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Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 1997
93 severe thunderstorm watches in 1997. 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 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 93
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- May32 severe thunderstorm watches
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- April 22, 19975 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 23, 2:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bastrop, Bell, Brazos, Burleson, Camp and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Sabine and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Aransas, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Gregg, Hardin, Harrison, Jasper, Jefferson and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Camp, Collin, Dallas, Delta, Ellis, Fannin and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Austin, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Childress | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Bell, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Callahan and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Delta, Fannin and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Nacogdoches, Panola and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Coryell and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Collin and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardeman | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Bastrop, Bell, Brazos, Burleson and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Concho, Coryell and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Callahan, Clay, Coleman, Collin, Comanche and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Collin and 32 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 22, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Collin and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Coke, Crane, Dawson, Ector and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Austin, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar, Blanco and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Caldwell, Calhoun and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Panola and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Chambers, Fort Bend, Grimes, Hardin, Harris and 17 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 6, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Crane, Crockett, Dawson and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Dawson and 27 more | 6 hr |
| May 6, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baylor, Borden, Coke, Cottle, Crane, Crockett and 35 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 20 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Baylor, Borden, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens and 16 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Foard and 13 more | 7 hr |
| May 8, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Childress and 28 more | 4 hr |
| May 8, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Coke, Crane, Crosby, Dawson and 24 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Camp, Coleman, Collin and 42 more | 5 hr |
| May 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Coke, Crane, Dawson, Ector and 17 more | 4 hr |
| May 15, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho and 18 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brown, Burnet and 34 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Bee, Brazoria, Brooks, Calhoun, DeWitt and 18 more | 5 hr |
| May 19, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Brown, Coleman, Collin, Comanche, Concho and 27 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle and 22 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran and 29 more | 5 hr |
| May 24, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth and 28 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Dallas, Delta and 15 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 28, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Colorado, DeWitt, Fort Bend, Goliad, Jackson and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Foard and 10 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 6:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta and 20 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie | 6 hr |
| May 30, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Coleman, Collin, Comanche and 30 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Coke and 24 more | 5 hr |
| May 30, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Frio and 8 more | 4 hr |
| May 31, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette and 17 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Coke, Concho, Edwards, Frio, Glasscock and 17 more | 4 hr |
| May 31, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Duval and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reeves and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Childress and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Camp, Cass, Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Bosque, Clay, Cooke, Dallas, Denton and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Collin, Dallas, Denton and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Childress and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Coke, Coleman and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Bandera, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, DeWitt, Duval, Goliad and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Edwards, Kinney, Real, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burnet, Concho, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Brazoria, Caldwell, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, Duval and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran and 32 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Donley, Gray and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Cherokee and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Foard, Hardeman, Wichita, Wilbarger | 4 hr |
