Minnesota weather alerts
There are no active weather alerts for Minnesota right now.
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Minnesota alerts by type
- Minnesota tornado warnings
- Minnesota tornado watches
- Minnesota severe thunderstorm warnings
- Minnesota flash flood warnings
- Minnesota flood warnings
- Minnesota flood watches
- Minnesota winter storm warnings
- Minnesota winter storm watches
- Minnesota winter weather advisories
- Minnesota blizzard warnings
- Minnesota extreme cold warnings
- Minnesota cold weather advisories
- Minnesota freeze warnings
- Minnesota frost advisories
- Minnesota heat advisories
- Minnesota extreme heat warnings
- Minnesota high wind warnings
- Minnesota wind advisories
- Minnesota red flag warnings
- Minnesota dense fog advisories
Minnesota counties
Every county page lists its active alerts, the alerts issued there in recent days and its full warning and tornado history.
- Aitkin County
- Anoka County
- Becker County
- Beltrami County
- Benton County
- Big Stone County
- Blue Earth County
- Brown County
- Carlton County
- Carver County
- Cass County
- Chippewa County
- Chisago County
- Clay County
- Clearwater County
- Cook County
- Cottonwood County
- Crow Wing County
- Dakota County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Faribault County
- Fillmore County
- Freeborn County
- Goodhue County
- Grant County
- Hennepin County
- Houston County
- Hubbard County
- Isanti County
- Itasca County
- Jackson County
- Kanabec County
- Kandiyohi County
- Kittson County
- Koochiching County
- Lac qui Parle County
- Lake County
- Lake of the Woods County
- Le Sueur County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Mahnomen County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- McLeod County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Mower County
- Murray County
- Nicollet County
- Nobles County
- Norman County
- Olmsted County
- Otter Tail County
- Pennington County
- Pine County
- Pipestone County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Ramsey County
- Red Lake County
- Redwood County
- Renville County
- Rice County
- Rock County
- Roseau County
- Scott County
- Sherburne County
- Sibley County
- St. Louis County
- Stearns County
- Steele County
- Stevens County
- Swift County
- Todd County
- Traverse County
- Wabasha County
- Wadena County
- Waseca County
- Washington County
- Watonwan County
- Wilkin County
- Winona County
- Wright County
- Yellow Medicine County
Cities in Minnesota
How often alerts are issued in Minnesota
Average number of alert events per year in Minnesota, 2016–2025, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | Per year | 2025 | 2026 so far | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 497.3 | 497 | 516 | October 28, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 114.5 | 128 | 88 | April 17, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 109.1 | 54 | 35 | September 20, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 82.2 | 84 | 98 | November 1, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 71.6 | 135 | 79 | October 28, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 64.9 | 62 | 26 | March 16, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 62.3 | 59 | 91 | September 11, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 56.3 | 91 | 36 | October 15, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 37.6 | 41 | 18 | April 3, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 35.2 | 34 | 18 | April 4, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 33.9 | 46 | 30 | September 28, 2026 |
| Flood Advisory | 31.1 | 40 | 29 | September 15, 2026 |
| Frost Advisory | 24.2 | 27 | 48 | October 17, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 21.1 | 25 | 54 | July 14, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 19.8 | 34 | 41 | September 4, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 17.5 | 14 | 15 | September 28, 2026 |
Tornadoes in Minnesota
Minnesota has recorded 2,193 tornadoes since 1950, an average of 44.5 per year over the last 30 years, with 98 deaths. See Minnesota tornado history, maps and records →