Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Minnesota, 2023
45 winter storm watches in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 45
- Busiest month
- March22 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- February 19, 20235 winter storm watches
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 16, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Jackson, Nobles | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:35 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Houston | 24 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:36 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 24 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:23 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:51 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Todd | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:06 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 37 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Cook, Lake, Pine, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:44 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Traverse | 36 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Douglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd | 23 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:46 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 27 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:20 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:50 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 11 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:16 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Douglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pope and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:21 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Pine and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:29 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:40 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 30 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:53 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cass, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:22 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:39 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:16 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine, Saint Louis | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:30 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:47 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 11 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:29 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 35 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:29 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:44 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:53 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker and 8 more | 34 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:48 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 25 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:22 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Houston, Winona | 24 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:16 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DLH | Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 11 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:20 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:44 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FGF | Clay, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Wilkin | 21 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County10
- Lake County9
- Wilkin County8
- Clay County7
- Grant County7
- Norman County7
- Otter Tail County7
- Wadena County7
- Swift County7
- Aitkin County7
- Carlton County7
- Cook County7
- Traverse County6
- Becker County6
- Clearwater County6
- Mahnomen County6
- Pennington County6
- Polk County6
- Red Lake County6
- Douglas County6
- Lac qui Parle County6
- Pope County6
- Todd County6
- Benton County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Morrison County6
- Stearns County6
- Cass County6
- Crow Wing County6
- Pine County6
- Houston County5
- Winona County5
- Blue Earth County5
- Brown County5
- Dakota County5
- Le Sueur County5
- Nicollet County5
- Rice County5
- Scott County5
- Waseca County5
47 more counties
- Watonwan County5
- Big Stone County5
- Beltrami County5
- Hubbard County5
- Lake of the Woods County5
- Marshall County5
- Roseau County5
- Stevens County5
- Chippewa County5
- Kanabec County5
- Kandiyohi County5
- Meeker County5
- Yellow Medicine County5
- Jackson County4
- Nobles County4
- Dodge County4
- Olmsted County4
- Wabasha County4
- Faribault County4
- Goodhue County4
- Martin County4
- Steele County4
- Anoka County4
- Carver County4
- Hennepin County4
- McLeod County4
- Ramsey County4
- Redwood County4
- Renville County4
- Sherburne County4
- Sibley County4
- Washington County4
- Wright County4
- Cottonwood County4
- Lincoln County4
- Lyon County4
- Murray County4
- Pipestone County4
- Kittson County4
- Itasca County4
- Koochiching County4
- Fillmore County3
- Mower County3
- Freeborn County3
- Chisago County3
- Isanti County3
- Rock County3
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.