Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2001
50 severe thunderstorm watches in 2001. 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2001. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 50
- Busiest month
- July13 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 18, 20014 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 9, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 5 hr |
| May 15, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 8 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass and 17 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Faribault, Freeborn, Hennepin and 13 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Cass, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 36 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 17, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Mahnomen and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Wilkin | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 23, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 6 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Lake, Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Pine | 6 hr |
| Aug 8, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Kanabec, Lake, Mille Lacs and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Isanti and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower | 5 hr |
| Sep 22, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Norman County17
- Mahnomen County15
- Clay County14
- Pennington County14
- Polk County14
- Red Lake County14
- Hubbard County14
- Becker County13
- Otter Tail County12
- Wilkin County12
- Sherburne County12
- Clearwater County12
- Pope County12
- Stevens County12
- Blue Earth County11
- Stearns County11
- Wadena County11
- Faribault County10
- Marshall County10
- Morrison County10
- Carver County10
- Scott County10
- Wright County10
- Big Stone County10
- Redwood County10
- Le Sueur County10
- Lincoln County9
- Lyon County9
- Murray County9
- Nobles County9
- Freeborn County9
- Houston County9
- Waseca County9
- Benton County9
- Chisago County9
- Crow Wing County9
- Isanti County9
- Beltrami County9
- Cass County9
- Hennepin County9
47 more counties
- Cottonwood County9
- Swift County9
- Traverse County9
- Meeker County9
- Nicollet County9
- Renville County9
- Sibley County9
- Pipestone County8
- Fillmore County8
- Mower County8
- Aitkin County8
- Roseau County8
- Anoka County8
- Ramsey County8
- Chippewa County8
- Lac qui Parle County8
- Yellow Medicine County8
- Kandiyohi County8
- McLeod County8
- Watonwan County8
- Douglas County8
- Grant County8
- Rock County7
- Dodge County7
- Steele County7
- Winona County7
- Kittson County7
- Carlton County7
- Kanabec County7
- Mille Lacs County7
- Pine County7
- Dakota County7
- Washington County7
- Jackson County7
- Brown County7
- Todd County7
- Olmsted County6
- Lake of the Woods County6
- Saint Louis County6
- Martin County6
- Rice County6
- Wabasha County5
- Itasca County5
- Koochiching County5
- Goodhue County5
- Lake County3
- Cook County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.