Alert archive / Minnesota / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Minnesota, August 2026
48 special weather statements in August 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 48
- Busiest day
- August 9, 202615 special weather statements
Over time
By day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Marshall | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Roseau | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 3:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pennington | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pennington | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Kittson | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Traverse | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Big Stone | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 3:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 5:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Olmsted, Wabasha | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 4:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Red Lake | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Big Stone | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 6:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Traverse | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 7:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 9:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Kandiyohi | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 10:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Meeker | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, McLeod | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 11:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, Scott | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Fillmore, Winona | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 9:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Watonwan | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 1:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dakota | 28 min |
| Aug 9, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Wabasha | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Benton, Sherburne | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin, Watonwan | 63 min |
| Aug 9, 5:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Sibley | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Faribault | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rice | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Martin | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Stearns | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Mille Lacs | 42 min |
| Aug 25, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Beltrami | 39 min |
| Aug 29, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 58 min |
| Aug 29, 5:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Otter Tail | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Douglas | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 5:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Brown, Watonwan | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Martin | 31 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Faribault County6
- Martin County4
- Otter Tail County3
- Watonwan County3
- Blue Earth County3
- Stearns County3
- Roseau County2
- Pennington County2
- Traverse County2
- Big Stone County2
- Douglas County2
- Wabasha County2
- Renville County2
- Carver County2
- Washington County2
- Brown County2
- Marshall County1
- Kittson County1
- Lake of the Woods County1
- Olmsted County1
- Red Lake County1
- Clearwater County1
- Mahnomen County1
- Kandiyohi County1
- Meeker County1
- McLeod County1
- Scott County1
- Fillmore County1
- Winona County1
- Dakota County1
- Benton County1
- Sherburne County1
- Anoka County1
- Chisago County1
- Le Sueur County1
- Nicollet County1
- Sibley County1
- Rice County1
- Mille Lacs County1
- Beltrami County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.