Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Tennessee, 2003
53 severe thunderstorm watches in 2003. 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 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 53
- Busiest month
- May16 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 11, 20034 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Henry and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Coffee, Davidson, DeKalb and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Decatur and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Bradley, Cannon, Cheatham and 43 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bledsoe, Bradley, Cannon, Clay, Coffee and 28 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 9:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lake, Obion | 5 hr |
| May 1, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Decatur and 25 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bledsoe, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland and 28 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bledsoe, Bradley, Chester, Coffee, Decatur and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fayette | 6 hr |
| May 3, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Johnson | 5 hr |
| May 7, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 25 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Pickett | 5 hr |
| May 11, 3:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bledsoe, Campbell, Cannon, Clay, Coffee and 25 more | 5 hr |
| May 11, 5:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke and 19 more | 5 hr |
| May 15, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Clay, Cumberland, Fentress and 13 more | 5 hr |
| May 15, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson, Sevier and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Cannon, Cheatham and 36 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Decatur, Franklin, Giles and 12 more | 4 hr |
| May 17, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Coffee and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 33 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Davidson and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bledsoe, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell and 54 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hancock | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Davidson and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Chester, Fayette, Giles, Hardeman, Hardin and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester and 45 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne and 21 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Shelby | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chester, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, McNairy, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Cannon, Carter and 45 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Crockett, Decatur and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Campbell, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Cumberland and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson and 4 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chester County18
- Fayette County18
- Hardeman County18
- Houston County17
- Humphreys County17
- Stewart County17
- Haywood County17
- Madison County17
- Hardin County17
- McNairy County17
- Wayne County17
- Anderson County16
- Union County16
- Carroll County16
- Henry County16
- Henderson County16
- Lewis County16
- Giles County16
- Rutherford County16
- Campbell County15
- Knox County15
- Loudon County15
- Benton County15
- Cheatham County15
- Davidson County15
- Dickson County15
- Sumner County15
- Trousdale County15
- Weakley County15
- Wilson County15
- Crockett County15
- Gibson County15
- Decatur County15
- Hickman County15
- Jackson County15
- Marshall County15
- Smith County15
- Bledsoe County15
- Cumberland County15
- White County15
55 more counties
- Hancock County14
- Monroe County14
- Robertson County14
- Shelby County14
- Bedford County14
- Cannon County14
- DeKalb County14
- Lawrence County14
- Lincoln County14
- Marion County14
- Warren County14
- Williamson County14
- Bradley County14
- Overton County14
- Putnam County14
- Rhea County14
- Sequatchie County14
- McMinn County14
- Meigs County14
- Roane County14
- Blount County13
- Claiborne County13
- Grainger County13
- Hamblen County13
- Polk County13
- Montgomery County13
- Tipton County13
- Perry County13
- Coffee County13
- Franklin County13
- Grundy County13
- Maury County13
- Moore County13
- Pickett County13
- Van Buren County13
- Fentress County13
- Scott County13
- Jefferson County12
- Lauderdale County12
- Macon County12
- Clay County12
- Hamilton County12
- Morgan County12
- Hawkins County11
- Dyer County11
- Obion County11
- Carter County10
- Sevier County10
- Cocke County9
- Greene County9
- Sullivan County9
- Unicoi County9
- Washington County9
- Johnson County8
- Lake County8
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.