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Tornado Watches in Texas, 2003

65 tornado watches in 2003. 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.

Tornado Watches by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2003. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Watches
65
Busiest month
May23 tornado watches
Busiest day
April 6, 20035 tornado 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
Feb 21, 4:25 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Colorado and 15 more6 hr
Feb 21, 9:40 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAngelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers and 25 more6 hr
Feb 21, 3:40 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAngelina, Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches and 5 more6 hr
Mar 17, 5:50 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton and 20 more5 hr
Mar 18, 11:40 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAngelina, Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Harris and 13 more5 hr
Apr 5, 1:50 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBaylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Coleman, Cottle and 22 more5 hr
Apr 5, 4:30 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta and 22 more6 hr
Apr 5, 6:40 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBriscoe, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Fisher and 16 more5 hr
Apr 5, 9:35 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Clay, Collin and 38 more5 hr
Apr 6, 10:30 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg and 14 more6 hr
Apr 6, 12:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAnderson, Brazos, Burleson, Cherokee, Collin, Cooke and 33 more5 hr
Apr 6, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAngelina, Gregg, Hardin, Harrison, Jasper, Liberty and 9 more5 hr
Apr 15, 2:10 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 6 more5 hr
Apr 15, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Borden, Callahan, Childress, Coke and 34 more6 hr
Apr 15, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCollingsworth, Donley, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Wheeler5 hr
Apr 15, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClay, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Jack, Montague and 1 more5 hr
Apr 19, 1:20 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Borden, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth and 21 more7 hr
Apr 22, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBorden, Cochran, Coke, Concho, Crockett, Crosby and 32 more5 hr
Apr 23, 11:50 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Childress, Clay and 30 more6 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas and 25 more6 hr
Apr 23, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman and 15 more4 hr
Apr 23, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal and 11 more4 hr
Apr 24, 7:30 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCAngelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers and 17 more6 hr
May 1, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBosque, Bowie, Brown, Burnet, Camp, Collin and 35 more5 hr
May 2, 2:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBrown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 20 more6 hr
May 3, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Cooke, Delta and 20 more6 hr
May 3, 4:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay and 22 more5 hr
May 3, 8:05 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth and 34 more6 hr
May 4, 3:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCollin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis and 19 more6 hr
May 5, 10:40 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg and 13 more5 hr
May 5, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Upshur7 hr
May 6, 11:30 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg and 16 more6 hr
May 7, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Carson and 33 more6 hr
May 7, 8:15 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBosque, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Freestone, Hamilton and 7 more6 hr
May 7, 10:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClay, Cooke, Fannin, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman and 3 more5 hr
May 8, 1:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCWichita7 hr
May 8, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman, Comanche and 18 more5 hr
May 9, 3:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Clay, Haskell, Jack, Knox and 6 more5 hr
May 14, 2:30 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins and 7 more6 hr
May 15, 1:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 13 more6 hr
May 15, 4:05 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBorden, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Crosby and 20 more6 hr
May 15, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Brown, Callahan and 45 more6 hr
May 15, 6:50 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Donley, Gray and 12 more5 hr
May 15, 10:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay and 31 more6 hr
May 16, 12:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAnderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta and 23 more5 hr
May 16, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAnderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin and 12 more6 hr
Jun 3, 3:20 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBailey, Borden, Callahan, Castro, Cochran, Coke and 33 more6 hr
Jun 4, 3:20 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBailey, Castro, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley and 8 more6 hr
Jun 11, 3:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBorden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 31 more5 hr
Jun 11, 4:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Donley and 13 more5 hr
Jun 11, 8:15 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman and 29 more6 hr
Jun 20, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCArmstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran and 22 more6 hr
Jun 26, 1:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBrewster, Crockett, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio and 4 more5 hr
Jul 15, 6:40 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCBrazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris and 4 more6 hr
Jul 15, 12:05 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston and 8 more7 hr
Jul 15, 3:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAtascosa, Bee, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson and 7 more7 hr
Aug 15, 9:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBrooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy and 4 more9 hr
Nov 17, 8:15 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCArcher, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton and 11 more5 hr
Nov 17, 8:20 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAnderson, Angelina, Austin, Bastrop, Bell, Brazoria and 54 more5 hr
Nov 17, 12:20 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell and 36 more6 hr
Nov 17, 12:45 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBrazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, DeWitt, Fort Bend and 15 more5 hr
Nov 17, 5:35 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCChambers, Galveston, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton and 2 more6 hr
Nov 17, 9:25 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCSabine, San Augustine, Shelby7 hr
Nov 17, 11:50 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCJasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange5 hr
Nov 26, 1:45 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAngelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Chambers, Cherokee and 27 more5 hr

By county

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

200 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. April 6, 20035tornado watches
  2. November 17, 20035tornado watches
  3. May 8, 20034tornado watches
  4. May 15, 20034tornado watches
  5. February 21, 20033tornado watches
  6. April 15, 20033tornado watches
  7. April 23, 20033tornado watches
  8. May 16, 20033tornado watches
  9. July 15, 20033tornado watches
  10. April 5, 20032tornado watches
  11. April 24, 20032tornado watches
  12. May 3, 20032tornado 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.