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Tornado Watches in Mississippi, 2003
52 tornado 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 52
- Busiest month
- May20 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- May 5, 20035 tornado watches
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 3:05 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clarke, Covington, Forrest and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Franklin and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clarke, Jones, Lauderdale, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Washington, Wilkinson | 7 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:05 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Copiah and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clarke, George, Greene, Jackson, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 38 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:30 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Attala, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Jasper, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Carroll, Claiborne, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke and 35 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll and 49 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Jefferson Davis, Jones and 6 more | 5 hr |
| May 4, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Prentiss, Tate and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 1:20 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 15 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Prentiss, Tate and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 9:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 31 more | 5 hr |
| May 5, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 29 more | 7 hr |
| May 5, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bolivar, Coahoma, Tunica | 7 hr |
| May 5, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 23 more | 7 hr |
| May 6, 1:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee and 10 more | 6 hr |
| May 6, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Prentiss, Tate and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll and 36 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Monroe, Neshoba, Newton and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 10:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clay and 28 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lowndes | 6 hr |
| May 10, 11:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 15 more | 6 hr |
| May 16, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Choctaw and 21 more | 7 hr |
| May 16, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll and 25 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 4:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:20 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne and 42 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Perry and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clarke, Forrest, George, Greene, Harrison, Jackson and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:25 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee | 9 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Forrest, George, Greene, Jones, Lamar, Pearl River and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 18, 1:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 18, 6:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll and 56 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 18, 11:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Greene, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Nov 26, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Pike, Wilkinson | 5 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Forrest, Lamar, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 27, 5:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clarke, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison and 9 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Attala County19
- Choctaw County19
- Montgomery County18
- Carroll County17
- Oktibbeha County17
- Holmes County17
- Jones County16
- Madison County16
- Noxubee County16
- Webster County16
- Winston County16
- Chickasaw County16
- Tippah County16
- Jefferson Davis County15
- Lowndes County15
- Neshoba County15
- Pearl River County15
- Rankin County15
- Scott County15
- Wayne County15
- Hinds County15
- Washington County15
- Humphreys County15
- Benton County15
- Prentiss County15
- Union County15
- Leflore County15
- Clarke County14
- Covington County14
- Forrest County14
- Kemper County14
- Lamar County14
- Lauderdale County14
- Leake County14
- Marion County14
- Newton County14
- Perry County14
- Simpson County14
- Smith County14
- Calhoun County14
42 more counties
- Alcorn County14
- Lee County14
- Sunflower County14
- Tallahatchie County14
- DeSoto County14
- Marshall County14
- Jasper County13
- Lawrence County13
- Stone County13
- Amite County13
- Greene County13
- Clay County13
- Grenada County13
- Monroe County13
- Claiborne County13
- Sharkey County13
- Warren County13
- Yazoo County13
- Lafayette County13
- Pontotoc County13
- Tishomingo County13
- Panola County13
- Tunica County13
- Tate County13
- Walthall County12
- Lincoln County12
- Wilkinson County12
- George County12
- Jefferson County12
- Copiah County12
- Issaquena County12
- Itawamba County12
- Yalobusha County12
- Quitman County12
- Franklin County11
- Pike County11
- Adams County10
- Coahoma County10
- Jackson County9
- Bolivar County9
- Harrison County8
- Hancock 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.