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Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2019
101 severe thunderstorm watches in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 101
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- April 13, 20194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 3:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Camp, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas and 36 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk | 8 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Brazos, Camp, Cass and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Dallam and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Dallas, Delta and 28 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Calhoun and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Dallas and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 8:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Camp, Cass and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 17, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke and 38 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 17, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Brown and 37 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Angelina, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson, Camp, Cass and 29 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Comanche and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Brewster, Brown, Coleman, Collin, Comanche and 32 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Houston and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Castro, Childress and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Briscoe, Brown, Callahan, Childress, Coke and 44 more | 8 hr |
| May 1, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Clay, Coke, Coleman and 29 more | 9 hr |
| May 1, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Camp, Collin, Coryell, Dallas, Delta and 24 more | 8 hr |
| May 1, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Smith and 2 more | 7 hr |
| May 2, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Blanco, Brewster, Brown, Coke, Coleman and 31 more | 7 hr |
| May 2, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brewster, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney and 9 more | 9 hr |
| May 3, 6:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells and 8 more | 5 hr |
| May 3, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Brewster, Castro, Cochran and 25 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 31 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Austin, Bee, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson and 26 more | 7 hr |
| May 4, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange | 7 hr |
| May 5, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 38 more | 7 hr |
| May 5, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Dawson and 16 more | 7 hr |
| May 7, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 18 more | 8 hr |
| May 8, 6:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Brown, Burnet and 28 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Fayette and 13 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar, Blanco and 33 more | 11 hr |
| May 9, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 15 more | 8 hr |
| May 9, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Brooks, Calhoun, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells and 7 more | 7 hr |
| May 9, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Tyler | 4 hr |
| May 12, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell | 7 hr |
| May 17, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Pecos, Reagan, Terrell and 2 more | 8 hr |
| May 18, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lipscomb | 6 hr |
| May 20, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Dallam and 21 more | 8 hr |
| May 23, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 13 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Dallam and 18 more | 7 hr |
| May 25, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 8 more | 7 hr |
| May 26, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Gaines, Hockley, Lamb and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 28, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto and 6 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Borden, Callahan, Coke, Crane, Dawson and 24 more | 8 hr |
| May 29, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Grayson, Hood and 8 more | 4 hr |
| May 29, 10:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay | 7 hr |
| May 30, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall and 8 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar and 39 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Delta and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco and 42 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hemphill, Lipscomb | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Culberson, Loving, Reeves | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hansford, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Sherman | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Callahan, Carson and 49 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coke and 53 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee and 44 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Brewster, Castro, Cochran, Crane and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Foard, Hardeman and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Coke, Concho, Crockett, Fisher, Glasscock and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Brazos, Burleson, Cherokee, Freestone and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Donley, Gray and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Red River | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman and 37 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Brown, Burleson and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho and 36 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 9, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baylor, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Lamar, Montague | 7 hr |
