Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2004
51 severe thunderstorm watches in 2004. 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 2004. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 51
- Busiest month
- May14 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 18, 20044 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 17, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Rock | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn and 15 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 6 hr |
| May 9, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Isanti, Kanabec and 22 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 27 more | 7 hr |
| May 11, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 15 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 19, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay and 28 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 2:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 10:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 20 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 10:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 8 more | 6 hr |
| May 28, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 28, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin and 6 more | 5 hr |
| May 29, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Chippewa, Cook and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Freeborn | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 32 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Itasca and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 10, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth and 44 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Becker, Benton, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Martin, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 7 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Le Sueur and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 13, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Freeborn | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pipestone County18
- Lincoln County16
- Lyon County16
- Nobles County16
- Rock County16
- Murray County15
- Redwood County15
- Brown County14
- Martin County13
- Cottonwood County13
- Jackson County13
- Kandiyohi County13
- Swift County13
- Le Sueur County13
- Otter Tail County13
- Clay County13
- Blue Earth County12
- Freeborn County12
- Waseca County12
- Watonwan County12
- Yellow Medicine County12
- Nicollet County12
- Becker County12
- Norman County12
- Wilkin County12
- Faribault County11
- Steele County11
- Chippewa County11
- Lac qui Parle County11
- Meeker County11
- Rice County11
- Morrison County11
- Douglas County11
- Fillmore County10
- Big Stone County10
- Pope County10
- Renville County10
- Isanti County10
- Sibley County10
- Wright County10
47 more counties
- Wadena County10
- Todd County10
- Grant County10
- Dodge County9
- Mower County9
- Stearns County9
- Stevens County9
- Goodhue County9
- McLeod County9
- Hubbard County9
- Mahnomen County9
- Houston County8
- Olmsted County8
- Winona County8
- Cass County8
- Benton County8
- Mille Lacs County8
- Polk County8
- Traverse County7
- Carver County7
- Chisago County7
- Dakota County7
- Scott County7
- Sherburne County7
- Crow Wing County7
- Wabasha County7
- Kanabec County7
- Beltrami County7
- Clearwater County7
- Anoka County6
- Hennepin County6
- Washington County6
- Aitkin County6
- Pine County6
- Marshall County6
- Red Lake County6
- Ramsey County5
- Pennington County5
- Carlton County4
- Itasca County4
- Koochiching County4
- Saint Louis County4
- Roseau County4
- Kittson County4
- Lake County3
- Lake of the Woods 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.