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Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2016

78 severe thunderstorm watches in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches
78
Busiest month
May25 severe thunderstorm watches
Busiest day
April 11, 20164 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 8, 3:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers and 26 more7 hr
Feb 22, 10:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAransas, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar and 40 more8 hr
Feb 29, 7:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Hardeman, Wichita, Wilbarger8 hr
Mar 8, 1:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBosque, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Collin and 48 more10 hr
Mar 8, 7:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAransas, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar and 46 more9 hr
Mar 9, 7:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAransas, Bee, Brazoria, Calhoun, Fort Bend, Goliad and 8 more4 hr
Mar 17, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola and 5 more9 hr
Mar 18, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg and 10 more6 hr
Mar 18, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco and 31 more7 hr
Mar 18, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooks, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy and 4 more5 hr
Mar 23, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell and 28 more6 hr
Mar 30, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Wichita8 hr
Mar 30, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBosque, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Collin and 28 more5 hr
Mar 30, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Coryell, Dallas and 30 more4 hr
Apr 10, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Carson and 36 more6 hr
Apr 10, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Clay, Wichita5 hr
Apr 10, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kerr, Kinney and 8 more5 hr
Apr 10, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Foard, Hardeman and 4 more6 hr
Apr 11, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCJasper, Newton, Sabine6 hr
Apr 11, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee and 46 more9 hr
Apr 11, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCherokee, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Shelby5 hr
Apr 12, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Blanco, Caldwell and 26 more5 hr
Apr 12, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston and 5 more6 hr
Apr 15, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Dallam and 18 more7 hr
Apr 16, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more7 hr
Apr 16, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho and 27 more7 hr
Apr 18, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells and 7 more8 hr
Apr 19, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Cooke, Eastland and 16 more5 hr
Apr 20, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth and 23 more6 hr
Apr 21, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBorden, Coke, Dawson, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard and 7 more4 hr
Apr 26, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco and 74 more9 hr
Apr 27, 4:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange and 4 more5 hr
Apr 28, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more7 hr
Apr 28, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 36 more7 hr
Apr 29, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell and 19 more9 hr
Apr 29, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Bell, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson and 47 more7 hr
Apr 30, 5:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Sabine and 1 more9 hr
Apr 30, 5:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 11 more6 hr
May 2, 3:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Cherokee, Grimes, Hardin, Harrison, Houston and 17 more5 hr
May 8, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho and 31 more7 hr
May 10, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet and 63 more7 hr
May 11, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Denton, Eastland and 20 more7 hr
May 11, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Fisher, Jones and 4 more6 hr
May 13, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro and 36 more8 hr
May 16, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more11 hr
May 16, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Cottle and 7 more5 hr
May 17, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Comal and 34 more13 hr
May 17, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooks, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, La Salle, McMullen and 3 more5 hr
May 19, 7:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Duval and 14 more7 hr
May 21, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Dallam and 18 more7 hr
May 22, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more5 hr
May 23, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Montague, Wichita and 1 more5 hr
May 23, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill and 5 more5 hr
May 26, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 21 more8 hr
May 26, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBosque, Comanche, Dallas, Eastland, Ellis, Erath and 12 more5 hr
May 26, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal and 9 more6 hr
May 27, 2:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston and 16 more5 hr
May 27, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCChambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton and 3 more6 hr
May 28, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brown, Callahan, Coke and 40 more9 hr
May 29, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson and 45 more8 hr
May 29, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson and 22 more7 hr
May 29, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBell, Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman and 35 more9 hr
May 30, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBorden, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Dawson and 15 more5 hr
Jun 18, 1:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Hardin, Harrison, Houston and 19 more6 hr
Jun 28, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCFoard, Hardeman, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Wheeler, Wichita and 1 more5 hr
Jun 28, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Borden, Childress, Cottle, Crosby and 21 more6 hr
Jul 3, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Fisher, Haskell and 14 more6 hr
Jul 8, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCChildress, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hall, Hardeman and 7 more5 hr
Jul 14, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBowie, Red River6 hr
Jul 14, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth and 10 more7 hr
Jul 15, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 23 more6 hr
Aug 25, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more7 hr
Sep 16, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Borden, Callahan, Coke, Dawson, Ector and 14 more5 hr
Sep 17, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Crane, Culberson, Ector, Gaines, Jeff Davis and 8 more7 hr
Sep 17, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 12 more10 hr
Sep 17, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCrane, Ector, Glasscock, Loving, Midland, Pecos and 5 more4 hr
Oct 6, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Foard, Hardeman, Wichita, Wilbarger9 hr
Nov 27, 11:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCClay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson and 5 more6 hr

By county

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

212 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. April 11, 20164severe thunderstorm watches
  2. April 30, 20164severe thunderstorm watches
  3. May 27, 20164severe thunderstorm watches
  4. March 30, 20163severe thunderstorm watches
  5. April 10, 20163severe thunderstorm watches
  6. May 17, 20163severe thunderstorm watches
  7. March 9, 20162severe thunderstorm watches
  8. March 18, 20162severe thunderstorm watches
  9. April 13, 20162severe thunderstorm watches
  10. April 17, 20162severe thunderstorm watches
  11. April 21, 20162severe thunderstorm watches
  12. April 27, 20162severe 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. Rebuilt daily.