Dakota County, Minnesota weather alerts
No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Dakota County.
Checked Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:19 PM CDT. Times are Central Daylight Time.
Warnings on the map
Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Dakota County, Minnesota. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force
Nothing is in force for Dakota 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.
The past year in Dakota County
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 70 alerts for Dakota County, including 5 severe thunderstorm warnings, 4 winter storm warnings, 3 extreme heat warnings and 1 blizzard warning.
| Product | Issued | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 5 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 3 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 1 | May 2, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 1 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 2 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 16 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Frost Advisory | 5 | May 11, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 4 | Jan 25, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 | Dec 18, 2025 |
Warnings issued
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Freeze Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- Red Flag Warning
- Blizzard Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- High Wind Warning
- Extreme Cold Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
Every alert, most recent first
- Heat Advisory
- Heat Advisory
- Extreme Heat Watch
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Heat Advisory
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Heat Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Heat Advisory
- Extreme Heat Watch
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Frost Advisory
- Frost Advisory
- Freeze Warning
- Frost Advisory
- Frost Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Dense Fog Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- Winter Weather Advisory
- Fire Weather Watch
- Red Flag Warning
- Winter Weather Advisory
- Blizzard Warning
- Winter Storm Watch
- Winter Storm Warning
- High Wind Warning
- High Wind Watch
- Dense Fog Advisory
- Winter Weather Advisory
- Winter Weather Advisory
The 40 most recent of 70.
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 links to the alert's own page, with its text, map, radar and sounding.
Nearby
The counties around Dakota County, with what is in force in each.
What this means
- 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.
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.