This application presents a browsable archive of SPC issued tornado and severe thunderstorm watches. Each sequential watch is assigned a numeric ID, which uniquely identifies a watch for each year. Up until 2006, the polygon was the valid area of the watch. Since then, the valid area is issued by county and marine zone.

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All active watches at issuance:

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Type:SVR
Watch #:
SAW Issuance201711181702-KWNS-WWUS30-SAW6
SEL Issuance201711181705-KWNS-WWUS20-SEL6
Watch Probs201711181701-KWNS-WWUS40-WWP6
Issue:2017-11-18 17:05 UTC
Expired/Cancelled:2017-11-19 00:48 UTC
WOU Outline Shapefiles18Z, 19Z, 20Z, 21Z, 22Z, 23Z, 00Z,

Archive Status:

  • Watch archive should be complete back to 1997.
  • RADAR composite is mostly complete back to 1997.
  • Local Storm Reports are available after 2002.

Initial Watch Box and Watch By County Outline


Local Storm Reports:

Watch Polygon (KML):

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Watch Polygon (GeoJSON):

{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[-83.54,40.84],[-88.12,36.56],[-91.01,36.56],[-86.59,40.84],[-83.54,40.84]]]]}