Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, August 1996
87 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 1996. 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 August 1996. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 87
- Busiest day
- August 7, 199628 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Swift | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 67 min |
| Aug 6, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 61 min |
| Aug 6, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 61 min |
| Aug 6, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi | 57 min |
| Aug 6, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Murray | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Yellow Medicine | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Nobles | 22 min |
| Aug 6, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Renville | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Wright | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Sibley | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Martin, Watonwan | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Nicollet | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Crow Wing | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 55 min |
| Aug 6, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Isanti | 55 min |
| Aug 6, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn, Steele | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Saint Louis | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Pipestone | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 7:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 63 min |
| Aug 13, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 65 min |
| Aug 13, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 67 min |
| Aug 13, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 66 min |
| Aug 16, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 7:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 25 min |
| Aug 21, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 15 min |
| Aug 21, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 12:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 64 min |
| Aug 21, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clearwater | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 48 min |
| Aug 21, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 63 min |
| Aug 21, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 26 min |
| Aug 21, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 59 min |
| Aug 21, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 29 min |
| Aug 21, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant | 58 min |
| Aug 21, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 62 min |
| Aug 21, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 58 min |
| Aug 21, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 56 min |
| Aug 21, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 59 min |
| Aug 21, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Crow Wing | 55 min |
| Aug 21, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 51 min |
| Aug 21, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 64 min |
| Aug 21, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Itasca | 67 min |
| Aug 21, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville | 64 min |
| Aug 21, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake | 58 min |
| Aug 22, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Pine | 41 min |
| Aug 25, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass | 57 min |
| Aug 25, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton | 59 min |
| Aug 25, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 60 min |
| Aug 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Scott | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 44 min |
| Aug 25, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 69 min |
| Aug 25, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 50 min |
| Aug 25, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Olmsted | 44 min |
| Aug 25, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 55 min |
| Aug 25, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Rice | 57 min |
| Aug 25, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston | 48 min |
| Aug 25, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 34 min |
| Aug 26, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota | 31 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Louis County9
- Koochiching County7
- Chippewa County6
- Aitkin County5
- Rice County5
- Dakota County4
- Wilkin County4
- Swift County3
- Douglas County3
- Cass County3
- Otter Tail County3
- Goodhue County3
- Carlton County3
- Beltrami County3
- Polk County2
- Yellow Medicine County2
- Lincoln County2
- Kandiyohi County2
- Renville County2
- Blue Earth County2
- Scott County2
- Crow Wing County2
- Dodge County2
- Lake County2
- Houston County2
- Marshall County2
- Le Sueur County2
- Olmsted County2
- Winona County2
- Pope County1
- Lyon County1
- Murray County1
- Redwood County1
- Rock County1
- Nobles County1
- Brown County1
- McLeod County1
- Wright County1
- Carver County1
- Sibley County1
24 more counties
- Martin County1
- Watonwan County1
- Nicollet County1
- Anoka County1
- Hennepin County1
- Ramsey County1
- Sherburne County1
- Washington County1
- Faribault County1
- Waseca County1
- Chisago County1
- Isanti County1
- Freeborn County1
- Steele County1
- Pipestone County1
- Clearwater County1
- Grant County1
- Lac qui Parle County1
- Todd County1
- Morrison County1
- Itasca County1
- Cook County1
- Pine County1
- Fillmore County1
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Sources
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