Alert archive / Minnesota / Watonwan County
Weather alerts in Watonwan County, Minnesota, 2023
89 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Watonwan County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 89
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- January14 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 11, 20236 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Watonwan County, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 2 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 13 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: tornado warnings | 12 | 2 | 83% | 7 | 29% | 15 min |
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 203 | 111 | 45% | 355 | 73% | 19 min |
| NWS Twin Cities, MN: flash flood warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 4 | 75% | 168 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, 3:10 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 60 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 4 days |
| Jan 2, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 33 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:09 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:23 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:39 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 30 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:23 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 24 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 34 hr |
| Jan 21, 8:38 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 15 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:06 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 15 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:34 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 22 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:48 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 22 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:07 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:57 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 45 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 14 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 30 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 70 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:27 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | 57 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | 20 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:46 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 36 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:02 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 39 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:40 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 11 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:23 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 41 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | 30 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:23 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | 34 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:41 AM CDT | Blizzard Warning | MPX | 27 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:51 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:32 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | 17 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:14 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 30 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 83 min |
| Apr 30, 2:56 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 17 hr |
| May 1, 2:32 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | 13 hr |
| May 2, 3:25 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | 17 hr |
| May 7, 2:49 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 6 hr |
| May 11, 1:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 43 min |
| May 11, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 26 min |
| May 11, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 45 min |
| May 11, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 91 min |
| May 11, 7:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 87 min |
| May 11, 8:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 83 min |
| May 12, 1:01 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | 48 hr |
| May 13, 10:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | 12 hr |
| Jun 24, 9:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 24, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 3:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 10, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Jul 13, 1:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 13, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 7:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 19, 3:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 22, 3:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 25, 2:23 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 54 hr |
| Jul 25, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:09 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MPX | 29 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:04 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 3, 4:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 11:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 8:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 18, 1:58 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MPX | 31 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:03 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | MPX | 36 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:19 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | MPX | 4 days |
| Sep 2, 2:41 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MPX | 4 days |
| Sep 23, 2:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 29, 5:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:52 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | 30 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:49 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MPX | 18 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:39 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | 19 hr |
| Nov 14, 10:13 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 7 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:09 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 29 hr |
| Dec 3, 10:58 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 11 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:48 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 29 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:19 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 6 hr |
| Dec 17, 5:26 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | 12 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:37 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | 35 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:23 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | 25 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 | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 18 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 3 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
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.