Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, July 1987
132 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 1987. 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in July 1987. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 132
- Busiest day
- July 11, 198728 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Olmsted | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Olmsted | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Steele, Waseca | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 4:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Pipestone | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 4:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Murray, Nobles | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 61 min |
| Jul 11, 5:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 6:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 6:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Watonwan | 49 min |
| Jul 11, 7:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Sherburne | 21 min |
| Jul 11, 7:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti | 56 min |
| Jul 11, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth | 48 min |
| Jul 11, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 38 min |
| Jul 11, 7:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Kanabec, Pine | 56 min |
| Jul 11, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 56 min |
| Jul 11, 9:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 9:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Martin | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dodge, Freeborn, Steele | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wabasha, Winona | 42 min |
| Jul 11, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Olmsted, Winona | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Murray, Nobles | 68 min |
| Jul 11, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 66 min |
| Jul 16, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall, Polk | 58 min |
| Jul 16, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 62 min |
| Jul 17, 3:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Koochiching | 50 min |
| Jul 17, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 83 min |
| Jul 17, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker | 68 min |
| Jul 17, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater | 76 min |
| Jul 20, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 3:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Mahnomen | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 62 min |
| Jul 20, 5:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard, Wadena | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 6:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 52 min |
| Jul 20, 7:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 7:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca | 55 min |
| Jul 20, 8:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 53 min |
| Jul 20, 9:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Crow Wing | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 9:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 55 min |
| Jul 20, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Wright | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 49 min |
| Jul 20, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Scott | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker | 61 min |
| Jul 20, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Ramsey, Washington | 51 min |
| Jul 20, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Scott | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Pipestone | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 68 min |
| Jul 20, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Murray | 68 min |
| Jul 20, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Nobles, Rock | 57 min |
| Jul 21, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 58 min |
| Jul 21, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman, Polk | 62 min |
| Jul 21, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater | 60 min |
| Jul 21, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Wadena | 60 min |
| Jul 21, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 58 min |
| Jul 21, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Mahnomen, Norman | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clearwater | 75 min |
| Jul 22, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Itasca | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Itasca | 82 min |
| Jul 22, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Jul 22, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Koochiching | 60 min |
| Jul 22, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Wilkin | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 62 min |
| Jul 23, 3:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Mahnomen, Norman | 58 min |
| Jul 23, 3:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 58 min |
| Jul 23, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Koochiching | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Sherburne, Stearns | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Isanti | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 52 min |
| Jul 23, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sherburne | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 42 min |
| Jul 23, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Wright | 59 min |
| Jul 23, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 54 min |
| Jul 23, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 59 min |
| Jul 23, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 57 min |
| Jul 23, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 57 min |
| Jul 23, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Ramsey | 57 min |
| Jul 23, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 55 min |
| Jul 23, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 53 min |
| Jul 23, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 58 min |
| Jul 23, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet | 48 min |
| Jul 23, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Ramsey, Washington | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Fillmore, Olmsted, Winona | 57 min |
| Jul 24, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Renville | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stearns | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wabasha, Winona | 21 min |
| Jul 26, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wabasha, Winona | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 6:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Stearns, Todd | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 9:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 53 min |
| Jul 27, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Sibley | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn | 47 min |
| Jul 30, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 13 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Norman County8
- Hennepin County7
- Anoka County6
- Washington County6
- Clay County6
- Cass County6
- Olmsted County5
- Scott County5
- Lyon County5
- Wright County5
- Saint Louis County5
- Winona County5
- Becker County5
- Carver County4
- Meeker County4
- Sherburne County4
- Pine County4
- Freeborn County4
- Polk County4
- Beltrami County4
- Clearwater County4
- Mahnomen County4
- Itasca County4
- Dakota County4
- Ramsey County4
- Steele County3
- Todd County3
- Yellow Medicine County3
- Rock County3
- Lincoln County3
- Murray County3
- Nobles County3
- Cottonwood County3
- Jackson County3
- Faribault County3
- Wabasha County3
- Koochiching County3
- Stearns County3
- Waseca County2
- Dodge County2
33 more counties
- Rice County2
- Sibley County2
- Lac qui Parle County2
- Pipestone County2
- Kandiyohi County2
- Isanti County2
- Chisago County2
- Lake County2
- Redwood County2
- Renville County2
- Wilkin County2
- Otter Tail County2
- Hubbard County2
- Wadena County2
- Crow Wing County2
- McLeod County2
- Le Sueur County1
- Goodhue County1
- Watonwan County1
- Blue Earth County1
- Kanabec County1
- Carlton County1
- Martin County1
- Marshall County1
- Pennington County1
- Red Lake County1
- Aitkin County1
- Benton County1
- Mille Lacs County1
- Brown County1
- Nicollet County1
- Fillmore County1
- Morrison County1
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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.