Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, May 1987
18 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 1987. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 18
- Busiest day
- May 14, 198710 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Washington | 40 min |
| May 10, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin | 61 min |
| May 13, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 60 min |
| May 13, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Isanti | 57 min |
| May 13, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin | 42 min |
| May 13, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker | 60 min |
| May 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 42 min |
| May 13, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Scott, Sibley | 55 min |
| May 13, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Mille Lacs | 55 min |
| May 13, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin | 36 min |
| May 13, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Kanabec | 57 min |
| May 13, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur | 37 min |
| May 13, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 37 min |
| May 13, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 27 min |
| May 13, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dodge, Goodhue, Steele | 38 min |
| May 13, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Waseca | 38 min |
| May 13, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dodge, Olmsted | 50 min |
| May 16, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay | 68 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hennepin County2
- Dodge County2
- Anoka County1
- Chisago County1
- Washington County1
- Aitkin County1
- Kandiyohi County1
- Isanti County1
- Meeker County1
- Redwood County1
- Carver County1
- Scott County1
- Sibley County1
- Mille Lacs County1
- Dakota County1
- Kanabec County1
- Blue Earth County1
- Le Sueur County1
- Rice County1
- Pine County1
- Goodhue County1
- Steele County1
- Waseca County1
- Olmsted County1
- Clay County1
Nearby
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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.