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Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2017

67 severe thunderstorm watches in 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches
67
Busiest month
May21 severe thunderstorm watches
Busiest day
May 23, 20173 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 2, 1:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque and 67 more59 days
Jan 15, 2:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBandera, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho and 26 more7 hr
Feb 19, 4:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman and 28 more7 hr
Feb 19, 6:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal and 20 more8 hr
Feb 19, 8:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Live Oak and 4 more4 hr
Mar 23, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith and 14 more6 hr
Mar 26, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBell, Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Delta, Ellis and 21 more7 hr
Mar 26, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Morris, Red River and 1 more6 hr
Mar 28, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth and 34 more8 hr
Mar 28, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBorden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 24 more8 hr
Mar 28, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bandera, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque and 78 more8 hr
Mar 28, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Wichita, Wilbarger7 hr
Apr 1, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Eastland and 12 more9 hr
Apr 4, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBowie, Franklin, Red River, Titus4 hr
Apr 10, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Bosque and 71 more9 hr
Apr 10, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco and 33 more8 hr
Apr 12, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Crane, Culberson, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more7 hr
Apr 14, 3:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBailey, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hale, Hartley and 8 more6 hr
Apr 15, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCLipscomb7 hr
Apr 16, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBriscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby and 26 more8 hr
Apr 20, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth and 12 more7 hr
Apr 21, 4:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Donley, Gray and 13 more8 hr
Apr 22, 12:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 13 more6 hr
Apr 26, 6:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Dallas, Delta and 19 more7 hr
Apr 28, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCChildress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard and 6 more8 hr
Apr 29, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAustin, Bastrop, Bell, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell and 20 more4 hr
Apr 29, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Bowie, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 6 more8 hr
May 3, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Bell, Bosque, Bowie, Camp, Cass and 38 more5 hr
May 3, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Austin, Bastrop, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson and 29 more7 hr
May 9, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Carson and 52 more8 hr
May 10, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 7 more3 hr
May 11, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Bastrop, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson and 54 more9 hr
May 15, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth and 24 more7 hr
May 16, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBorden, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho and 35 more8 hr
May 16, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Childress, Clay, Comanche, Cooke and 16 more6 hr
May 18, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Wichita6 hr
May 19, 2:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCallahan, Coke, Fisher, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard and 13 more6 hr
May 20, 10:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAtascosa, Bee, Bexar, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval and 18 more11 hr
May 22, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Gaines and 5 more7 hr
May 22, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Borden, Callahan, Cochran, Coke, Crane and 40 more6 hr
May 23, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Atascosa, Austin, Bastrop, Bell and 51 more7 hr
May 23, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more3 hr
May 27, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 4 more6 hr
May 28, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBowie, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson and 4 more5 hr
May 28, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAnderson, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell and 58 more8 hr
May 28, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAngelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Nacogdoches and 6 more4 hr
May 28, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Tyler6 hr
May 28, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells and 10 more8 hr
Jun 8, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 24 more5 hr
Jun 13, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth and 28 more7 hr
Jun 14, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Baylor, Borden, Childress, Cottle, Crane and 34 more6 hr
Jun 15, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran and 29 more7 hr
Jun 15, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAndrews, Borden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho and 25 more7 hr
Jun 25, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBailey, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hale, Hartley and 8 more9 hr
Jun 30, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more7 hr
Jul 1, 2:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBorden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Crosby, Dawson and 14 more5 hr
Jul 3, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCHemphill, Lipscomb, Wheeler9 hr
Jul 3, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArcher, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson and 35 more7 hr
Jul 3, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCollin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin and 12 more5 hr
Jul 4, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens and 14 more6 hr
Aug 10, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCDallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore and 3 more7 hr
Aug 13, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 32 more8 hr
Aug 27, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 10 more8 hr
Sep 17, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran and 33 more7 hr
Oct 6, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 22 more5 hr
Oct 21, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coleman, Collin, Comanche, Cooke and 28 more6 hr
Oct 21, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Marion, Morris and 4 more7 hr

By county

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

211 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. May 23, 20173severe thunderstorm watches
  2. May 28, 20173severe thunderstorm watches
  3. February 20, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  4. March 28, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  5. March 29, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  6. April 21, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  7. April 29, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  8. May 3, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  9. May 10, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  10. May 17, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  11. May 19, 20172severe thunderstorm watches
  12. May 29, 20172severe 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.