Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Watches
Tornado Watches in Georgia, 2008
48 tornado watches in 2008. 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 48
- Busiest month
- August11 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- March 4, 20085 tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 6:16 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee and 29 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 11, 12:55 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crawford and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:21 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:06 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:06 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bibb, Butts, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee and 47 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:32 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clay, Coweta and 27 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:01 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:58 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Burke and 51 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:57 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks and 18 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:21 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 8 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:04 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 96 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:31 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lincoln | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:27 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Chatham, Columbia and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 7, 6:45 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Glynn and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:02 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Burke and 73 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Bryan, Bulloch and 73 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:27 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts and 75 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bleckley, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dodge and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 1:40 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 10, 2:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Bryan, Bulloch and 84 more | 7 hr |
| May 10, 10:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Bacon, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow and 112 more | 7 hr |
| May 11, 2:37 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 100 more | 7 hr |
| May 11, 5:52 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 34 more | 8 hr |
| May 11, 2:42 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley and 29 more | 5 hr |
| May 20, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jenkins, Screven | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:02 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Atkinson, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley and 56 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 33 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:48 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley and 44 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 23, 7:18 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Berrien, Brooks, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook, Echols and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 23, 5:24 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:40 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 12:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:28 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bartow, Calhoun, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee and 36 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:36 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Bibb, Bleckley, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Ben Hill, Berrien and 101 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 26, 6:52 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Burke and 53 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien and 40 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:37 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 30, 4:59 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Atkinson, Berrien, Brooks, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:51 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Camden, Charlton, Ware | 7 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:41 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 10, 7:47 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb and 80 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 11, 5:48 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley and 35 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Harris County19
- Grady County19
- Chattahoochee County18
- Muscogee County18
- Clay County17
- Marion County17
- Berrien County17
- Brooks County17
- Colquitt County17
- Cook County17
- Dougherty County17
- Heard County16
- Stewart County16
- Troup County16
- Houston County16
- Macon County16
- Peach County16
- Quitman County16
- Randolph County16
- Schley County16
- Terrell County16
- Baker County16
- Calhoun County16
- Decatur County16
- Early County16
- Mitchell County16
- Thomas County16
- Lanier County16
- Lowndes County16
- Haralson County15
- Polk County15
- Bibb County15
- Bleckley County15
- Crawford County15
- Crisp County15
- Lee County15
- Sumter County15
- Talbot County15
- Taylor County15
- Twiggs County15
119 more counties
- Webster County15
- Irwin County15
- Miller County15
- Seminole County15
- Carroll County14
- Meriwether County14
- Dooly County14
- Jones County14
- Lamar County14
- Monroe County14
- Pulaski County14
- Upson County14
- Wilcox County14
- Wilkinson County14
- Ben Hill County14
- Tift County14
- Worth County14
- Bartow County13
- Clayton County13
- Coweta County13
- DeKalb County13
- Fayette County13
- Floyd County13
- Fulton County13
- Dodge County13
- Jasper County13
- Johnson County13
- Laurens County13
- Pike County13
- Douglas County12
- Paulding County12
- Baldwin County12
- Greene County12
- Hancock County12
- Putnam County12
- Taliaferro County12
- Warren County12
- Wilkes County12
- Turner County12
- Butts County12
- Henry County12
- Newton County12
- Rockdale County12
- Spalding County12
- Emanuel County12
- Montgomery County12
- Toombs County12
- Treutlen County12
- Wheeler County12
- Clinch County12
- Echols County12
- Chattooga County11
- Cobb County11
- Gordon County11
- Glascock County11
- Jefferson County11
- Washington County11
- Barrow County11
- Clarke County11
- Gwinnett County11
- Morgan County11
- Oconee County11
- Oglethorpe County11
- Walton County11
- Lincoln County11
- Telfair County11
- Cherokee County10
- Jackson County10
- Madison County10
- Burke County10
- Columbia County10
- McDuffie County10
- Richmond County10
- Atkinson County10
- Coffee County10
- Jeff Davis County10
- Ware County10
- Banks County9
- Hall County9
- Appling County9
- Bacon County9
- Brantley County9
- Camden County9
- Charlton County9
- Glynn County9
- Pierce County9
- Bryan County9
- Chatham County9
- Evans County9
- Liberty County9
- Long County9
- Tattnall County9
- Catoosa County8
- Dade County8
- Forsyth County8
- Pickens County8
- Walker County8
- Whitfield County8
- Wayne County8
- Effingham County8
- Jenkins County8
- McIntosh County8
- Screven County8
- Dawson County7
- Lumpkin County7
- Murray County7
- Elbert County7
- Bulloch County7
- Candler County7
- Franklin County6
- Hart County6
- Fannin County5
- Gilmer County5
- Habersham County5
- Rabun County5
- Stephens County5
- White County5
- Union County3
- Towns 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. Rebuilt daily.