Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2016
44 severe thunderstorm watches in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 44
- Busiest month
- July16 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- July 11, 20164 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 24, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 8 hr |
| May 28, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower and 5 more | 7 hr |
| May 30, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Marshall, Roseau | 8 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Cook and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Traverse | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Nobles | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Marshall and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Pine | 5 hr |
| Jul 16, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Cottonwood and 27 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Clay, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Lac qui Parle and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Carver, Cass and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 4 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 20, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 13 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Traverse County14
- Big Stone County13
- Clay County13
- Wilkin County13
- Mahnomen County12
- Norman County12
- Otter Tail County12
- Grant County11
- Wadena County11
- Nobles County10
- Pennington County10
- Polk County10
- Red Lake County10
- Becker County10
- Swift County10
- Todd County10
- Jackson County9
- Pipestone County9
- Rock County9
- Faribault County9
- Martin County9
- Lac qui Parle County9
- Lincoln County8
- Lyon County8
- Waseca County8
- Blue Earth County8
- Le Sueur County8
- Chippewa County8
- Douglas County8
- Hubbard County8
- Pope County8
- Stevens County8
- Marshall County8
- Murray County7
- Fillmore County7
- Freeborn County7
- Houston County7
- Steele County7
- Winona County7
- Kittson County7
47 more counties
- Nicollet County7
- Rice County7
- Watonwan County7
- Kandiyohi County7
- Meeker County7
- Morrison County7
- Stearns County7
- Yellow Medicine County7
- Roseau County7
- Cottonwood County6
- Dodge County6
- Mower County6
- Olmsted County6
- Wabasha County6
- Scott County6
- Benton County6
- Renville County6
- Clearwater County6
- Brown County6
- Carver County6
- McLeod County6
- Cass County6
- Crow Wing County6
- Kanabec County6
- Mille Lacs County6
- Pine County6
- Goodhue County5
- Sherburne County5
- Wright County5
- Beltrami County5
- Lake of the Woods County5
- Sibley County5
- Aitkin County5
- Isanti County5
- Chisago County5
- Dakota County4
- Redwood County4
- Itasca County4
- Anoka County4
- Hennepin County4
- Ramsey County4
- Washington County4
- Carlton County3
- Koochiching County3
- Cook County2
- Lake County2
- Saint Louis 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.