Alert archive / Minnesota / Stearns County
Weather alerts in Stearns County, Minnesota, 2013
133 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Stearns County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 133
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 44
- Busiest month
- June26 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 21, 201316 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Stearns County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 11 | 27% | 15 | 93% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 100% | 22 min |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: tornado warnings | 7 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 171 | 117 | 32% | 376 | 82% | 25 min |
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: flash flood warnings | 25 | 13 | 48% | 51 | 80% | 89 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 3:39 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MPX | 32 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:22 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 33 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 19 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:12 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 31 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:13 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 29 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Watch | MPX | 7 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | 53 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 53 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 32 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 37 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:48 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 10 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 8 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:16 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 15 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:32 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MPX | 17 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:07 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 56 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:58 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | 45 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 23 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 46 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 48 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:57 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 47 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:52 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 33 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:40 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 41 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:22 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | MPX | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 8:06 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 16 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:46 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 47 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 55 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 51 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 21 hr |
| Mar 8, 12:22 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 36 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:16 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:05 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 34 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:45 PM CDT | Blizzard Watch | MPX | 16 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:28 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 55 hr |
| Mar 17, 12:32 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | MPX | 31 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:39 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:10 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 64 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:30 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 23 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 23 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:02 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 35 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:02 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 35 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:59 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 19 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:32 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 42 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:02 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 26 hr |
| May 12, 3:47 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | 36 hr |
| May 13, 3:14 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | 29 hr |
| May 18, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 50 min |
| May 18, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 41 min |
| May 18, 2:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | 44 hr |
| May 18, 6:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 19, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 19, 5:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 19, 8:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 29, 11:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 3:05 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 74 min |
| Jun 20, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 20, 8:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 20, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 10:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 21, 12:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 1:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 2:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 6:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | 15 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MPX | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 7:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 6:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MPX | 16 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 25, 11:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 26, 3:15 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 6:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 58 min |
| Jul 16, 3:30 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 66 hr |
| Jul 19, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 52 min |
| Jul 24, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 42 min |
| Jul 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 6, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 61 min |
| Aug 6, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 6, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 4:10 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 16 hr |
| Aug 23, 11:30 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | MPX | 15 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:30 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 4 days |
| Aug 28, 3:37 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 29 hr |
| Aug 29, 4:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Aug 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 55 min |
| Aug 31, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 45 min |
| Aug 31, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 28 min |
| Aug 31, 7:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Sep 8, 2:57 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 29 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 62 min |
| Sep 19, 8:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 36 min |
| Oct 30, 6:23 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 18 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 23 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 13 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:44 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 33 hr |
| Dec 3, 4:10 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 48 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:43 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 56 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:45 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | 20 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:06 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 48 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:05 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | 32 hr |
| Dec 17, 9:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 8 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:48 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 56 hr |
| Dec 22, 9:42 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | 38 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:02 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 35 hr |
| Dec 25, 11:15 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:47 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 35 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:08 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 7 hr |
| Dec 29, 2:44 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | 8 hr |
| Dec 29, 2:44 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 33 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:57 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 21 hr |
By product
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.