Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2006
58 severe thunderstorm watches in 2006. 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 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 58
- Busiest month
- July22 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 29, 20063 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 13, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Douglas and 25 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 6 hr |
| May 28, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Wilkin | 6 hr |
| May 29, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca and 9 more | 7 hr |
| May 29, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver and 35 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 8 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Wadena and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 43 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Grant and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Brown, Carver, Cass and 46 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Chippewa and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 8 hr |
| Jul 19, 10:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 19, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 8 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 30, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Roseau | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Saint Louis | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 7 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clearwater and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 4 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Traverse, Wilkin | 5 hr |
| Aug 24, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 14 more | 2 hr |
| Oct 2, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 9 hr |
| Oct 3, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Big Stone, Carlton, Cass and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 4, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Wilkin County18
- Grant County16
- Otter Tail County16
- Houston County15
- Becker County15
- Clay County15
- Stearns County14
- Todd County14
- Mahnomen County13
- Pope County13
- Stevens County13
- Wadena County13
- Mille Lacs County13
- Morrison County13
- Winona County12
- Clearwater County12
- Douglas County12
- Hubbard County12
- Kandiyohi County12
- Norman County12
- Swift County12
- Kanabec County12
- Fillmore County11
- Wabasha County11
- Chippewa County11
- Lac qui Parle County11
- Meeker County11
- Renville County11
- Yellow Medicine County11
- Benton County11
- Cass County11
- Crow Wing County11
- Itasca County11
- Chisago County11
- Isanti County11
- Beltrami County11
- Big Stone County11
- Traverse County11
- Mower County10
- Olmsted County10
47 more counties
- Aitkin County10
- Koochiching County10
- Dodge County9
- Jackson County9
- Nobles County9
- Redwood County9
- Rock County9
- Saint Louis County9
- Anoka County9
- Sherburne County9
- Lincoln County8
- Pipestone County8
- Carlton County8
- Pine County8
- Carver County8
- Dakota County8
- Goodhue County8
- Hennepin County8
- McLeod County8
- Ramsey County8
- Scott County8
- Sibley County8
- Wright County8
- Lake of the Woods County8
- Marshall County8
- Pennington County8
- Polk County8
- Red Lake County8
- Roseau County8
- Cottonwood County7
- Lyon County7
- Lake County7
- Le Sueur County7
- Rice County7
- Steele County7
- Washington County7
- Kittson County7
- Murray County6
- Blue Earth County6
- Freeborn County6
- Nicollet County6
- Waseca County6
- Cook County6
- Faribault County5
- Brown County5
- Martin County3
- Watonwan County3
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.