Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, August 2016
101 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 101
- Busiest day
- August 10, 201620 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 3, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 61 min |
| Aug 4, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard, Wadena | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 50 min |
| Aug 4, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing | 29 min |
| Aug 4, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Crow Wing | 47 min |
| Aug 4, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 45 min |
| Aug 4, 4:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Aitkin, Carlton, Pine | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 6:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Hennepin, Wright | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 6:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine | 50 min |
| Aug 4, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Wright | 26 min |
| Aug 4, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele | 22 min |
| Aug 4, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Houston, Winona | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Traverse | 54 min |
| Aug 10, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 66 min |
| Aug 10, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 65 min |
| Aug 10, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Stevens, Swift | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 4:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stearns, Swift, Todd | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 1:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 67 min |
| Aug 10, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Otter Tail | 66 min |
| Aug 10, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Pine | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle, Swift | 40 min |
| Aug 10, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Big Stone | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Pipestone | 48 min |
| Aug 12, 10:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 21 min |
| Aug 16, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass, Crow Wing | 38 min |
| Aug 16, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault | 42 min |
| Aug 18, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Lyon | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Redwood | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Redwood | 34 min |
| Aug 18, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Redwood | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Faribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 63 min |
| Aug 18, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Steele, Waseca | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Dodge, Mower | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Freeborn | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 70 min |
| Aug 18, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fillmore | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, McLeod | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Wright | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington and 1 more | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Washington | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Washington | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 61 min |
| Aug 27, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Norman | 63 min |
| Aug 27, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 64 min |
| Aug 27, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Marshall | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Hubbard | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Marshall | 50 min |
| Aug 27, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wilkin | 67 min |
| Aug 27, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Cass | 25 min |
| Aug 27, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Polk | 51 min |
| Aug 27, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail | 57 min |
| Aug 27, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman, Polk | 49 min |
| Aug 27, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Norman | 61 min |
| Aug 27, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Norman, Polk | 64 min |
| Aug 27, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay | 62 min |
| Aug 27, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Clay, Norman | 64 min |
| Aug 27, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay | 62 min |
| Aug 28, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Lac qui Parle | 53 min |
| Aug 28, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa | 38 min |
| Aug 28, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville | 52 min |
| Aug 28, 6:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Traverse | 16 min |
| Aug 28, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville | 57 min |
| Aug 28, 7:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | McLeod, Meeker, Renville | 43 min |
| Aug 28, 9:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Kittson, Roseau | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 31 min |
| Aug 28, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Mahnomen, Norman, Polk | 40 min |
| Aug 28, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 26 min |
| Aug 28, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 46 min |
| Aug 28, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching, Saint Louis | 44 min |
| Aug 28, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Koochiching | 29 min |
| Aug 28, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 44 min |
| Aug 28, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman | 59 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Otter Tail County12
- Becker County9
- Clay County9
- Wilkin County8
- Norman County8
- Cass County7
- Crow Wing County7
- Koochiching County7
- Polk County6
- Hennepin County6
- Kandiyohi County6
- Marshall County5
- Saint Louis County5
- Renville County5
- Aitkin County4
- Wright County4
- Redwood County4
- Swift County4
- Chippewa County4
- Anoka County4
- Kittson County3
- Hubbard County3
- Brown County3
- Carver County3
- Steele County3
- Grant County3
- Lac qui Parle County3
- Isanti County3
- Lincoln County3
- Fillmore County3
- Washington County3
- Mahnomen County3
- Roseau County2
- Clearwater County2
- Wadena County2
- Todd County2
- Kanabec County2
- Mille Lacs County2
- Carlton County2
- Pine County2
32 more counties
- Houston County2
- Winona County2
- Traverse County2
- Stevens County2
- Douglas County2
- Pope County2
- Chisago County2
- Sherburne County2
- Lyon County2
- Pipestone County2
- Ramsey County2
- Le Sueur County2
- Blue Earth County2
- Faribault County2
- Nicollet County2
- Freeborn County2
- Waseca County2
- Mower County2
- McLeod County2
- Meeker County2
- Beltrami County1
- Pennington County1
- Red Lake County1
- Morrison County1
- Lake County1
- Yellow Medicine County1
- Stearns County1
- Big Stone County1
- Rock County1
- Rice County1
- Dodge County1
- Olmsted 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.