Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas
2,676 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
- 2,676
- Busiest year
- 2023133 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 89over 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.
- Lipscomb County362
- Wilbarger County358
- Clay County356
- Hemphill County355
- Roberts County354
- Cottle County352
- Wichita County352
- Archer County347
- Jack County346
- Ochiltree County346
- Donley County345
- Foard County345
- Gray County342
- Hardeman County340
- Motley County340
- Wheeler County340
- Collingsworth County338
- Baylor County337
- Armstrong County336
- Hansford County336
- Collin County335
- King County335
- Dickens County332
- Palo Pinto County332
- Wise County332
- Childress County330
- Hutchinson County330
- Taylor County330
- Callahan County329
- Knox County329
- Floyd County328
- Montague County328
- Hunt County327
- Denton County326
- Hall County325
- Kent County323
- Nolan County321
- Parker County321
- Shackelford County321
- Young County321
214 more counties
- Crosby County320
- Sherman County320
- Moore County319
- Briscoe County318
- Throckmorton County318
- Cooke County317
- Carson County316
- Potter County316
- Randall County316
- Coleman County315
- Garza County315
- Stonewall County315
- Erath County313
- Dallas County312
- Fannin County312
- Hartley County312
- Jones County312
- Runnels County312
- Hale County311
- Coke County310
- Grayson County309
- Kaufman County309
- Rockwall County309
- Haskell County308
- Ellis County307
- Swisher County307
- Fisher County305
- Lubbock County304
- Dallam County303
- Stephens County302
- Tarrant County301
- Van Zandt County297
- Eastland County296
- Hood County295
- Lamb County294
- Lynn County294
- Rains County294
- Comanche County293
- Tom Green County293
- Castro County292
- Hill County289
- Somervell County288
- Brown County287
- Hockley County287
- Hopkins County287
- Sterling County286
- Navarro County285
- Henderson County284
- Delta County283
- Hamilton County283
- Concho County282
- Johnson County282
- Oldham County282
- Terry County282
- Bosque County280
- Lamar County280
- Irion County278
- McCulloch County278
- Deaf Smith County276
- Mills County276
- Mitchell County275
- San Saba County274
- Coryell County271
- Howard County270
- Upshur County270
- McLennan County267
- Scurry County267
- Titus County267
- Menard County265
- Franklin County264
- Gregg County264
- Lampasas County262
- Schleicher County261
- Parmer County260
- Smith County259
- Cass County258
- Sutton County258
- Marion County257
- Morris County257
- Camp County256
- Bailey County255
- Borden County255
- Bowie County255
- Mason County255
- Wood County255
- Bell County254
- Blanco County254
- Freestone County254
- Gillespie County254
- Burnet County253
- Red River County253
- Falls County252
- Harrison County252
- Kimble County252
- Limestone County251
- Crockett County250
- Glasscock County250
- Llano County249
- Cochran County248
- Martin County246
- Dawson County245
- Rusk County245
- Midland County244
- Panola County239
- Anderson County238
- Williamson County238
- Kerr County237
- Shelby County237
- Yoakum County236
- Cherokee County233
- Hays County232
- Travis County232
- Gaines County230
- Kendall County229
- Leon County228
- Bandera County227
- Edwards County227
- Reagan County226
- Nacogdoches County225
- Andrews County224
- Real County223
- Ector County222
- Milam County220
- Upton County216
- San Augustine County214
- Lee County210
- Robertson County210
- Bastrop County209
- Angelina County208
- Crane County208
- Sabine County208
- Medina County207
- Comal County206
- Caldwell County204
- Houston County202
- Val Verde County200
- Uvalde County197
- Pecos County195
- Polk County195
- Grimes County194
- Bexar County193
- Brazos County192
- Guadalupe County192
- Trinity County192
- Madison County191
- Walker County190
- San Jacinto County189
- Burleson County188
- Fayette County187
- Montgomery County186
- Washington County183
- Kinney County180
- Wilson County179
- Zavala County179
- Winkler County177
- Lavaca County176
- Frio County175
- Gonzales County175
- Waller County175
- Liberty County174
- Newton County173
- Austin County170
- DeWitt County169
- Jasper County169
- Atascosa County168
- Tyler County168
- Terrell County166
- Colorado County162
- Ward County162
- Karnes County160
- Harris County157
- Fort Bend County153
- Hardin County150
- Maverick County149
- Loving County148
- Dimmit County147
- Chambers County143
- Wharton County141
- Brazoria County137
- Reeves County137
- Orange County134
- La Salle County132
- McMullen County131
- Jefferson County125
- Goliad County124
- Jackson County123
- Galveston County121
- Live Oak County121
- Victoria County121
- Bee County119
- Duval County116
- Webb County109
- Jim Wells County106
- Matagorda County106
- Brewster County102
- Refugio County96
- Calhoun County95
- Kleberg County94
- San Patricio County92
- Aransas County91
- Culberson County88
- Nueces County87
- Brooks County85
- Jim Hogg County80
- Jeff Davis County79
- Zapata County71
- Kenedy County67
- Starr County67
- Hidalgo County64
- Willacy County54
- Cameron County52
- Presidio County52
- Hudspeth County38
- El Paso County27
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Wheeler | 8 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Rusk and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hartley | 7 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Bosque and 78 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Deaf Smith and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hemphill and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran and 26 more | 6 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. Rebuilt daily.