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Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2001
98 severe thunderstorm watches in 2001. 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 2001. Tap one for its archive.
- 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 29, 12:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell and 33 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Collingsworth and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 8, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Coke, Coleman and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Edwards and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Cherokee and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Crane, Dawson and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Briscoe, Childress, Coke, Collingsworth, Cottle and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Clay, Coke, Coleman and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Austin, Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell and 29 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 7:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Clay, Coleman, Collin and 36 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Coleman, Collin and 34 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Sabine, Shelby | 5 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Coke, Concho, Crockett, Dawson, Gaines and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Childress and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Brown, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Bell, Burnet, Comanche, Coryell, Edwards and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Foard, Hall, Hardeman and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 3, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 3, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Cochran, Crane, Crockett, Crosby and 24 more | 6 hr |
| May 4, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton and 6 more | 3 hr |
| May 4, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Dimmit and 7 more | 2 hr |
| May 5, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Brown, Burleson and 28 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Knox, Montague, Wichita and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 6, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison and 12 more | 5 hr |
| May 11, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Childress, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby and 22 more | 5 hr |
| May 17, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran and 23 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran and 23 more | 6 hr |
| May 18, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger | 4 hr |
| May 18, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Montague | 5 hr |
| May 18, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Cass | 5 hr |
| May 19, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 19, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Franklin and 9 more | 5 hr |
| May 20, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Panola and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Austin, Bee, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers and 18 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Crockett, Edwards and 14 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Bastrop, Burleson, Caldwell, Chambers, Colorado and 26 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bell and 35 more | 3 hr |
| May 25, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Coke, Cottle and 27 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Dimmit, Frio, Guadalupe and 8 more | 3 hr |
| May 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 4 hr |
| May 26, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Blanco, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho and 26 more | 5 hr |
| May 26, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 36 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 6 more | 4 hr |
| May 27, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Delta, Lamar, Red River | 5 hr |
| May 28, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Bosque, Camp, Cass, Cherokee and 46 more | 5 hr |
| May 28, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Cochran, Crane, Crosby, Dawson and 22 more | 5 hr |
| May 30, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Wichita | 4 hr |
| May 30, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Parmer | 5 hr |
| May 30, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche and 26 more | 6 hr |
| May 30, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran and 26 more | 5 hr |
| May 30, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Cooke, Montague | 4 hr |