| Aug 21, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardeman | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Freestone, Harrison, Henderson and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 6 hr |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 10 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Kent County18
- Dickens County17
- King County17
- Garza County16
- Stonewall County16
- Dallas County15
- Rockwall County15
- Upshur County15
- Collin County15
- Childress County15
- Lynn County15
- Scurry County15
- Gregg County14
- Kaufman County14
- Rusk County14
- Briscoe County14
- Cottle County14
- Hardeman County14
- Dawson County14
- Harrison County13
- Hill County13
- Hunt County13
- Collingsworth County13
- Donley County13
- Hall County13
- Roberts County13
- Crosby County13
- Motley County13
- Borden County13
- Terry County13
- Ellis County12
- Marion County12
- Rains County12
- Smith County12
- Van Zandt County12
- Wood County12
- Victoria County12
- Denton County12
- Armstrong County12
- Hemphill County12
212 more counties
- Swisher County12
- Floyd County12
- Foard County12
- Coke County12
- Camp County11
- Cherokee County11
- Henderson County11
- Panola County11
- Shelby County11
- Refugio County11
- Delta County11
- Grayson County11
- Archer County11
- Johnson County11
- Palo Pinto County11
- Tarrant County11
- Wichita County11
- Mason County11
- Gray County11
- Hutchinson County11
- Wheeler County11
- Haskell County11
- Knox County11
- Lubbock County11
- Baylor County11
- Fisher County11
- Gaines County11
- Martin County11
- Mitchell County11
- Sterling County11
- Nacogdoches County10
- Angelina County10
- Jackson County10
- Burnet County10
- Clay County10
- Coleman County10
- Concho County10
- Hood County10
- Jack County10
- McCulloch County10
- Menard County10
- Parker County10
- Wise County10
- Young County10
- Kerr County10
- Llano County10
- Carson County10
- Hansford County10
- Lipscomb County10
- Ochiltree County10
- Kimble County10
- Andrews County10
- Howard County10
- Nolan County10
- Navarro County9
- Trinity County9
- Newton County9
- Sabine County9
- Cass County9
- Franklin County9
- Morris County9
- San Augustine County9
- Titus County9
- Calhoun County9
- Lavaca County9
- Fannin County9
- Bosque County9
- Comanche County9
- Cooke County9
- Erath County9
- Lampasas County9
- Montague County9
- Somervell County9
- Throckmorton County9
- Bandera County9
- Gillespie County9
- Moore County9
- Randall County9
- Hale County9
- Real County9
- Goliad County9
- Wilbarger County9
- Ector County9
- Glasscock County9
- Irion County9
- Midland County9
- Reagan County9
- Tom Green County9
- DeWitt County9
- Hockley County9
- Yoakum County9
- Anderson County8
- Freestone County8
- Houston County8
- Leon County8
- Montgomery County8
- Hardin County8
- Jefferson County8
- Orange County8
- Hopkins County8
- Aransas County8
- Harris County8
- Liberty County8
- Lamar County8
- Red River County8
- Brown County8
- Callahan County8
- Eastland County8
- Mills County8
- San Saba County8
- Blanco County8
- Kendall County8
- Parmer County8
- Potter County8
- Guadalupe County8
- Crane County8
- Runnels County8
- Karnes County8
- Bailey County8
- Hays County7
- Madison County7
- Polk County7
- Jasper County7
- Tyler County7
- Bowie County7
- Chambers County7
- Colorado County7
- Fort Bend County7
- Waller County7
- Wharton County7
- Coryell County7
- Castro County7
- Bexar County7
- Comal County7
- Edwards County7
- Medina County7
- Uvalde County7
- Bee County7
- Jim Wells County7
- Kleberg County7
- Live Oak County7
- Sutton County7
- Sherman County7
- Taylor County7
- Upton County7
- Gonzales County7
- Wilson County7
- Cochran County7
- Lamb County7
- Schleicher County7
- McLennan County6
- San Jacinto County6
- Travis County6
- Austin County6
- Brazoria County6
- Matagorda County6
- Hamilton County6
- Stephens County6
- Hartley County6
- Frio County6
- Zavala County6
- Duval County6
- Nueces County6
- San Patricio County6
- Caldwell County6
- Jones County6
- Atascosa County6
- Bell County5
- Falls County5
- Limestone County5
- Milam County5
- Walker County5
- Williamson County5
- Fayette County5
- Galveston County5
- Shackelford County5
- Deaf Smith County5
- Oldham County5
- Brooks County5
- Kenedy County5
- McMullen County5
- Ward County5
- Winkler County5
- Brazos County4
- Burleson County4
- Grimes County4
- Lee County4
- Robertson County4
- Jim Hogg County4
- Zapata County4
- Dallam County4
- Willacy County4
- Crockett County4
- Val Verde County4
- Bastrop County3
- Washington County3
- Dimmit County3
- La Salle County3
- Webb County3
- Cameron County3
- Hidalgo County3
- Loving County3
- Pecos County3
- Terrell County3
- Starr County3
- Kinney County3
- Maverick County2
- Reeves County2
- Culberson County1
- El Paso County1
- Hudspeth County1
- Jeff Davis County1
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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. Rebuilt daily.