Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Georgia
686 severe thunderstorm watches since 1986. 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 since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 686
- Busiest year
- 202342 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 23over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bartow County165
- Chattooga County165
- Floyd County165
- Douglas County162
- Haralson County161
- Dade County160
- Carroll County159
- Cherokee County159
- Gordon County159
- Crawford County158
- Cobb County157
- Paulding County157
- Walker County157
- Fulton County156
- Jasper County156
- Clayton County155
- Wilkinson County155
- Henry County154
- Newton County154
- Talbot County154
- Taylor County154
- Coweta County153
- Gwinnett County153
- Forsyth County152
- Houston County152
- Polk County152
- Putnam County152
- Whitfield County152
- Butts County151
- DeKalb County151
- Jones County151
- Monroe County151
- Murray County151
- Rockdale County151
- Upson County151
- Walton County151
- Bibb County150
- Fayette County150
- Meriwether County150
- Spalding County150
119 more counties
- Harris County149
- Johnson County149
- Oconee County149
- Peach County149
- Troup County149
- Catoosa County148
- Elbert County148
- Heard County148
- Lamar County148
- Morgan County148
- Baldwin County147
- Greene County147
- Muscogee County147
- Pike County147
- Twiggs County147
- Bleckley County146
- Hancock County146
- Laurens County146
- Macon County146
- Richmond County146
- Jenkins County145
- McDuffie County145
- Pickens County145
- Taliaferro County145
- Barrow County144
- Columbia County144
- Hall County144
- Candler County143
- Clarke County143
- Emanuel County143
- Gilmer County143
- Jackson County143
- Burke County142
- Franklin County142
- Warren County142
- Washington County142
- Banks County141
- Fannin County141
- Tattnall County141
- Treutlen County141
- Habersham County140
- Marion County140
- Oglethorpe County140
- Schley County140
- Stephens County140
- Bulloch County138
- Evans County138
- Hart County138
- Chattahoochee County137
- Dodge County137
- Lincoln County137
- Lumpkin County137
- Montgomery County137
- Rabun County137
- Screven County137
- Wheeler County137
- Dawson County136
- Glascock County136
- Pulaski County136
- White County136
- Dooly County135
- Jefferson County135
- Madison County135
- Effingham County133
- Wilkes County133
- Bryan County132
- Sumter County132
- Toombs County132
- Webster County131
- Wilcox County131
- Long County130
- Union County130
- Dougherty County129
- Stewart County128
- Telfair County128
- Towns County127
- Lee County126
- Liberty County126
- Baker County124
- Calhoun County124
- Crisp County124
- Early County124
- Chatham County123
- Clay County122
- Miller County122
- Randolph County122
- Colquitt County121
- Tift County121
- Worth County121
- Irwin County120
- McIntosh County120
- Berrien County118
- Cook County118
- Turner County118
- Mitchell County117
- Quitman County117
- Ben Hill County116
- Brooks County116
- Coffee County116
- Terrell County116
- Lowndes County115
- Decatur County114
- Jeff Davis County114
- Appling County113
- Thomas County113
- Lanier County112
- Atkinson County111
- Seminole County111
- Clinch County110
- Grady County110
- Bacon County109
- Pierce County107
- Echols County105
- Ware County105
- Wayne County105
- Charlton County102
- Brantley County101
- Glynn County96
- Camden County95
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Lincoln and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 34 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Catoosa, Cherokee, Clarke, Dade and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Burke, Clarke, Columbia, Elbert and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 42 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 6 more | 3 hr |
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. Rebuilt daily.