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Tornado Watches in Missouri, 2008

67 tornado watches in 2008. 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.

Tornado Watches by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Watches
67
Busiest month
May18 tornado watches
Busiest day
December 27, 20087 tornado watches

Over time

By month

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Audrain, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone and 48 more146 days
Jan 7, 4:02 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Christian, McDonald, Newton, Stone, Taney5 hr
Jan 7, 7:48 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPCAudrain, Barry, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Callaway and 55 more9 hr
Jan 8, 8:34 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCButler, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley and 2 more5 hr
Jan 8, 1:26 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCPemiscot8 hr
Jan 29, 11:32 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent and 24 more7 hr
Feb 5, 12:39 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Christian, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon and 7 more7 hr
Feb 5, 3:09 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPCBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Iron and 12 more9 hr
Mar 18, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCDunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot11 hr
Mar 31, 8:44 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 23 more7 hr
Mar 31, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 17 more6 hr
Mar 31, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Christian, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede and 10 more7 hr
Mar 31, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, New Madrid and 6 more7 hr
Apr 8, 2:52 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, McDonald, Newton6 hr
Apr 10, 3:28 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Iron and 10 more7 hr
Apr 10, 7:44 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCDent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon and 2 more2 hr
Apr 10, 9:51 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison and 11 more7 hr
Apr 10, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Audrain, Clark, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 15 more5 hr
Apr 10, 5:03 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCMississippi6 hr
Apr 25, 1:13 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAndrew, Atchison, Holt, Nodaway5 hr
Apr 25, 3:41 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClark4 hr
May 1, 5:36 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAndrew, Barton, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 32 more7 hr
May 2, 12:53 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Andrew, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton and 46 more6 hr
May 2, 8:49 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCDunklin, Pemiscot6 hr
May 2, 10:44 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCMississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard9 hr
May 2, 1:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCPemiscot6 hr
May 10, 11:29 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass and 23 more9 hr
May 10, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCDunklin, Pemiscot10 hr
May 10, 6:51 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCBarry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas and 17 more7 hr
May 13, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Cedar, Dade and 10 more5 hr
May 25, 1:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 24 more7 hr
May 25, 3:30 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCClark, Scotland5 hr
May 25, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClark, Scotland6 hr
May 25, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more3 hr
May 29, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry and 10 more8 hr
May 30, 1:19 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCClark, Scotland8 hr
May 30, 7:56 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCClark, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Scotland, Shelby6 hr
May 30, 1:56 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAudrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade and 16 more8 hr
May 30, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Barton, Bates, Benton, Caldwell, Camden and 36 more7 hr
May 31, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas and 14 more4 hr
Jun 2, 10:57 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas and 6 more7 hr
Jun 2, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCChristian, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Oregon and 7 more4 hr
Jun 3, 3:31 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAudrain, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe and 6 more10 hr
Jun 3, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Andrew, Audrain, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell and 40 more7 hr
Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCLincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren and 1 more8 hr
Jun 4, 2:06 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade and 15 more5 hr
Jun 4, 8:49 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAtchison, Nodaway7 hr
Jun 4, 11:56 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClark, Scotland5 hr
Jun 5, 4:50 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPCAndrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass and 14 more7 hr
Jun 5, 9:43 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Benton, Boone and 54 more7 hr
Jun 6, 12:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter and 48 more9 hr
Jun 11, 2:52 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAtchison, Holt, Nodaway7 hr
Jun 11, 9:46 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess and 11 more5 hr
Jun 12, 1:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClark, Scotland7 hr
Jun 12, 3:06 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAdair, Audrain, Bates, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell and 32 more7 hr
Jun 12, 7:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClark, Scotland6 hr
Jul 24, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAndrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass and 13 more6 hr
Jul 30, 5:21 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Crawford, Dent and 22 more5 hr
Sep 12, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBates, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Cooper, Henry and 8 more6 hr
Sep 14, 1:57 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCDunklin, Pemiscot8 hr
Dec 26, 9:51 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton and 13 more7 hr
Dec 27, 12:03 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAudrain, Barry, Barton, Benton, Boone, Callaway and 40 more7 hr
Dec 27, 1:35 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCKnox, Lewis, Marion, Shelby7 hr
Dec 27, 4:30 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAudrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone and 69 more8 hr
Dec 27, 10:58 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCChristian, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Lincoln and 14 more8 hr
Dec 27, 12:45 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCCrawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Madison and 8 more5 hr
Dec 27, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi and 7 more5 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

75 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. December 27, 20087tornado watches
  2. April 10, 20085tornado watches
  3. May 30, 20085tornado watches
  4. March 31, 20084tornado watches
  5. May 2, 20084tornado watches
  6. January 8, 20083tornado watches
  7. May 10, 20083tornado watches
  8. June 3, 20083tornado watches
  9. June 5, 20083tornado watches
  10. June 12, 20083tornado watches
  11. January 7, 20082tornado watches
  12. February 5, 20082tornado watches

Nearby

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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. Rebuilt daily.