| Oct 10, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas and 28 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pecos County16
- Eastland County15
- Lubbock County15
- Lamb County15
- Erath County14
- Palo Pinto County14
- Hale County14
- Hansford County14
- Hutchinson County14
- Brown County14
- Coleman County14
- Runnels County14
- Terrell County14
- Comanche County13
- Hood County13
- Jack County13
- Stonewall County13
- Swisher County13
- Castro County13
- Moore County13
- Sherman County13
- Lipscomb County13
- Callahan County13
- Shackelford County13
- Taylor County13
- Crockett County13
- Brewster County13
- Hockley County13
- Collin County12
- Cooke County12
- Dallas County12
- Denton County12
- Ellis County12
- Grayson County12
- Hamilton County12
- Hill County12
- Johnson County12
- Kaufman County12
- Montague County12
- Rockwall County12
214 more counties
- Somervell County12
- Stephens County12
- Tarrant County12
- Van Zandt County12
- Wise County12
- Briscoe County12
- Childress County12
- Kent County12
- Lynn County12
- Young County12
- Bailey County12
- Dallam County12
- Hartley County12
- Medina County12
- Concho County12
- Fisher County12
- Howard County12
- Irion County12
- Jones County12
- Nolan County12
- Reagan County12
- Tom Green County12
- Real County12
- Menard County12
- Schleicher County12
- Sutton County12
- Terry County12
- Bosque County11
- Hunt County11
- Parker County11
- Rains County11
- Cottle County11
- Crosby County11
- Brazos County11
- Grimes County11
- Armstrong County11
- Carson County11
- Hemphill County11
- Ochiltree County11
- Uvalde County11
- Burleson County11
- Washington County11
- Coke County11
- McCulloch County11
- Martin County11
- Mitchell County11
- San Saba County11
- Bandera County11
- Blanco County11
- Kendall County11
- Haskell County11
- Throckmorton County11
- Cochran County11
- Delta County10
- Fannin County10
- Henderson County10
- Lamar County10
- Dickens County10
- Floyd County10
- Garza County10
- Hall County10
- King County10
- Motley County10
- Hardeman County10
- Knox County10
- Wilbarger County10
- Walker County10
- Parmer County10
- Roberts County10
- Glasscock County10
- Midland County10
- Sterling County10
- Upton County10
- Gillespie County10
- Kerr County10
- Lee County10
- Llano County10
- Edwards County10
- Borden County10
- Dawson County10
- Scurry County10
- Loving County10
- Reeves County10
- Ward County10
- Yoakum County10
- Hopkins County9
- Navarro County9
- Smith County9
- Wood County9
- Baylor County9
- Clay County9
- Foard County9
- Coryell County9
- Limestone County9
- McLennan County9
- Milam County9
- Mills County9
- Freestone County9
- Leon County9
- Madison County9
- Robertson County9
- Trinity County9
- Potter County9
- Randall County9
- Atascosa County9
- Bexar County9
- DeWitt County9
- Frio County9
- Gonzales County9
- Guadalupe County9
- Karnes County9
- Kinney County9
- Lavaca County9
- Wilson County9
- Zavala County9
- Crane County9
- Bastrop County9
- Burnet County9
- Caldwell County9
- Comal County9
- Fayette County9
- Hays County9
- Williamson County9
- Kimble County9
- Mason County9
- Val Verde County9
- Winkler County9
- Gregg County8
- Upshur County8
- Harrison County8
- Marion County8
- Wichita County8
- Anderson County8
- Houston County8
- Deaf Smith County8
- Oldham County8
- Collingsworth County8
- Gray County8
- Wheeler County8
- Maverick County8
- Austin County8
- Colorado County8
- Ector County8
- Travis County8
- Andrews County8
- Gaines County8
- Camp County7
- Morris County7
- Bowie County7
- Cass County7
- Panola County7
- Rusk County7
- Archer County7
- Bell County7
- Falls County7
- Lampasas County7
- Polk County7
- San Jacinto County7
- Donley County7
- Dimmit County7
- Duval County7
- Montgomery County7
- Waller County7
- Culberson County7
- Jeff Davis County7
- Presidio County7
- Franklin County6
- Red River County6
- Titus County6
- Angelina County6
- Cherokee County6
- Nacogdoches County6
- Sabine County6
- San Augustine County6
- Shelby County6
- Bee County6
- Goliad County6
- Jim Wells County6
- Live Oak County6
- Webb County6
- Jasper County5
- Newton County5
- Aransas County5
- Brooks County5
- Calhoun County5
- Jim Hogg County5
- Kleberg County5
- La Salle County5
- McMullen County5
- Nueces County5
- Refugio County5
- San Patricio County5
- Victoria County5
- Zapata County5
- Brazoria County5
- Fort Bend County5
- Jackson County5
- Matagorda County5
- Wharton County5
- Hardin County4
- Jefferson County4
- Orange County4
- Tyler County4
- Kenedy County4
- Chambers County3
- Galveston County3
- Harris County3
- Liberty County3
- Hudspeth County3
- Cameron County2
- Hidalgo County2
- Starr County2
- Willacy County2
- El Paso 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.