Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oklahoma, 2020
57 severe thunderstorm watches in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 57
- Busiest month
- May17 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 8, 20203 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 10, 7:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Garfield, Grant and 12 more | 67 days |
| Mar 23, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Craig, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Garvin, Jefferson and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Garvin, Johnston and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 22, 8:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Cherokee, Coal, Craig, Creek and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 26 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McCurtain | 9 hr |
| May 4, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Jefferson and 7 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 21 more | 7 hr |
| May 7, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Beckham, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal and 24 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McCurtain | 7 hr |
| May 13, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Harmon and 6 more | 9 hr |
| May 13, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton and 10 more | 4 hr |
| May 15, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Beckham, Bryan, Caddo, Carter, Choctaw and 25 more | 8 hr |
| May 21, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Texas | 7 hr |
| May 21, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Canadian, Dewey, Ellis and 14 more | 8 hr |
| May 22, 5:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Atoka, Cherokee, Cleveland, Coal, Creek and 21 more | 6 hr |
| May 22, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson, Love and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Carter, Cleveland, Coal and 16 more | 8 hr |
| May 22, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg and 2 more | 8 hr |
| May 23, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Beckham, Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Jackson and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 23, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton and 13 more | 4 hr |
| May 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Beckham, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Texas | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron, Cotton, Harmon, Jackson, Tillman | 9 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bryan, Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, Johnston, Love and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian and 40 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, LeFlore and 12 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Craig, Ottawa | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Alfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cherokee and 43 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Comanche, Cotton and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Ellis, Harper, Major, Texas, Woods and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron, Texas | 5 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 7 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Carter, Choctaw, Cleveland and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 30, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McCurtain | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron | 7 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Creek, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cimarron | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Johnston and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beckham, Caddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton and 30 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Beaver, Beckham, Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Harper and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 24, 1:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 24, 8:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg and 2 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Garvin County19
- Stephens County19
- Cotton County19
- Carter County18
- Murray County18
- Jefferson County17
- Love County17
- Comanche County17
- Johnston County16
- Marshall County16
- Caddo County16
- Cleveland County16
- McClain County16
- Grady County15
- Ellis County14
- Atoka County14
- Pontotoc County14
- Beaver County14
- Tillman County14
- Bryan County13
- LeFlore County13
- Beckham County13
- Greer County13
- Pottawatomie County13
- Roger Mills County12
- Coal County12
- Canadian County12
- Kiowa County12
- Oklahoma County12
- Washita County12
- Jackson County12
- Kingfisher County11
- Noble County11
- Haskell County11
- Latimer County11
- Pushmataha County11
- Seminole County11
- Harmon County11
- Dewey County10
- Logan County10
37 more counties
- Major County10
- Harper County10
- Woodward County10
- Choctaw County10
- Hughes County10
- Pittsburg County10
- Cimarron County10
- Texas County10
- Blaine County9
- Custer County9
- Garfield County9
- Osage County9
- Payne County9
- Woods County9
- McCurtain County9
- Sequoyah County9
- Grant County8
- Kay County8
- Pawnee County8
- Washington County8
- Rogers County8
- Tulsa County8
- Lincoln County8
- Okmulgee County8
- Alfalfa County7
- Nowata County7
- Mayes County7
- Creek County7
- McIntosh County7
- Muskogee County7
- Okfuskee County7
- Craig County6
- Wagoner County6
- Adair County5
- Cherokee County5
- Delaware County4
- Ottawa 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.