Alert archive / Indiana / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Indiana, 2003
72 severe thunderstorm watches in 2003. 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 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 72
- Busiest month
- July35 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- July 8, 20036 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 8, 3:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Clay and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown and 47 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay and 51 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone and 75 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dearborn, Franklin, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 5 hr |
| May 1, 12:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Perry and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 12:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Clay and 43 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 11:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Pike and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 8, 12:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gibson, Knox, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 9, 12:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Fountain, Jasper, Newton, Porter, Vermillion and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 1:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 34 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 2:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn and 22 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 10:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Benton, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb and 25 more | 5 hr |
| May 14, 5:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 31 more | 5 hr |
| May 14, 8:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Posey | 4 hr |
| May 15, 10:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison and 12 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 11:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Ohio, Randolph and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Daviess, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Pike, Posey and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Elkhart, LaGrange, LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Steuben | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll and 36 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lake | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Elkhart, LaGrange, LaPorte, Porter, Saint Joseph, Steuben | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay and 35 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 34 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, Clinton and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter, Warren | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clinton, Dearborn, Decatur and 21 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Carroll, Cass and 29 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fayette, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Rush, Union and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll and 39 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 10:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll and 54 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll and 50 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 10:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay, Daviess and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Bartholomew, Blackford, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay and 26 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clark and 36 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Dearborn, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Jefferson and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 17, 9:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Fountain, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Parke and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Steuben | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 10:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lake, Porter | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll and 47 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Jay, Jefferson and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Carroll, Cass and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Noble and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Posey | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Saint Joseph and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Perry | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Daviess, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Pike and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Ohio and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | DeKalb, LaGrange, Steuben | 5 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 24, 1:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton and 17 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Steuben County26
- LaGrange County25
- Howard County24
- DeKalb County24
- Elkhart County24
- Huntington County24
- Saint Joseph County24
- Adams County23
- Madison County23
- Randolph County23
- Tipton County23
- Wells County23
- Marshall County23
- Wabash County23
- Clinton County22
- Grant County22
- Wayne County22
- Carroll County22
- Kosciusko County22
- Miami County22
- Noble County22
- White County22
- Jasper County22
- Hancock County21
- Rush County21
- Allen County21
- Cass County21
- Fulton County21
- Whitley County21
- Pulaski County21
- Starke County21
- LaPorte County21
- Tippecanoe County21
- Newton County21
- Boone County20
- Delaware County20
- Fayette County20
- Hamilton County20
- Jay County20
- Jennings County20
52 more counties
- Union County20
- Benton County20
- Porter County20
- Warren County20
- Blackford County19
- Henry County19
- Johnson County19
- Marion County19
- Montgomery County19
- Shelby County19
- Bartholomew County18
- Dearborn County18
- Decatur County18
- Fountain County18
- Franklin County18
- Hendricks County18
- Ripley County18
- Lake County18
- Brown County17
- Clay County17
- Daviess County17
- Knox County17
- Monroe County17
- Morgan County17
- Greene County16
- Owen County16
- Sullivan County16
- Ohio County16
- Jackson County15
- Lawrence County15
- Parke County15
- Putnam County15
- Vermillion County15
- Vigo County15
- Switzerland County15
- Jefferson County15
- Washington County14
- Scott County14
- Martin County13
- Pike County13
- Orange County12
- Posey County12
- Dubois County11
- Gibson County11
- Warrick County11
- Clark County11
- Spencer County10
- Vanderburgh County10
- Floyd County10
- Perry County8
- Harrison County8
- Crawford County7
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.