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Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2013

80 severe thunderstorm watches in 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches
80
Busiest month
May21 severe thunderstorm watches
Busiest day
March 31, 20136 severe thunderstorm watches

Over time

By month

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 11:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho and 30 more6 hr
Feb 9, 11:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBell, Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Collin and 52 more6 hr
Feb 10, 4:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more5 hr
Feb 18, 2:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 15 more7 hr
Feb 24, 10:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coke and 27 more5 hr
Mar 8, 8:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth and 28 more7 hr
Mar 9, 1:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBosque, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman, Collin and 29 more9 hr
Mar 9, 7:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 24 more6 hr
Mar 19, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Brown and 28 more8 hr
Mar 29, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress and 42 more7 hr
Mar 29, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin and 6 more5 hr
Mar 30, 2:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison and 11 more3 hr
Mar 30, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson and 5 more7 hr
Mar 31, 5:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bosque, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee and 44 more7 hr
Mar 31, 9:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Sabine, San Augustine5 hr
Mar 31, 12:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Hardin, Houston, Jasper, Newton, Polk and 5 more6 hr
Mar 31, 1:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar and 47 more9 hr
Mar 31, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and 4 more5 hr
Mar 31, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBee, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak and 4 more4 hr
Mar 31, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy69 min
Apr 1, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle and 19 more5 hr
Apr 2, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco and 56 more8 hr
Apr 2, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 14 more7 hr
Apr 2, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jim Wells and 4 more5 hr
Apr 9, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more7 hr
Apr 17, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coke, Coleman and 32 more7 hr
Apr 27, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar and 52 more8 hr
Apr 27, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAransas, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad and 10 more6 hr
May 1, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Bandera, Baylor, Blanco, Brown, Burnet and 42 more7 hr
May 8, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDallam, Hartley, Sherman8 hr
May 8, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cottle and 21 more8 hr
May 9, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bell, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Callahan and 44 more9 hr
May 9, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Cherokee, Gregg and 25 more6 hr
May 9, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Caldwell and 22 more6 hr
May 9, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCJasper, Newton, Sabine8 hr
May 10, 9:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston and 12 more5 hr
May 10, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Brown and 41 more7 hr
May 10, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more7 hr
May 10, 10:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata5 hr
May 15, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Childress, Clay and 45 more9 hr
May 15, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bastrop, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet and 23 more5 hr
May 17, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Eastland and 12 more6 hr
May 21, 10:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCFoard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger6 hr
May 21, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Hardin, Houston, Jasper and 9 more6 hr
May 23, 2:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrewster, Brown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane and 24 more8 hr
May 25, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Culberson, Gaines, Loving, Reeves, Ward and 1 more6 hr
May 27, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Borden, Brewster, Childress, Coke and 39 more6 hr
May 28, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Dallam and 19 more9 hr
May 29, 2:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCGray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler4 hr
Jun 1, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Burnet, Caldwell and 28 more7 hr
Jun 2, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving and 2 more7 hr
Jun 3, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCollingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson and 4 more8 hr
Jun 3, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCollingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree and 2 more5 hr
Jun 4, 3:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Wichita and 1 more5 hr
Jun 4, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Carson and 41 more6 hr
Jun 5, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 29 more7 hr
Jun 5, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Archer, Baylor, Borden, Brown, Callahan and 47 more7 hr
Jun 6, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers and 22 more8 hr
Jun 7, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Culberson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, El Paso and 9 more8 hr
Jun 8, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth and 20 more8 hr
Jun 16, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCLipscomb5 hr
Jun 17, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBaylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger6 hr
Jun 17, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Brown and 62 more7 hr
Jun 19, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Bailey, Cochran, Dawson, Gaines, Martin and 2 more6 hr
Jun 19, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cottle, Crosby and 21 more3 hr
Jun 21, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Brewster, Briscoe and 34 more6 hr
Jun 24, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree and 2 more9 hr
Jun 27, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts5 hr
Jul 3, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCEl Paso7 hr
Jul 25, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 4 more8 hr
Jul 26, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Dallas and 27 more7 hr
Jul 31, 1:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley and 10 more9 hr
Aug 3, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDallam, Hartley, Sherman7 hr
Aug 7, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more7 hr
Aug 8, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan and 50 more9 hr
Aug 8, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Jack, Montague and 4 more8 hr
Aug 15, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth and 18 more8 hr
Sep 27, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 35 more8 hr
Oct 28, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith and 16 more5 hr
Dec 21, 10:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAransas, Atascosa, Bastrop, Bee, Caldwell, Calhoun and 14 more3 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

213 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. March 31, 20136severe thunderstorm watches
  2. May 10, 20134severe thunderstorm watches
  3. March 30, 20133severe thunderstorm watches
  4. June 4, 20133severe thunderstorm watches
  5. June 17, 20133severe thunderstorm watches
  6. February 10, 20132severe thunderstorm watches
  7. March 9, 20132severe thunderstorm watches
  8. April 1, 20132severe thunderstorm watches
  9. April 2, 20132severe thunderstorm watches
  10. May 8, 20132severe thunderstorm watches
  11. May 9, 20132severe thunderstorm watches
  12. May 11, 20132severe thunderstorm watches

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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.