Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri
1,793 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
- 1,793
- Busiest year
- 200399 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 60over 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.
- Barton County369
- Jasper County365
- Cedar County355
- Dade County352
- Lawrence County352
- Newton County347
- Vernon County344
- Bates County343
- Cass County343
- St. Clair County342
- Hickory County341
- Johnson County337
- McDonald County337
- Polk County337
- Barry County336
- Buchanan County330
- Camden County329
- Lafayette County326
- Greene County325
- Dallas County324
- Holt County323
- Christian County320
- Jackson County320
- Stone County320
- Andrew County319
- Platte County318
- Clay County317
- Henry County315
- Ray County314
- Clinton County311
- DeKalb County311
- Benton County310
- Webster County310
- Morgan County309
- Daviess County308
- Caldwell County306
- Laclede County306
- Taney County302
- Wright County302
- Nodaway County300
75 more counties
- Warren County300
- Gentry County299
- Harrison County298
- Douglas County297
- Franklin County296
- Atchison County294
- Livingston County292
- Pettis County292
- City of Saint Louis292
- Carroll County291
- Pike County291
- Jefferson County290
- Lincoln County290
- Saint Louis County290
- Worth County290
- Miller County289
- Pulaski County288
- Audrain County287
- Grundy County287
- Texas County287
- Callaway County285
- Ozark County285
- Saline County285
- Gasconade County283
- Osage County283
- Montgomery County282
- Saint Charles County282
- Chariton County280
- Cooper County280
- Ralls County280
- Phelps County278
- Washington County278
- Boone County277
- Moniteau County277
- Linn County276
- Cole County275
- Crawford County275
- Maries County275
- Monroe County275
- Macon County274
- Mercer County273
- Howard County272
- Marion County271
- Sainte Genevieve County271
- Sullivan County271
- Howell County269
- Randolph County269
- Saint Francois County266
- Adair County265
- Dent County261
- Shelby County259
- Iron County255
- Putnam County254
- Shannon County254
- Schuyler County250
- Oregon County247
- Lewis County246
- Madison County243
- Knox County242
- Reynolds County240
- Stoddard County234
- Cape Girardeau County231
- Clark County230
- New Madrid County229
- Pemiscot County227
- Mississippi County225
- Scott County225
- Bollinger County224
- Scotland County224
- Dunklin County222
- Butler County221
- Perry County221
- Wayne County219
- Carter County210
- Ripley County208
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton and 13 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 8 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Douglas, Dunklin and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Mississippi, New Madrid and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Scotland | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Boone, Caldwell, Callaway, Carroll and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter and 29 more | 8 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.