Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oklahoma, 2016
49 severe thunderstorm watches in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 49
- Busiest month
- April13 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 10, 20163 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 29, 7:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 59 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa | 4 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Haskell, Latimer and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 20, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Tillman | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Delaware, Haskell and 13 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McCurtain | 7 hr |
| May 9, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Alfalfa, Blaine, Canadian, Cherokee, Cleveland and 31 more | 10 hr |
| May 11, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cleveland, Coal and 21 more | 7 hr |
| May 13, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian and 21 more | 8 hr |
| May 16, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 11 hr |
| May 16, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 24 more | 6 hr |
| May 21, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron, Texas | 7 hr |
| May 22, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 23, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Cotton, Jackson, Jefferson, Love, Marshall and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 23, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Custer, Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Jackson and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 24, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Coal, Creek, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer and 16 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 35 more | 7 hr |
| May 29, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Cimarron, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Roger Mills and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woodward | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Comanche, Cotton, Harmon, Jackson, Tillman | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Ellis, Grant, Harper, Kay, Woods and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 45 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Kay, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Washington | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McCurtain | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Greer and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Comanche and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron, Texas | 10 hr |
| Oct 4, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Creek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 35 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 27, 11:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Hughes and 9 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jackson County19
- Harmon County18
- Comanche County17
- Greer County17
- Tillman County17
- Kiowa County16
- Beckham County15
- Caddo County15
- Grady County15
- Stephens County15
- Washita County15
- Blaine County14
- Canadian County14
- Cotton County14
- Jefferson County14
- Roger Mills County14
- Carter County13
- Custer County13
- Pottawatomie County13
- Cleveland County12
- Garvin County12
- Kay County12
- Kingfisher County12
- McClain County12
- Murray County12
- Pontotoc County12
- Grant County11
- Lincoln County11
- Logan County11
- Oklahoma County11
- Seminole County11
- Alfalfa County11
- Ellis County11
- Garfield County10
- Latimer County10
- Love County10
- McIntosh County10
- Muskogee County10
- Noble County10
- Payne County10
37 more counties
- Pittsburg County10
- Pushmataha County10
- Dewey County10
- Major County10
- Adair County9
- Coal County9
- Craig County9
- Creek County9
- Haskell County9
- Hughes County9
- Osage County9
- Ottawa County9
- Pawnee County9
- Sequoyah County9
- Wagoner County9
- Woodward County9
- Cherokee County8
- Delaware County8
- LeFlore County8
- Mayes County8
- Nowata County8
- Okfuskee County8
- Okmulgee County8
- Woods County8
- Choctaw County7
- Johnston County7
- Marshall County7
- Tulsa County7
- Washington County7
- Beaver County7
- Cimarron County7
- Texas County7
- Harper County7
- Atoka County6
- Bryan County6
- Rogers County6
- McCurtain 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. Rebuilt daily.