Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, August 2012
89 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2012. 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 89
- Busiest day
- August 4, 201235 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 1, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Yellow Medicine | 46 min |
| Aug 1, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Renville, Sibley | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 20 min |
| Aug 1, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman, Polk | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Big Stone | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, Red Lake | 64 min |
| Aug 3, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena, Wilkin | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 66 min |
| Aug 3, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Traverse | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 54 min |
| Aug 3, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman and 1 more | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln | 25 min |
| Aug 3, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 63 min |
| Aug 3, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 59 min |
| Aug 3, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Pope, Renville, Stearns and 2 more | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Itasca | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville and 1 more | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Wright | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, Sherburne, Wright | 25 min |
| Aug 3, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and 2 more | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Saint Louis | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Rice, Scott, Washington | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chisago, Washington | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Olmsted, Wabasha | 62 min |
| Aug 3, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Goodhue, Washington | 61 min |
| Aug 4, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Martin | 65 min |
| Aug 8, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Wilkin | 55 min |
| Aug 15, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard | 63 min |
| Aug 15, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching | 22 min |
| Aug 15, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Traverse | 9 min |
| Aug 15, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 56 min |
| Aug 15, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Swift | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Renville | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Wabasha, Winona | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winona | 27 min |
| Aug 22, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Meeker, Wright | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pope, Stevens | 53 min |
| Aug 23, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Lake, Saint Louis | 41 min |
| Aug 23, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake | 63 min |
| Aug 23, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 43 min |
| Aug 23, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 54 min |
| Aug 23, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cook, Lake | 65 min |
| Aug 23, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Nobles, Rock | 39 min |
| Aug 23, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 24 min |
| Aug 23, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Nobles, Rock | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Wright | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Rock | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Wright | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Renville, Sibley | 37 min |
| Aug 23, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Sibley | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Sibley | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 23 min |
| Aug 24, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman, Polk | 55 min |
| Aug 25, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 44 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Renville County10
- Carver County7
- Clearwater County7
- Yellow Medicine County6
- Lyon County6
- Sibley County6
- McLeod County6
- Hennepin County6
- Becker County6
- Polk County6
- Wright County6
- Redwood County5
- Otter Tail County5
- Wilkin County5
- Norman County5
- Hubbard County5
- Beltrami County5
- Stevens County5
- Lincoln County4
- Scott County4
- Dakota County4
- Clay County4
- Swift County4
- Rock County4
- Pope County4
- Cass County4
- Itasca County4
- Koochiching County4
- Anoka County4
- Washington County4
- Saint Louis County4
- Lake County4
- Brown County3
- Goodhue County3
- Mahnomen County3
- Chippewa County3
- Meeker County3
- Aitkin County3
- Sherburne County3
- Chisago County3
36 more counties
- Wabasha County3
- Cook County3
- Nicollet County2
- Rice County2
- Red Lake County2
- Wadena County2
- Lac qui Parle County2
- Traverse County2
- Marshall County2
- Crow Wing County2
- Kandiyohi County2
- Stearns County2
- Isanti County2
- Mille Lacs County2
- Winona County2
- Nobles County2
- Houston County1
- Big Stone County1
- Pennington County1
- Grant County1
- Pipestone County1
- Douglas County1
- Lake of the Woods County1
- Roseau County1
- Blue Earth County1
- Jackson County1
- Benton County1
- Ramsey County1
- Carlton County1
- Dodge County1
- Olmsted County1
- Faribault County1
- Martin County1
- Freeborn County1
- Kanabec County1
- Kittson 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. Rebuilt daily.