Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Tennessee
792 severe thunderstorm watches since 1986. 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 since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 792
- Busiest year
- 200353 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 26over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Madison County237
- Fayette County234
- Hardeman County234
- Haywood County234
- Shelby County234
- Crockett County233
- Gibson County233
- McNairy County232
- Carroll County231
- Chester County231
- Tipton County229
- Dyer County228
- Lauderdale County228
- Hardin County226
- Rutherford County226
- Henderson County224
- Wilson County224
- Decatur County223
- Marshall County223
- Williamson County222
- Davidson County220
- Bedford County219
- Cannon County219
- Benton County217
- Henry County217
- Trousdale County217
- Weakley County216
- Obion County215
- Giles County214
- Lake County214
- Maury County214
- Sumner County214
- Putnam County213
- Warren County213
- DeKalb County212
- Lawrence County212
- Lewis County212
- Wayne County210
- Cheatham County209
- Dickson County209
55 more counties
- Humphreys County209
- Overton County209
- Smith County209
- White County209
- Coffee County208
- Grundy County208
- Van Buren County208
- Hickman County207
- Macon County205
- Perry County205
- Robertson County204
- Clay County203
- Jackson County203
- Pickett County202
- Fentress County201
- Houston County201
- Bledsoe County199
- Sequatchie County199
- Cumberland County198
- Lincoln County198
- Anderson County197
- Campbell County197
- Moore County197
- Montgomery County196
- Knox County194
- Roane County194
- Stewart County194
- Scott County193
- Union County193
- Loudon County192
- Morgan County192
- Marion County191
- Rhea County191
- Meigs County190
- Franklin County189
- Monroe County189
- Blount County187
- McMinn County185
- Hamilton County184
- Claiborne County183
- Bradley County178
- Polk County174
- Grainger County170
- Hancock County160
- Sevier County158
- Jefferson County157
- Hamblen County156
- Hawkins County143
- Washington County138
- Cocke County137
- Greene County136
- Unicoi County134
- Carter County131
- Sullivan County131
- Johnson County127
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon and 38 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne and 18 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Davidson, Decatur, Dickson and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll and 49 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 31 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
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.