Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2008
45 severe thunderstorm watches in 2008. 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 45
- Busiest month
- July25 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- July 11, 20084 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 12:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 7 hr |
| May 30, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver and 44 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Rock | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Grant, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Wilkin | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Le Sueur and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Carlton, Carver, Chisago, Cook, Dakota and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 9:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas and 18 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 16, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 5 hr |
| Jul 17, 10:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 17, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Pine | 5 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Goodhue | 8 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Pine, Saint Louis | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 5 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 30 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Jackson, Mower and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Marshall | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Pine and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 8 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater and 14 more | 9 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cottonwood County10
- Jackson County10
- Mower County10
- Goodhue County10
- Todd County10
- Nobles County9
- Rock County9
- Fillmore County9
- Houston County9
- Olmsted County9
- Winona County9
- Blue Earth County9
- Dakota County9
- Kandiyohi County9
- McLeod County9
- Meeker County9
- Nicollet County9
- Otter Tail County9
- Pope County9
- Stearns County9
- Washington County9
- Wright County9
- Murray County8
- Aitkin County8
- Anoka County8
- Becker County8
- Carver County8
- Clearwater County8
- Dodge County8
- Hennepin County8
- Le Sueur County8
- Morrison County8
- Ramsey County8
- Renville County8
- Rice County8
- Scott County8
- Sherburne County8
- Sibley County8
- Steele County8
- Wabasha County8
47 more counties
- Wadena County8
- Waseca County8
- Marshall County8
- Polk County8
- Carlton County8
- Saint Louis County8
- Pipestone County7
- Benton County7
- Cass County7
- Chisago County7
- Clay County7
- Crow Wing County7
- Douglas County7
- Freeborn County7
- Hubbard County7
- Isanti County7
- Kanabec County7
- Norman County7
- Brown County7
- Chippewa County7
- Faribault County7
- Lac qui Parle County7
- Swift County7
- Watonwan County7
- Beltrami County7
- Grant County7
- Pennington County7
- Red Lake County7
- Itasca County7
- Lake County7
- Pine County7
- Mahnomen County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Lyon County6
- Big Stone County6
- Traverse County6
- Martin County6
- Stevens County6
- Yellow Medicine County6
- Kittson County6
- Wilkin County6
- Lincoln County5
- Redwood County5
- Roseau County5
- Koochiching County5
- Cook County5
- Lake of the Woods County4
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.