Alert archive / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in the United States, 1996

18,551 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1996. Each alert counts once, however many counties it covered. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by state

Each state shaded by its count. Tap a state for its own archive.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFLPR
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
18,551
Busiest month
June3,750 severe thunderstorm warnings
Busiest day
April 20, 1996371 severe thunderstorm warnings

Over time

By month

By state

Every state and territory, with the alerts that covered any part of it. Each state’s page lists every one of them.

8 more states

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. April 20, 1996371severe thunderstorm warnings
  2. June 24, 1996271severe thunderstorm warnings
  3. June 6, 1996257severe thunderstorm warnings
  4. May 27, 1996249severe thunderstorm warnings
  5. May 26, 1996247severe thunderstorm warnings
  6. June 3, 1996247severe thunderstorm warnings
  7. April 21, 1996238severe thunderstorm warnings
  8. May 25, 1996238severe thunderstorm warnings
  9. May 5, 1996237severe thunderstorm warnings
  10. July 8, 1996233severe thunderstorm warnings
  11. May 24, 1996232severe thunderstorm warnings
  12. April 22, 1996227severe thunderstorm warnings
  13. June 12, 1996218severe thunderstorm warnings
  14. November 7, 1996210severe thunderstorm warnings
  15. April 29, 1996208severe thunderstorm warnings

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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. Rebuilt daily.