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Winter Weather Advisories in Minnesota, 2018
132 winter weather advisories 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 weather advisories reaches back to 2005.
Winter Weather Advisories by county
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- Winter Weather Advisories
- 132
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- February31 winter weather advisories
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- January 10, 20186 winter weather advisories
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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 9, 4:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 50 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:07 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:22 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 41 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook | 66 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk | 14 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 15 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 14, 6:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone | 38 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, McLeod, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 44 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Houston | 33 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:33 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln | 22 min |
| Jan 29, 3:20 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake | 33 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Pine, Saint Louis | 30 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec | 15 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 21 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Martin | 12 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:02 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Jackson | 118 min |
| Feb 7, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Mower | 39 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 35 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Watonwan | 24 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:01 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Polk | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 8 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:08 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 58 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles | 54 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 43 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock | 42 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha | 36 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:43 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 36 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 31 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching | 43 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:16 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Freeborn, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Morrison and 6 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and 4 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 49 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau | 32 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 11 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:09 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Pipestone | 86 min |
| Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 45 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:20 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Martin | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 45 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:49 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 45 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:25 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur and 10 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:50 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 24 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:58 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Mower | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:19 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:28 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:32 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 23 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Chisago, Douglas, Isanti and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:24 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:28 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:53 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:49 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Douglas, Hennepin, Isanti and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:54 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 23 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:36 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:53 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 18 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:05 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Lake, Saint Louis | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:08 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 23 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:12 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 36 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:46 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 25 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:52 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Pine | 39 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:20 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:02 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Benton, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:34 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 53 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:43 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Grant, Wilkin | 39 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:21 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 41 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:43 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Freeborn, Kandiyohi and 15 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:53 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:12 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 31 more | 57 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 51 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:00 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Saint Louis | 51 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:49 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone | 24 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:27 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:43 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Stearns, Swift | 18 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:13 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Fillmore, Mower | 15 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:18 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle and 12 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:33 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:19 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 30 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:11 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 8 more | 37 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:36 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 39 hr |
| Nov 3, 3:07 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 37 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook | 21 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:08 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 33 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:46 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Faribault and 21 more | 26 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:26 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 27 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 17 hr |
| Nov 28, 3:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook | 30 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Freeborn, Goodhue and 15 more | 46 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:40 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 45 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock | 43 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Houston, Winona | 22 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:52 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 11 hr |
| Dec 13, 1:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 5 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:59 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 20, 1:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:33 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Cook, Lake, Saint Louis | 38 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 3 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:25 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 57 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:32 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Hennepin, McLeod, Ramsey and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 19 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 14 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 27 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson and 9 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 31, 12:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pipestone County20
- Rock County20
- Nobles County19
- Polk County18
- Jackson County17
- Renville County16
- Marshall County16
- Lincoln County15
- Pope County15
- Redwood County15
- Swift County15
- Mower County15
- Big Stone County14
- Cottonwood County14
- Lyon County14
- Murray County14
- Kandiyohi County14
- McLeod County14
- Stevens County14
- Yellow Medicine County14
- Saint Louis County14
- Clay County14
- Grant County14
- Kittson County14
- Dodge County14
- Fillmore County14
- Houston County14
- Olmsted County14
- Norman County14
- Traverse County13
- Brown County13
- Freeborn County13
- Lac qui Parle County13
- Martin County13
- Cook County13
- Becker County13
- Wilkin County13
- Wabasha County13
- Winona County13
- Blue Earth County12
47 more counties
- Chippewa County12
- Nicollet County12
- Stearns County12
- Watonwan County12
- Aitkin County12
- Lake County12
- Beltrami County12
- Otter Tail County12
- Carver County11
- Faribault County11
- Le Sueur County11
- Meeker County11
- Sibley County11
- Steele County11
- Waseca County11
- Clearwater County11
- Wadena County11
- Chisago County10
- Goodhue County10
- Hennepin County10
- Rice County10
- Scott County10
- Wright County10
- Cass County10
- Itasca County10
- Hubbard County10
- Mahnomen County10
- Pennington County10
- Red Lake County10
- Roseau County10
- Anoka County9
- Benton County9
- Dakota County9
- Douglas County9
- Isanti County9
- Kanabec County9
- Ramsey County9
- Sherburne County9
- Washington County9
- Carlton County9
- Crow Wing County9
- Mille Lacs County8
- Morrison County8
- Todd County8
- Koochiching County8
- Lake of the Woods County8
- Pine County7
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.