Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Minnesota, 2019
62 winter storm watches in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 62
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- February17 winter storm watches
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- March 7, 20196 winter storm watches
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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 5, 3:14 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:23 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 12 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Clay, Grant, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:42 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 16 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:43 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:26 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 31 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:55 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:51 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:29 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 13 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:05 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Pine | 25 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Faribault and 11 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:00 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Lake, Saint Louis | 11 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:42 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:35 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault and 19 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:26 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 35 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:35 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:44 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Douglas, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:09 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 41 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:51 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:48 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 37 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:03 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 49 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:27 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:52 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Koochiching | 33 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 57 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:14 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more | 48 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:50 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 34 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:16 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:05 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 12 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:15 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Martin and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:02 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:14 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 71 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:01 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 32 more | 38 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 24 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis | 37 hr |
| Nov 27, 10:15 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 52 hr |
| Nov 27, 1:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 39 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota and 23 more | 45 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 45 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 13 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:33 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:10 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock | 24 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker and 10 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:31 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:43 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clay County11
- Grant County11
- Norman County11
- Otter Tail County11
- Wilkin County11
- Saint Louis County10
- Marshall County10
- Polk County10
- Chippewa County10
- Kandiyohi County10
- Lac qui Parle County10
- Swift County10
- Becker County10
- Mahnomen County10
- Kittson County9
- Blue Earth County9
- Douglas County9
- Le Sueur County9
- Renville County9
- Rice County9
- Waseca County9
- Yellow Medicine County9
- Stearns County9
- Pennington County9
- Red Lake County9
- Carlton County8
- Lake County8
- Dodge County8
- Fillmore County8
- Mower County8
- Olmsted County8
- Winona County8
- Big Stone County8
- Traverse County8
- Faribault County8
- Freeborn County8
- Martin County8
- Pope County8
- Redwood County8
- Steele County8
47 more counties
- Stevens County8
- Lincoln County8
- Lyon County8
- Murray County8
- Pipestone County8
- Dakota County8
- Goodhue County8
- Meeker County8
- Washington County8
- Clearwater County8
- Hubbard County8
- Wadena County8
- Brown County7
- Sibley County7
- Watonwan County7
- Anoka County7
- Benton County7
- Carver County7
- Hennepin County7
- Ramsey County7
- Scott County7
- Wabasha County7
- Beltrami County7
- Lake of the Woods County7
- Roseau County7
- Todd County7
- Cook County6
- Nicollet County6
- Cottonwood County6
- Nobles County6
- Chisago County6
- McLeod County6
- Sherburne County6
- Wright County6
- Pine County6
- Aitkin County6
- Crow Wing County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Morrison County6
- Itasca County5
- Koochiching County5
- Houston County5
- Jackson County5
- Isanti County5
- Kanabec County5
- Rock County5
- Cass County4
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.