Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Clay County, Minnesota. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force2
Every product in force for Clay County, worst first, with its full text.
Special Weather Statement
Moderate
Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 9:12AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Issued Until 47 min left
Areas West Polk, MN; Norman, MN; Clay, MN; Kittson, MN; West Marshall, MN; East Marshall, MN; North Beltrami, MN; Pennington, MN; Red Lake, MN; East Polk, MN; North Clearwater, MN; South Beltrami, MN; Mahnomen, MN; South Clearwater, MN; Towner, ND; Cavalier, ND; Pembina, ND; Benson, ND; Ramsey, ND; Eastern Walsh County, ND; Eddy, ND; Nelson, ND; Grand Forks, ND; Griggs, ND; Steele, ND; Traill, ND; Cass, ND; Western Walsh County, ND
Full text
Light winds overnight and a clear to partly cloudy sky allowed for
the formation of fog, locally dense, in parts of eastern North
Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Use caution if traveling in fog
areas as visibilities are likely to change quickly.
Fog will burn off around 11 am.
Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 9:10AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Issued Until 47 min left
Areas West Polk, MN; Norman, MN; Clay, MN; Kittson, MN; West Marshall, MN; East Marshall, MN; North Beltrami, MN; Pennington, MN; Red Lake, MN; East Polk, MN; North Clearwater, MN; South Beltrami, MN; Mahnomen, MN; South Clearwater, MN; Towner, ND; Cavalier, ND; Pembina, ND; Ramsey, ND; Eastern Walsh County, ND; Nelson, ND; Grand Forks, ND; Griggs, ND; Steele, ND; Traill, ND; Cass, ND; Western Walsh County, ND
Full text
Light winds overnight and a clear to partly cloudy sky allowed for
the formation of fog, locally dense, in parts of eastern North
Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Use caution if traveling in fog
areas as visibilities are likely to change quickly.
Fog will burn off around 11 am.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 122 alerts for Clay County, including 17 severe thunderstorm warnings, 6 red flag warnings, 4 blizzard warnings and 3 extreme heat warnings.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Clay County, with what is in force in each.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
