Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2010
53 severe thunderstorm watches in 2010. 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 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 53
- Busiest month
- July14 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 23, 20103 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 2, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 117 min |
| Apr 30, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 22, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 7 hr |
| May 22, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln and 8 more | 5 hr |
| May 23, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Cook and 11 more | 9 hr |
| May 24, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 7 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 4 hr |
| May 24, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Norman, Traverse, Wilkin | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge and 24 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 33 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 8 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Nobles | 8 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 13 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cottonwood, Dakota and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 16, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston, Wabasha, Winona | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carlton | 8 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 8, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Saint Louis | 4 hr |
| Aug 8, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Norman, Wilkin | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 27 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 31 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton and 38 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 19, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted | 7 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 6, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 22, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln and 13 more | 9 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fillmore County14
- Olmsted County14
- Faribault County14
- Houston County13
- Wabasha County13
- Winona County13
- Blue Earth County13
- Steele County13
- Dodge County12
- Mower County12
- Norman County12
- Polk County12
- Freeborn County12
- Waseca County12
- Jackson County11
- Brown County11
- Goodhue County11
- Martin County11
- Nicollet County11
- Rice County11
- Sibley County11
- Watonwan County11
- Clay County10
- Marshall County10
- Pennington County10
- Red Lake County10
- Lincoln County10
- Cottonwood County10
- Murray County10
- Nobles County10
- Rock County10
- Dakota County10
- Le Sueur County10
- Renville County10
- Scott County10
- Clearwater County9
- Kittson County9
- Mahnomen County9
- Roseau County9
- Big Stone County9
47 more counties
- Traverse County9
- Anoka County9
- Lyon County9
- Pipestone County9
- McLeod County9
- Beltrami County8
- Wilkin County8
- Kandiyohi County8
- Stearns County8
- Chisago County8
- Isanti County8
- Carver County8
- Hennepin County8
- Meeker County8
- Ramsey County8
- Washington County8
- Lake of the Woods County7
- Sherburne County7
- Wright County7
- Becker County6
- Hubbard County6
- Wadena County6
- Benton County6
- Grant County5
- Otter Tail County5
- Morrison County5
- Yellow Medicine County5
- Aitkin County5
- Carlton County5
- Crow Wing County5
- Itasca County5
- Kanabec County5
- Mille Lacs County5
- Redwood County5
- Koochiching County5
- Pine County4
- Saint Louis County4
- Chippewa County3
- Lac qui Parle County3
- Swift County3
- Cass County3
- Douglas County2
- Pope County2
- Stevens County2
- Todd County2
- Cook County2
- Lake County2
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.