Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Georgia, 2023
42 severe thunderstorm watches in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 42
- Busiest month
- August13 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- August 7, 20234 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atkinson, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks and 35 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bibb, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clayton, Coweta, Crawford and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Clarke and 32 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll and 45 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 65 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 58 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Grady and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Camden and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atkinson, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Decatur, Seminole | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooks, Decatur, Grady, Seminole, Thomas | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clayton, Coweta and 31 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 23 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts and 42 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 60 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 30 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 73 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke, Butts and 60 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 39 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke, Columbia, Crawford and 43 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brooks and 43 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Coweta, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Meriwether and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banks, Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Catoosa, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Rabun and 4 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Catoosa County12
- Dade County12
- Walker County12
- Haralson County12
- Bartow County11
- Chattooga County11
- Floyd County11
- Whitfield County11
- Johnson County11
- Laurens County11
- Carroll County11
- Cherokee County10
- Fannin County10
- Gilmer County10
- Gordon County10
- Murray County10
- Bleckley County10
- Decatur County10
- Emanuel County10
- Houston County10
- Seminole County10
- Treutlen County10
- Coweta County10
- Harris County10
- Paulding County10
- Polk County10
- Pickens County9
- Baker County9
- Clinch County9
- Dougherty County9
- Early County9
- Grady County9
- Miller County9
- Mitchell County9
- Bibb County9
- Chattahoochee County9
- Crawford County9
- Heard County9
- Macon County9
- Marion County9
119 more counties
- Muscogee County9
- Peach County9
- Talbot County9
- Taylor County9
- Troup County9
- Twiggs County9
- Douglas County9
- Union County9
- Atkinson County8
- Berrien County8
- Colquitt County8
- Cook County8
- Echols County8
- Lee County8
- Montgomery County8
- Toombs County8
- Turner County8
- Worth County8
- Butts County8
- Clayton County8
- Fayette County8
- Henry County8
- Jasper County8
- Jones County8
- Lamar County8
- Meriwether County8
- Monroe County8
- Newton County8
- Pike County8
- Schley County8
- Spalding County8
- Baldwin County8
- Morgan County8
- Putnam County8
- Washington County8
- Wilkinson County8
- Cobb County8
- Calhoun County8
- Clay County8
- Pierce County8
- Ware County8
- Wayne County8
- Towns County8
- Ben Hill County7
- Brooks County7
- Coffee County7
- Crisp County7
- Dodge County7
- Dooly County7
- Irwin County7
- Lanier County7
- Pulaski County7
- Telfair County7
- Thomas County7
- Tift County7
- Wheeler County7
- Wilcox County7
- Rockdale County7
- Upson County7
- Greene County7
- Hancock County7
- Jefferson County7
- Walton County7
- Fulton County7
- Randolph County7
- Stewart County7
- Sumter County7
- Terrell County7
- Webster County7
- Brantley County7
- Charlton County7
- Dawson County7
- Lumpkin County7
- Forsyth County7
- Jeff Davis County6
- Lowndes County6
- Bulloch County6
- Candler County6
- Evans County6
- Glascock County6
- Oconee County6
- Taliaferro County6
- Tattnall County6
- Warren County6
- DeKalb County6
- Gwinnett County6
- Bacon County6
- Bryan County6
- Chatham County6
- Liberty County6
- Long County6
- McIntosh County6
- Quitman County6
- Camden County6
- Glynn County6
- White County6
- Clarke County5
- Jenkins County5
- Oglethorpe County5
- Screven County5
- Barrow County5
- Appling County5
- Effingham County5
- Rabun County5
- Burke County4
- Columbia County4
- Lincoln County4
- McDuffie County4
- Richmond County4
- Wilkes County4
- Franklin County4
- Habersham County4
- Hart County4
- Stephens County4
- Hall County4
- Jackson County4
- Banks County3
- Elbert County3
- Madison County3
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.