Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oklahoma, 2002
69 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
- 69
- Busiest month
- May21 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 13, 20024 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 23, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McCurtain | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Grant, Kay and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blaine, Creek, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, Hughes, McIntosh and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Marshall | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Carter, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Comanche, Custer, Dewey, Greer and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Johnston, Love and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Ellis, Grant, Harper, Major, Woods and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Custer, Dewey and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Ottawa | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Alfalfa, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McCurtain | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Jefferson, Love, Marshall | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Cleveland, Creek, Delaware, Garvin and 17 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington | 6 hr |
| May 7, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Delaware, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Washington | 5 hr |
| May 8, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ottawa | 6 hr |
| May 9, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Coal, Creek, Haskell, Hughes and 10 more | 5 hr |
| May 11, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woods and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Grant, Kay, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 12, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Coal and 26 more | 6 hr |
| May 12, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw and 15 more | 5 hr |
| May 16, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 6 hr |
| May 16, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 32 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 17, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 36 more | 5 hr |
| May 17, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Love | 5 hr |
| May 23, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills | 5 hr |
| May 23, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Kay, Noble, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Major, Noble and 6 more | 5 hr |
| May 26, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron, Texas | 6 hr |
| May 26, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harper and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Love | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Cleveland and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Choctaw and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Choctaw, Jefferson, Love, McCurtain, Marshall | 5 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Grant, Harper, Woods | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron, Texas | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 18, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 50 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 19, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Cherokee, Cleveland, Coal, Craig, Creek and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 1, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron, Texas | 5 hr |
| Oct 1, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Texas | 4 hr |
| Oct 3, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Johnston and 5 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dewey County19
- Alfalfa County18
- Grant County18
- Woods County18
- Blaine County17
- Kay County17
- Major County17
- Garfield County16
- Woodward County16
- Marshall County16
- Beckham County15
- Roger Mills County15
- Ottawa County14
- Caddo County14
- Canadian County14
- Custer County14
- Greer County14
- Carter County14
- Love County14
- Beaver County14
- Ellis County14
- Harper County14
- Kingfisher County13
- Washington County13
- Hughes County13
- Bryan County13
- Washita County13
- Jefferson County13
- Johnston County13
- Noble County12
- Creek County12
- McIntosh County12
- Okfuskee County12
- Okmulgee County12
- Seminole County12
- Comanche County12
- Kiowa County12
- Murray County12
- Cleveland County12
- Logan County11
37 more counties
- Nowata County11
- Osage County11
- Cherokee County11
- Haskell County11
- Craig County11
- Wagoner County11
- Muskogee County11
- Coal County11
- Pontotoc County11
- Lincoln County11
- Adair County10
- Sequoyah County10
- Delaware County10
- Mayes County10
- Rogers County10
- Tulsa County10
- Jackson County10
- Garvin County10
- Texas County10
- McClain County10
- Oklahoma County10
- Pottawatomie County10
- Pawnee County9
- Atoka County9
- Cotton County9
- Harmon County9
- Grady County9
- McCurtain County8
- Payne County8
- Latimer County8
- LeFlore County8
- Pittsburg County8
- Pushmataha County8
- Choctaw County8
- Stephens County8
- Tillman County7
- Cimarron 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. Rebuilt daily.