Alert archive / Minnesota / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Minnesota, 2026
49 severe thunderstorm watches in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 49
- Busiest month
- June17 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 10, 20265 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Houston, Winona | 5 hr |
| Apr 17, 9:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chisago, Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Mower and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 34 more | 7 hr |
| May 15, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson and 7 more | 8 hr |
| May 17, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 5 hr |
| May 24, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi and 18 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Nobles, Rock | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 33 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Clay and 27 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 9 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anoka, Becker, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 8 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Martin and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Big Stone, Clay, Grant, Mahnomen, Norman and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Douglas and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Douglas and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Nobles, Rock | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 7 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Isanti, Kanabec and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 25, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Grant and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Traverse | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jackson, Nobles | 114 min |
| Aug 20, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Isanti, Kanabec and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Pipestone, Rock | 9 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 11, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant and 16 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jackson County13
- Nobles County13
- Winona County13
- Olmsted County13
- Dodge County12
- Waseca County12
- Watonwan County12
- Rock County11
- Fillmore County11
- Houston County11
- Goodhue County11
- Wabasha County11
- Brown County11
- Kandiyohi County11
- Cottonwood County10
- Mower County10
- Blue Earth County10
- Freeborn County10
- Morrison County10
- Stearns County10
- Steele County10
- Todd County10
- Pipestone County9
- Faribault County9
- Martin County9
- Meeker County9
- Redwood County9
- Chippewa County9
- Swift County9
- Douglas County9
- Otter Tail County9
- Wadena County9
- Cass County9
- Itasca County9
- Benton County8
- Kanabec County8
- Le Sueur County8
- McLeod County8
- Mille Lacs County8
- Nicollet County8
47 more counties
- Renville County8
- Lac qui Parle County8
- Pope County8
- Becker County8
- Grant County8
- Hubbard County8
- Aitkin County8
- Crow Wing County8
- Murray County7
- Pine County7
- Isanti County7
- Rice County7
- Scott County7
- Sherburne County7
- Sibley County7
- Wright County7
- Yellow Medicine County7
- Stevens County7
- Big Stone County7
- Clay County7
- Norman County7
- Wilkin County7
- Koochiching County7
- Saint Louis County7
- Chisago County6
- Washington County6
- Carver County6
- Dakota County6
- Lincoln County6
- Lyon County6
- Mahnomen County6
- Marshall County6
- Pennington County6
- Polk County6
- Red Lake County6
- Roseau County6
- Traverse County6
- Carlton County6
- Hennepin County5
- Ramsey County5
- Beltrami County5
- Clearwater County5
- Lake of the Woods County5
- Anoka County4
- Kittson County4
- Cook County3
- Lake County3
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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.