Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri, 2003
99 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
- 99
- Busiest month
- May24 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 10, 20034 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Cass, Cedar, Christian and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Christian, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cedar and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone and 44 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Dent, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot | 5 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Pemiscot | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Cass, Cooper, Henry, Howard and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Callaway, Camden, Christian, Cole, Cooper and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Franklin, Iron and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Cass, Cooper, Henry, Jackson and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Christian and 35 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Cedar, Dade, Jasper and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Butler and 47 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cass and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 9:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi and 6 more | 5 hr |
| May 4, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass and 15 more | 6 hr |
| May 4, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Bates, Benton and 73 more | 6 hr |
| May 4, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Bollinger, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Clark and 28 more | 6 hr |
| May 4, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade and 17 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 7:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cedar and 22 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cole, Crawford, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron and 16 more | 4 hr |
| May 8, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Cass, Cedar and 12 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 27 more | 7 hr |
| May 8, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Macon and 14 more | 4 hr |
| May 8, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Chariton, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Linn and 9 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis | 6 hr |
| May 9, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Barton, Bates, Benton, Caldwell, Carroll and 36 more | 6 hr |
| May 10, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew | 5 hr |
| May 10, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 25 more | 5 hr |
| May 10, 5:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Clark, Cole, Franklin and 19 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Holt, Nodaway, Worth | 5 hr |
| May 14, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Putnam, Schuyler | 5 hr |
| May 14, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln | 5 hr |
| May 14, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Madison and 9 more | 4 hr |
| May 16, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, McDonald, Newton, Stone | 5 hr |
| May 16, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Christian, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McDonald | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Butler and 53 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Cedar and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Dent and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Platte | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison, Holt | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Worth | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Barton, Bates, Benton and 51 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Clark, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atchison, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Clark, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Ralls, Scotland and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone and 49 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Cass, Cedar, Christian and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Camden, Dallas, Douglas, Hickory, Howell and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Ozark and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Bollinger, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Bollinger, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carter and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Camden, Carter, Cole, Crawford, Dallas and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Camden, Christian, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, McDonald, Newton, Stone, Taney | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Iron, Madison and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dent, Dunklin and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Cole, Cooper and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Carter, Douglas, Dunklin, Howell, Mississippi and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Douglas, Dunklin, Howell, Ozark | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cedar and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 21 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland | 5 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Benton, Boone, Caldwell, Callaway and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Cass, Jasper, Vernon | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cedar and 30 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 13, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Jasper and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark and 2 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jasper County27
- Barton County26
- Cedar County26
- Hickory County26
- Polk County26
- Christian County25
- St. Clair County25
- Vernon County25
- Dade County24
- Greene County24
- Lawrence County24
- Bates County23
- Camden County23
- Webster County23
- Stone County22
- Dallas County22
- Douglas County22
- Wright County22
- Barry County21
- Newton County21
- Laclede County21
- Benton County20
- Cass County20
- McDonald County20
- Taney County20
- Pulaski County20
- Franklin County20
- Phelps County19
- Henry County18
- Johnson County18
- Lafayette County18
- Ozark County18
- Howell County18
- Shelby County18
- Jackson County17
- Lincoln County17
- Warren County17
- Jefferson County17
- Saint Charles County17
- Saint Louis County17
75 more counties
- Washington County17
- City of Saint Louis17
- Texas County17
- Ralls County17
- Morgan County16
- Gasconade County16
- Iron County16
- Sainte Genevieve County16
- Macon County16
- Schuyler County16
- Marion County16
- Monroe County16
- Cooper County15
- Saline County15
- Miller County15
- Osage County15
- Pike County15
- Madison County15
- Saint Francois County15
- Atchison County15
- Daviess County15
- Holt County15
- Nodaway County15
- Cape Girardeau County15
- Pettis County14
- Audrain County14
- Cole County14
- Maries County14
- Moniteau County14
- Ray County14
- Dent County14
- Reynolds County14
- Adair County14
- Clay County14
- Putnam County14
- Worth County14
- Bollinger County14
- Perry County14
- Lewis County14
- Clark County14
- Scotland County14
- Callaway County13
- Howard County13
- Montgomery County13
- Andrew County13
- Harrison County13
- Linn County13
- Mercer County13
- Platte County13
- Oregon County13
- Randolph County13
- Knox County13
- Crawford County12
- New Madrid County12
- Gentry County12
- Grundy County12
- Sullivan County12
- Scott County12
- Shannon County12
- Stoddard County12
- Wayne County12
- Chariton County12
- Boone County11
- DeKalb County11
- Butler County11
- Carter County11
- Mississippi County11
- Buchanan County10
- Caldwell County10
- Clinton County10
- Livingston County10
- Ripley County10
- Carroll County10
- Dunklin County8
- Pemiscot County8
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.