Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri, 2002
73 severe thunderstorm watches in 2002. 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 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 73
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- May24 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 19, 20027 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 12:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott, Stoddard | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Platte | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Carroll, Chariton and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 11:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Butler and 46 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 12:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Camden and 53 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt, Nodaway, Worth | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Clark, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Camden, Carroll and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Camden, Cape Girardeau and 43 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Madison, Mississippi and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone, Callaway and 44 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Pike, Saint Charles and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Benton, Buchanan and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Crawford and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, McDonald, Newton | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Clark and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Butler, Carter, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dent, Douglas and 18 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 9:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Christian and 33 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Clark and 31 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid, Perry, Scott | 5 hr |
| May 5, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell and 27 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Boone, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole and 36 more | 4 hr |
| May 6, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dallas and 30 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Bates, Benton, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell and 26 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden and 31 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dent, Douglas and 17 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 16 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison | 5 hr |
| May 7, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Iron, Madison and 12 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Franklin and 20 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Scotland | 5 hr |
| May 12, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Henry, Jasper, St. Clair, Vernon | 6 hr |
| May 12, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 17 more | 6 hr |
| May 12, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Madison and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Carter, Christian, Douglas, Howell, Oregon and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 4 hr |
| May 13, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 4 hr |
| May 31, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Lewis, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Marion and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Cass, Cedar, Dade and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Scotland | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Caldwell, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Callaway, Camden, Carter, Cole, Crawford and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Stone | 5 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Worth | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Clark, Knox, Scotland | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Holt | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Mercer and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Barton, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 3, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte | 5 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass and 29 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Franklin County18
- Laclede County17
- Camden County16
- Dallas County16
- Jefferson County16
- Wright County16
- Cedar County15
- Douglas County15
- Hickory County15
- Polk County15
- Pulaski County15
- St. Clair County15
- Texas County15
- Saint Charles County15
- Johnson County14
- Barton County14
- Bates County14
- Christian County14
- Crawford County14
- Dade County14
- Howell County14
- Jasper County14
- Ozark County14
- Phelps County14
- Sainte Genevieve County14
- Webster County14
- Gasconade County14
- Saint Louis County14
- Warren County14
- City of Saint Louis14
- Buchanan County13
- Adair County13
- Boone County13
- Moniteau County13
- Montgomery County13
- Pettis County13
- Schuyler County13
- Dent County13
- Greene County13
- Henry County13
75 more counties
- Iron County13
- Lawrence County13
- Madison County13
- Maries County13
- Miller County13
- Morgan County13
- Perry County13
- Saint Francois County13
- Shannon County13
- Vernon County13
- Washington County13
- Clinton County12
- Platte County12
- Clay County12
- Lafayette County12
- Putnam County12
- Callaway County12
- Cooper County12
- Linn County12
- Saline County12
- Scotland County12
- Benton County12
- Bollinger County12
- Carter County12
- Osage County12
- Stoddard County11
- Daviess County11
- DeKalb County11
- Caldwell County11
- Cass County11
- Grundy County11
- Livingston County11
- Chariton County11
- Howard County11
- Macon County11
- Pike County11
- Randolph County11
- Barry County11
- Newton County11
- Oregon County11
- Reynolds County11
- Stone County11
- Taney County11
- Cape Girardeau County11
- Cole County11
- Lincoln County11
- Dunklin County10
- New Madrid County10
- Pemiscot County10
- Jackson County10
- Mercer County10
- Ray County10
- Sullivan County10
- Carroll County10
- Clark County10
- Butler County10
- Wayne County10
- Mississippi County9
- Scott County9
- Gentry County9
- Harrison County9
- Holt County9
- Worth County9
- Monroe County9
- Ripley County9
- Andrew County8
- Nodaway County8
- Audrain County8
- Knox County8
- Ralls County8
- Shelby County8
- McDonald County8
- Atchison County7
- Lewis County7
- Marion 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.