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Tropical Storm Watches in Texas, 2020
12 tropical storm watches in 2020. 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 tropical storm watches reaches back to 2005.
Tropical Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Tropical Storm Watches
- 12
- Busiest month
- September4 tropical storm watches
- Busiest day
- July 23, 20203 tropical storm 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 9:56 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Kleberg, Nueces and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 22, 9:57 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Liberty and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Jul 22, 10:11 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BRO | Kenedy | 25 hr |
| Aug 24, 3:55 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 19 hr |
| Aug 25, 10:47 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | SHV | Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Rusk and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:50 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | HGX | 8 hr | |
| Sep 18, 10:09 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BRO | Kenedy | 66 hr |
| Sep 18, 10:19 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | CRP | Bee, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 66 hr |
| Sep 18, 10:34 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | LCH | 24 hr | |
| Oct 7, 9:54 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | HGX | Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty | 12 hr |
| Oct 7, 4:06 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Galveston County3
- Harris County3
- Liberty County3
- Bee County2
- Kleberg County2
- Nueces County2
- San Patricio County2
- Brazoria County2
- Chambers County2
- Kenedy County2
- Hardin County2
- Jasper County2
- Newton County2
- Aransas County1
- Calhoun County1
- Goliad County1
- Refugio County1
- Victoria County1
- Jackson County1
- Matagorda County1
- Wharton County1
- Montgomery County1
- Polk County1
- San Jacinto County1
- Trinity County1
- Walker County1
- Tyler County1
- Cherokee County1
- Gregg County1
- Harrison County1
- Marion County1
- Panola County1
- Rusk County1
- Shelby County1
- Smith County1
- Upshur County1
- Wood County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.