Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2018
52 winter storm warnings in 2018. 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 winter storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 52
- Busiest month
- March16 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- March 4, 20186 winter storm warnings
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 29 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:07 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 14 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Goodhue, Steele | 14 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 33 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 18 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 54 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault and 15 more | 56 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 44 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:08 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cass, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Saint Louis | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:40 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:19 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 15 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 32 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:05 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 24 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:00 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray, Nobles | 20 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:40 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 55 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 46 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:10 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Pine | 27 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 27 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 36 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:55 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 20 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:31 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 33 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:50 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower | 36 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:25 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Roseau | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:49 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:54 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:36 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 8 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:14 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 17 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:21 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles | 18 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 24 more | 3 days |
| Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 54 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:00 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis | 51 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:18 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca | 40 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:35 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted | 44 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:59 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Jackson, Nobles | 15 hr |
| Nov 4, 2:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cook | 24 hr |
| Nov 8, 2:45 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Cook | 51 hr |
| Nov 29, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Rock | 69 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Rice and 3 more | 46 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 32 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 37 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:44 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 11 more | 3 days |
| Dec 25, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 61 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:17 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 69 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 63 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and 1 more | 40 hr |
| Dec 31, 2:00 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Benton, Douglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope and 4 more | 15 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Steele County9
- Saint Louis County9
- Dodge County8
- Mower County8
- Freeborn County8
- Faribault County8
- Martin County8
- Waseca County8
- Olmsted County7
- Goodhue County7
- Cass County7
- Blue Earth County7
- Rice County7
- Watonwan County7
- Cook County7
- Lake County7
- Pine County7
- Clay County6
- Polk County6
- Wilkin County6
- Wabasha County6
- Cottonwood County6
- Jackson County6
- Murray County6
- Brown County6
- Carver County6
- Le Sueur County6
- Nicollet County6
- Scott County6
- Sibley County6
- Washington County6
- Fillmore County6
- Carlton County6
- Aitkin County6
- Benton County6
- Kanabec County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Norman County5
- Itasca County5
- Nobles County5
47 more counties
- Anoka County5
- Dakota County5
- Hennepin County5
- Ramsey County5
- Redwood County5
- Winona County5
- Crow Wing County5
- Isanti County5
- McLeod County5
- Meeker County5
- Sherburne County5
- Lyon County5
- Douglas County5
- Stearns County5
- Kittson County4
- Marshall County4
- Clearwater County4
- Hubbard County4
- Mahnomen County4
- Pennington County4
- Red Lake County4
- Chisago County4
- Renville County4
- Lincoln County4
- Grant County4
- Otter Tail County4
- Morrison County4
- Pope County4
- Stevens County4
- Swift County4
- Todd County4
- Yellow Medicine County4
- Houston County4
- Beltrami County3
- Wright County3
- Big Stone County3
- Traverse County3
- Becker County3
- Wadena County3
- Chippewa County3
- Kandiyohi County3
- Lac qui Parle County3
- Koochiching County2
- Pipestone County2
- Rock County2
- Roseau County2
- Lake of the Woods County1
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. Rebuilt daily.