Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri, 2023
59 severe thunderstorm watches in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 59
- Busiest month
- July21 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 7, 20234 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 15, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Christian and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Cass, Cedar, Chariton and 14 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Barry, Barton, Benton, Boone, Callaway and 51 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Barry, Barton, Benton, Boone, Callaway and 42 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 7 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Barry, Boone, Callaway, Christian, Cole and 41 more | 7 hr |
| May 6, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Scotland | 7 hr |
| May 7, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cape Girardeau, Jefferson, Mississippi, Perry, Saint Charles, Sainte Genevieve and 3 more | 10 hr |
| May 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Scotland | 10 hr |
| May 7, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 6 hr |
| May 7, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton and 29 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Benton, Bollinger, Butler, Camden and 49 more | 10 hr |
| May 9, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cedar and 16 more | 6 hr |
| May 12, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 8 hr |
| May 13, 12:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Perry and 9 more | 7 hr |
| May 14, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Callaway, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard | 5 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Buchanan, Caldwell and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Bollinger, Boone, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Cole and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton and 18 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent and 34 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt, Nodaway | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clark, Daviess and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass and 44 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Barton, Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell and 26 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Christian, Cole and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Camden, Crawford, Dallas, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade and 21 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone and 64 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Mississippi | 7 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 8:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter and 34 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Madison and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atchison | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 29, 7:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Carroll, Chariton and 43 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, Perry, Scott | 5 hr |
| Jul 30, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Camden and 45 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Benton, Boone, Caldwell, Callaway, Camden and 41 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Chariton, Clark, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Carter, Crawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone and 47 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 23, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 23, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 17 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Wright County18
- Laclede County17
- Cass County16
- Jefferson County16
- Washington County16
- Christian County15
- Douglas County15
- Iron County15
- Taney County15
- Texas County15
- Dallas County15
- Webster County15
- Benton County15
- Camden County15
- Crawford County15
- Franklin County15
- Gasconade County15
- Maries County15
- Sainte Genevieve County15
- Warren County15
- Barry County14
- Dent County14
- Perry County14
- Reynolds County14
- Stone County14
- Dade County14
- Greene County14
- Jasper County14
- Newton County14
- Phelps County14
- Polk County14
- Pulaski County14
- Barton County14
- Johnson County14
- St. Clair County14
- Callaway County14
- Miller County14
- Saint Charles County14
- Saint Francois County14
- Saint Louis County14
75 more counties
- City of Saint Louis14
- Madison County13
- Ozark County13
- Lawrence County13
- Daviess County13
- Livingston County13
- Cedar County13
- Henry County13
- Hickory County13
- Vernon County13
- Cole County13
- Lincoln County13
- Montgomery County13
- Morgan County13
- Osage County13
- Mississippi County12
- Scott County12
- Shannon County12
- McDonald County12
- Caldwell County12
- Jackson County12
- Lafayette County12
- Ray County12
- Pettis County12
- Audrain County12
- Boone County12
- Moniteau County12
- Cape Girardeau County11
- Howell County11
- Oregon County11
- Andrew County11
- Buchanan County11
- Carroll County11
- Clay County11
- Clinton County11
- Grundy County11
- Bates County11
- Bollinger County10
- Holt County10
- Nodaway County10
- Platte County10
- Cooper County10
- Saline County10
- Monroe County10
- Pike County10
- Shelby County10
- Butler County9
- New Madrid County9
- Stoddard County9
- Wayne County9
- DeKalb County9
- Gentry County9
- Harrison County9
- Worth County9
- Chariton County9
- Howard County9
- Marion County9
- Ralls County9
- Atchison County9
- Carter County8
- Ripley County8
- Randolph County8
- Linn County8
- Mercer County7
- Dunklin County7
- Pemiscot County7
- Lewis County7
- Clark County7
- Macon County7
- Scotland County6
- Adair County6
- Knox County6
- Sullivan County6
- Putnam County4
- Schuyler County4
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.