Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Minnesota, 2013
47 winter storm watches in 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 47
- Busiest month
- April13 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- March 2, 20135 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 9, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:43 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 14 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Carver, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Morrison, Pope and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:11 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:38 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 9 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 27 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 20 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:44 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Polk | 17 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota and 28 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:12 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 32 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:46 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 24 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:27 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 20 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:52 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:33 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 11 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:37 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:59 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 48 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:59 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:39 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 28 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:43 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis | 21 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:54 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Douglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd | 20 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:21 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 11 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:07 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:34 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Mille Lacs and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:54 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 13 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:58 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:02 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 59 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:54 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:59 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 30 more | 19 hr |
| Nov 3, 7:40 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 22 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:46 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 11 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 24 more | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Wilkin County11
- Clay County10
- Grant County10
- Otter Tail County10
- Polk County10
- Becker County9
- Beltrami County9
- Clearwater County9
- Mahnomen County9
- Norman County9
- Wadena County9
- Chippewa County9
- Kandiyohi County9
- Lac qui Parle County9
- Morrison County9
- Stearns County9
- Yellow Medicine County9
- Hubbard County8
- Carver County8
- Dakota County8
- Hennepin County8
- Ramsey County8
- Scott County8
- Sibley County8
- Washington County8
- Douglas County8
- Pope County8
- Stevens County8
- Swift County8
- Todd County8
- Benton County8
- Kanabec County8
- McLeod County8
- Meeker County8
- Mille Lacs County8
- Redwood County8
- Renville County8
- Sherburne County8
- Wright County8
- Big Stone County8
47 more counties
- Traverse County8
- Kittson County7
- Marshall County7
- Saint Louis County7
- Le Sueur County7
- Nicollet County7
- Anoka County7
- Lake of the Woods County6
- Pennington County6
- Red Lake County6
- Roseau County6
- Lake County6
- Rice County6
- Aitkin County6
- Cass County6
- Crow Wing County6
- Brown County6
- Chisago County6
- Isanti County6
- Cook County5
- Koochiching County5
- Blue Earth County5
- Faribault County5
- Goodhue County5
- Steele County5
- Waseca County5
- Fillmore County5
- Houston County5
- Winona County5
- Itasca County5
- Carlton County5
- Dodge County4
- Mower County4
- Olmsted County4
- Wabasha County4
- Pine County4
- Martin County4
- Watonwan County4
- Freeborn County3
- Cottonwood County3
- Jackson County3
- Lincoln County3
- Lyon County3
- Murray County3
- Nobles County3
- Pipestone County3
- Rock 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.