Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Missouri, 2026
56 severe thunderstorm watches in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 56
- Busiest month
- April19 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 27, 20264 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Christian and 24 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 7:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Carroll, Cass, Cedar and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Howell, Oregon, Ozark | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, Holt and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Mercer and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, McDonald, Newton, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Christian, Crawford and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 16 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Scotland | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Cooper and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Cape Girardeau and 32 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bates, Cass, Cedar, Cooper and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 24 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cole, Crawford and 17 more | 6 hr |
| May 16, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Holt | 9 hr |
| May 16, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess and 12 more | 4 hr |
| May 18, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Clark, Cole, Knox and 7 more | 4 hr |
| May 18, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Benton, Cedar, Dade, Hickory and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Mississippi, New Madrid and 5 more | 3 hr |
| May 31, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Cedar and 18 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Howell, McDonald, Oregon and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cedar and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone and 56 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Linn and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Barton, Bates, Benton, Caldwell, Camden and 35 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Jasper and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter and 34 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 19 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott, Stoddard | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cass and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter and 29 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audrain, Boone, Caldwell, Callaway, Carroll and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clark, Scotland | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Mississippi, New Madrid and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bates, Cass, Clay, Henry, Jackson, Johnson and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Douglas, Dunklin and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 8 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 19, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton and 13 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McDonald County16
- Barton County16
- Cedar County16
- Barry County15
- Dade County15
- Jasper County15
- Cass County14
- Clay County14
- Johnson County14
- Newton County14
- Platte County14
- Lawrence County13
- Stone County13
- Bates County13
- Jackson County13
- Lafayette County13
- Vernon County13
- Christian County12
- Douglas County12
- Hickory County12
- St. Clair County12
- Andrew County12
- Greene County11
- Stoddard County11
- Taney County11
- Texas County11
- Henry County11
- Pettis County11
- Ray County11
- Dallas County11
- Laclede County11
- Polk County11
- Clinton County11
- Holt County11
- Bollinger County10
- Butler County10
- Cape Girardeau County10
- Carter County10
- Howell County10
- Iron County10
75 more counties
- Madison County10
- Mississippi County10
- New Madrid County10
- Reynolds County10
- Ripley County10
- Scott County10
- Wayne County10
- Webster County10
- Benton County10
- Saline County10
- Camden County10
- Pulaski County10
- Nodaway County10
- Phelps County10
- Dent County9
- Oregon County9
- Ozark County9
- Wright County9
- Crawford County9
- Washington County9
- Cooper County9
- Atchison County9
- Buchanan County9
- Shannon County8
- Jefferson County8
- Saint Francois County8
- Carroll County8
- Howard County8
- Gentry County8
- Harrison County8
- Caldwell County8
- Daviess County8
- Morgan County8
- Boone County7
- Callaway County7
- Franklin County7
- Gasconade County7
- Osage County7
- Sainte Genevieve County7
- Dunklin County7
- Pemiscot County7
- Worth County7
- Maries County7
- DeKalb County7
- Linn County7
- Livingston County7
- Cole County7
- Perry County6
- Audrain County6
- Montgomery County6
- Saint Charles County6
- Saint Louis County6
- Warren County6
- City of Saint Louis6
- Chariton County6
- Mercer County6
- Putnam County6
- Grundy County6
- Sullivan County6
- Moniteau County6
- Randolph County5
- Schuyler County5
- Miller County5
- Lincoln County4
- Pike County4
- Macon County4
- Monroe County4
- Ralls County4
- Adair County4
- Clark County3
- Scotland County3
- Marion County3
- Shelby County3
- Knox County2
- Lewis County2
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.