Alert archive / Minnesota / Traverse County
Weather alerts in Traverse County, Minnesota, 2010
123 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Traverse County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 123
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 46
- Busiest month
- August22 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 1, 20105 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Traverse County, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 7 | 4 | 43% | 0 | ||
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Aberdeen, SD: tornado warnings | 18 | 9 | 50% | 24 | 79% | 19 min |
| NWS Aberdeen, SD: severe thunderstorm warnings | 214 | 143 | 33% | 296 | 80% | 20 min |
| NWS Aberdeen, SD: flash flood warnings | 18 | 10 | 44% | 16 | 81% | 111 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 1, 3:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | 20 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 31 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:10 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 27 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ABR | 45 hr |
| Jan 7, 6:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:44 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 12 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 19 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | 37 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:15 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 26 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 9 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:06 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | 36 hr |
| Jan 24, 11:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 34 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:31 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | 12 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:14 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | 20 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:52 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 48 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | 7 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:25 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 40 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:08 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 45 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 18 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:06 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ABR | 16 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:10 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 5 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:30 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 16 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:08 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 10 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:34 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 21 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:12 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 14 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | 67 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:22 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 16 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 26 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 28 hr |
| May 1, 2:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 16 hr |
| May 3, 7:30 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 44 hr |
| May 7, 3:26 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ABR | 17 hr |
| May 8, 3:18 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | ABR | 28 hr |
| May 22, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 22, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 71 min |
| May 24, 1:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 24, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 24, 4:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| May 24, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 24, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 24, 10:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 17, 7:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 17, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:23 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 16 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 11:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 1:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 10, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 13, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:02 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jul 17, 11:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 17, 12:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 58 min |
| Jul 17, 5:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 27, 1:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 32 min |
| Jul 27, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 9, 10:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABR | 16 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 12, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 48 min |
| Aug 12, 5:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Aug 12, 10:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Aug 18, 10:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 18, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 14 min |
| Aug 19, 10:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 3:34 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 30, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:01 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 17 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 40 hr |
| Sep 6, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | 26 min |
| Sep 22, 2:27 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ABR | 24 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:05 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ABR | 18 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:32 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | ABR | 17 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:45 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | ABR | 23 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:30 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | ABR | 52 hr |
| Oct 25, 2:30 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 17 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:46 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 27 hr |
| Oct 27, 6:52 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 5 hr |
| Nov 3, 3:25 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | 16 hr |
| Nov 20, 8:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 15 hr |
| Nov 21, 2:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 22 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:29 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 31 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | 21 hr |
| Nov 28, 3:43 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | 11 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 17 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:48 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | 15 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | 11 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 37 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 38 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:18 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | 31 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:24 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | 21 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 17 hr |
| Dec 15, 8:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 11 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:42 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | 12 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:17 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 21 hr |
| Dec 20, 11:59 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 38 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:48 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | 9 hr |
| Dec 29, 4:11 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | 11 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:06 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 36 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 21 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:31 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | 15 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | 15 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | 11 hr |
| Dec 31, 3:06 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | 33 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 7 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 9 |
| Tornado Watch | 9 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 9 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.