Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2002
59 severe thunderstorm watches in 2002. 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 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 59
- Busiest month
- June17 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- September 1, 20026 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 16, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown and 48 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver and 50 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Cottonwood and 30 more | 6 hr |
| May 6, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 22, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 6 hr |
| May 26, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Winona | 6 hr |
| May 28, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Kittson and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Winona | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Pope and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Koochiching, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau, Saint Louis | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Itasca and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Crow Wing, Dakota and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Jackson and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, Wilkin | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pope, Stevens, Swift and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Norman, Polk, Wilkin | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa and 39 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Martin and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Traverse | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 5 hr |
| Aug 31, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 1, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Pine, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Olmsted County18
- Winona County18
- Fillmore County17
- Goodhue County17
- Mower County17
- Wabasha County17
- Dodge County16
- Houston County16
- Murray County15
- Nobles County15
- Wilkin County15
- Clay County14
- Pope County14
- Lincoln County13
- Pipestone County13
- Renville County13
- Rock County13
- Sibley County13
- Traverse County13
- Dakota County13
- Freeborn County13
- Hennepin County13
- Rice County13
- Scott County13
- Washington County13
- Chippewa County12
- Douglas County12
- Faribault County12
- Grant County12
- Kandiyohi County12
- Lac qui Parle County12
- Lyon County12
- McLeod County12
- Martin County12
- Nicollet County12
- Otter Tail County12
- Swift County12
- Todd County12
- Anoka County12
- Chisago County12
46 more counties
- Le Sueur County12
- Ramsey County12
- Steele County12
- Big Stone County11
- Blue Earth County11
- Cottonwood County11
- Jackson County11
- Meeker County11
- Norman County11
- Polk County11
- Red Lake County11
- Stearns County11
- Stevens County11
- Watonwan County11
- Yellow Medicine County11
- Carver County11
- Waseca County11
- Becker County10
- Brown County10
- Kittson County10
- Pennington County10
- Redwood County10
- Roseau County10
- Wadena County10
- Wright County10
- Benton County9
- Clearwater County9
- Marshall County9
- Isanti County9
- Sherburne County9
- Mahnomen County8
- Morrison County8
- Beltrami County7
- Crow Wing County7
- Hubbard County7
- Lake of the Woods County7
- Cass County6
- Kanabec County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Pine County5
- Aitkin County4
- Itasca County4
- Koochiching County4
- Saint Louis County4
- Carlton County2
- Lake 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.