2
- Wadena County2
- Yellow Medicine County1
- Pope County1
- Roseau County1
- Nicollet County1
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