Cottonwood County, Minnesota weather alerts

Nothing is in force for Cottonwood County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.

Warnings issued

1. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Sep 1, 10:34 PM CDT
2. Severe Thunderstorm WarningThu, Aug 20, 8:31 PM CDT
3. Extreme Heat WarningSat, Jul 25, 4:30 PM CDT
4. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Jul 7, 2:56 AM CDT
5. Severe Thunderstorm WarningThu, Jul 2, 11:13 AM CDT
6. Severe Thunderstorm WarningThu, Jul 2, 10:54 AM CDT
7. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Jun 30, 2:43 AM CDT
8. Severe Thunderstorm WarningSun, Jun 28, 5:51 AM CDT
9. Severe Thunderstorm WarningSun, Jun 28, 5:00 AM CDT
10. Tornado WarningSun, May 17, 7:45 PM CDT
11. Tornado WarningSun, May 17, 6:57 PM CDT
12. Severe Thunderstorm WarningSun, May 17, 6:30 PM CDT
13. Red Flag WarningThu, May 14, 10:00 AM CDT
14. Red Flag WarningTue, May 12, 12:00 PM CDT
15. Freeze WarningWed, May 6, 1:00 AM CDT
16. Freeze WarningSat, May 2, 1:00 AM CDT
17. Red Flag WarningWed, Apr 22, 12:00 PM CDT
18. Red Flag WarningMon, Apr 20, 11:00 AM CDT
19. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Apr 13, 6:27 PM CDT
20. Tornado WarningMon, Apr 13, 6:21 PM CDT
21. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Apr 13, 5:59 PM CDT
22. Red Flag WarningSat, Mar 28, 10:00 AM CDT
23. Blizzard WarningSat, Mar 14, 10:00 PM CDT
24. High Wind WarningThu, Mar 12, 7:00 PM CDT
25. Extreme Cold WarningThu, Jan 22, 9:00 PM CST
26. Blizzard WarningWed, Jan 21, 12:00 PM CST
27. Blizzard WarningSun, Dec 28, 10:56 AM CST
28. High Wind WarningTue, Dec 9, 9:00 PM CST
29. Winter Storm WarningFri, Nov 28, 12:00 PM CST
30. Winter Storm WarningTue, Nov 25, 3:00 PM CST
31. Severe Thunderstorm WarningSun, Sep 21, 9:51 PM CDT

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.

• Brown CountyNone
• Jackson CountyNone
• Murray CountyNone
• Nobles CountyNone
• Redwood CountyNone
• Watonwan CountyNone

Warning

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.

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.