Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Minnesota, 2008
46 winter storm watches in 2008. 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 46
- Busiest month
- December15 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- March 19, 20084 winter storm watches
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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 15, 2:34 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:17 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:04 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:01 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 20 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:58 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock | 23 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:05 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 25 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:23 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:42 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:56 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn and 15 more | 55 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:27 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:56 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 19 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:41 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:22 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Pine | 13 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:37 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 29 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:38 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:52 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:31 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:42 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 36 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:47 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:29 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:46 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 28 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:27 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:25 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods | 13 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:04 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 37 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 21 hr |
| Nov 19, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Lake of the Woods | 13 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:02 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 13 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 25 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:01 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Martin and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Otter Tail and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 12, 4:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 10 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:24 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:50 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles | 17 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:28 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 10 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:43 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas and 23 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 19, 12:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:53 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more | 20 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fillmore County8
- Houston County8
- Dodge County7
- Mower County7
- Olmsted County7
- Wabasha County7
- Winona County7
- Becker County7
- Otter Tail County7
- Saint Louis County7
- Clay County6
- Grant County6
- Norman County6
- Wilkin County6
- Wadena County6
- Kandiyohi County6
- McLeod County6
- Meeker County6
- Redwood County6
- Renville County6
- Sibley County6
- Stearns County6
- Wright County6
- Cottonwood County6
- Murray County6
- Cass County6
- Cook County6
- Lake County6
- Martin County6
- Waseca County6
- Watonwan County6
- Clearwater County6
- Hubbard County6
- Mahnomen County5
- Benton County5
- Brown County5
- Carver County5
- Chippewa County5
- Chisago County5
- Hennepin County5
47 more counties
- Isanti County5
- Kanabec County5
- Lac qui Parle County5
- Mille Lacs County5
- Nicollet County5
- Pope County5
- Sherburne County5
- Yellow Medicine County5
- Lincoln County5
- Lyon County5
- Aitkin County5
- Pine County5
- Blue Earth County5
- Dakota County5
- Faribault County5
- Freeborn County5
- Goodhue County5
- Le Sueur County5
- Rice County5
- Scott County5
- Steele County5
- Big Stone County5
- Traverse County5
- Beltrami County5
- Lake of the Woods County5
- Itasca County5
- Marshall County4
- Polk County4
- Anoka County4
- Morrison County4
- Swift County4
- Todd County4
- Pipestone County4
- Carlton County4
- Crow Wing County4
- Douglas County4
- Koochiching County4
- Kittson County3
- Pennington County3
- Red Lake County3
- Rock County3
- Ramsey County3
- Washington County3
- Jackson County3
- Nobles County3
- Roseau County2
- Stevens County2
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.