| May 30, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Borden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman and 34 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hartley, Oldham | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Edwards, Glasscock and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hansford, Sherman | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baylor, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dickens, Donley and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Childress, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Collingsworth, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Borden, Callahan, Childress, Coke and 35 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Collin, Comanche, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Clay, Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hartley, Oldham | 5 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Donley and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coke, Coleman and 39 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 7, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Montague | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman, Comanche and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fannin, Grayson | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 20, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Coke, Crane, Fisher, Garza, Glasscock and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Jack and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 10, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 14, 5:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 26, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Chambers, Cherokee, Grimes, Hardin, Houston and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 12, 11:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Sabine | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Collingsworth County23
- Donley County21
- Hall County21
- Motley County20
- Cottle County20
- Wheeler County20
- Dickens County19
- Gray County19
- Floyd County18
- Kent County18
- Childress County18
- Crosby County17
- Garza County17
- Glasscock County17
- Hemphill County17
- Armstrong County16
- Briscoe County16
- Howard County16
- Roberts County16
- Hale County15
- Lubbock County15
- Lynn County15
- Scurry County15
- King County15
- Borden County14
- Hockley County14
- Martin County14
- Mitchell County14
- Foard County14
- Stonewall County14
- Midland County14
- Lipscomb County14
- Castro County13
- Lamb County13
- Swisher County13
- Archer County13
- Hardeman County13
- Haskell County13
- Knox County13
- Sterling County13
208 more counties
- Throckmorton County13
- Wilbarger County13
- Ochiltree County13
- Dawson County12
- Terry County12
- Coke County12
- Coleman County12
- Jones County12
- Nolan County12
- Taylor County12
- Wichita County12
- Young County12
- Cochran County12
- Oldham County12
- Carson County12
- Baylor County11
- Callahan County11
- Fisher County11
- Runnels County11
- Shackelford County11
- Deaf Smith County11
- Reagan County11
- Montague County11
- Palo Pinto County11
- Gaines County10
- Randall County10
- Bailey County10
- Ector County10
- Parmer County10
- Clay County10
- Jack County10
- Comanche County10
- Erath County10
- Cooke County10
- Denton County10
- Fannin County10
- Grayson County10
- Andrews County9
- Stephens County9
- Kerr County9
- Travis County9
- Upton County9
- Yoakum County9
- Lampasas County9
- Collin County9
- Irion County9
- Hutchinson County9
- Panola County8
- Liberty County8
- Shelby County8
- Bandera County8
- Gillespie County8
- Eastland County8
- Burnet County8
- Concho County8
- Coryell County8
- Hamilton County8
- Kimble County8
- Llano County8
- McCulloch County8
- Mason County8
- Menard County8
- San Saba County8
- Dallas County8
- Parker County8
- Tarrant County8
- Wise County8
- Potter County8
- Caldwell County7
- Grimes County7
- Montgomery County7
- Hardin County7
- Harris County7
- Jefferson County7
- Orange County7
- Polk County7
- Sabine County7
- San Augustine County7
- Tyler County7
- Bexar County7
- Blanco County7
- Guadalupe County7
- Hays County7
- Kendall County7
- Medina County7
- Real County7
- Williamson County7
- Wilson County7
- Crane County7
- Mills County7
- Hood County7
- Hunt County7
- Rockwall County7
- Tom Green County7
- Hansford County7
- Moore County7
- Dallam County7
- Hartley County7
- Austin County6
- DeWitt County6
- Lavaca County6
- Rusk County6
- Waller County6
- Angelina County6
- Jasper County6
- Comal County6
- Edwards County6
- Zavala County6
- Brown County6
- Somervell County6
- Ellis County6
- Johnson County6
- Crockett County6
- Burleson County5
- Colorado County5
- Fayette County5
- Gonzales County5
- Harrison County5
- Henderson County5
- Houston County5
- Lee County5
- Leon County5
- Madison County5
- Marion County5
- Nacogdoches County5
- Smith County5
- Van Zandt County5
- Walker County5
- Washington County5
- Chambers County5
- Fort Bend County5
- Newton County5
- Frio County5
- Kinney County5
- Uvalde County5
- San Jacinto County5
- Winkler County5
- Cass County5
- Kaufman County5
- Bell County5
- Hill County5
- Sutton County5
- Lamar County5
- La Salle County5
- Bastrop County4
- Brazos County4
- Cherokee County4
- Freestone County4
- Gregg County4
- Milam County4
- Rains County4
- Robertson County4
- Trinity County4
- Upshur County4
- Wharton County4
- Wood County4
- Bosque County4
- Delta County4
- Falls County4
- McLennan County4
- Navarro County4
- Schleicher County4
- Sherman County4
- Val Verde County4
- Atascosa County4
- Dimmit County4
- McMullen County4
- Bowie County4
- Franklin County4
- Hopkins County4
- Morris County4
- Red River County4
- Titus County4
- Live Oak County4
- Anderson County3
- Limestone County3
- Ward County3
- Brazoria County3
- Pecos County3
- Camp County3
- Bee County3
- Brooks County3
- Duval County3
- Jim Hogg County3
- Kenedy County3
- Karnes County3
- Galveston County2
- Jackson County2
- Matagorda County2
- Terrell County2
- Loving County2
- Aransas County2
- Goliad County2
- Refugio County2
- Victoria County2
- Cameron County2
- Hidalgo County2
- Kleberg County2
- Starr County2
- Willacy County2
- Zapata County2
- Maverick County1
- Calhoun County1
- Nueces County1
- San Patricio County1
- Reeves County1
- Webb County1
- Jim Wells County1
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. Rebuilt daily.