Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Tennessee, 1998
44 severe thunderstorm watches in 1998. 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 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 44
- Busiest month
- June18 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 25, 19985 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 17, 8:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Decatur and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 11:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Cumberland, Fentress, Grainger and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lake, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Shelby | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 38 more | 6 hr |
| May 20, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 21, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Davidson and 24 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Clay, Cocke and 19 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bledsoe, Bradley, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay and 46 more | 4 hr |
| May 25, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Montgomery | 6 hr |
| May 25, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Macon, Robertson | 5 hr |
| May 25, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland and 14 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell and 60 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Cannon and 51 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Johnson, Unicoi | 6 hr |
| May 26, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon and 30 more | 5 hr |
| May 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Macon, Pickett, Sumner | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Cannon, Cheatham and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bradley, Chester, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hamilton and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Davidson and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Knox and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 44 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Claiborne | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Bradley, Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 10, 10:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Davidson, DeKalb and 26 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Campbell County16
- Knox County16
- Union County16
- Hawkins County15
- Washington County15
- Loudon County15
- Morgan County15
- Roane County15
- Sequatchie County15
- Cocke County14
- Hancock County14
- Anderson County14
- Blount County14
- Clay County14
- Fentress County14
- Putnam County14
- Rhea County14
- Scott County14
- Van Buren County14
- White County14
- Grainger County14
- Carter County13
- Greene County13
- Hamblen County13
- Johnson County13
- Unicoi County13
- Bledsoe County13
- Cumberland County13
- McMinn County13
- Macon County13
- Meigs County13
- Monroe County13
- Warren County13
- Claiborne County13
- Sullivan County12
- Cannon County12
- DeKalb County12
- Hamilton County12
- Marion County12
- Pickett County12
55 more counties
- Rutherford County12
- Montgomery County12
- Robertson County12
- Jefferson County12
- Sevier County12
- Bradley County11
- Franklin County11
- Grundy County11
- Jackson County11
- Overton County11
- Trousdale County11
- Cheatham County11
- Houston County11
- Humphreys County11
- Perry County11
- Davidson County11
- Sumner County11
- Lincoln County10
- Moore County10
- Polk County10
- Smith County10
- Wilson County10
- Decatur County10
- Dickson County10
- Hickman County10
- Lawrence County10
- Stewart County10
- Wayne County10
- Maury County10
- Williamson County10
- Bedford County9
- Coffee County9
- Benton County9
- Carroll County9
- Hardin County9
- Henderson County9
- Lewis County9
- Giles County9
- Chester County8
- Henry County8
- Madison County8
- Marshall County8
- Haywood County7
- McNairy County7
- Crockett County6
- Dyer County6
- Gibson County6
- Weakley County6
- Hardeman County5
- Obion County5
- Lake County5
- Lauderdale County5
- Shelby County5
- Fayette County4
- Tipton 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.