Weather alerts in Alabama, May 1997

157 weather alerts in May 1997, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 1997. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 157
Warnings: 142
Watches: 15
Advisories: 0
Busiest day: May 3, 199757 alerts

Over time

By day

Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.

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
May 2, 3:00 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee and 45 more	6 hr
May 2, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Colbert, Lauderdale	62 min
May 2, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Franklin	56 min
May 2, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	63 min
May 2, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette	64 min
May 2, 4:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence	64 min
May 2, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	64 min
May 2, 4:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lauderdale	52 min
May 2, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	81 min
May 2, 4:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Limestone	58 min
May 2, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	35 min
May 2, 4:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Morgan	66 min
May 2, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Madison	66 min
May 2, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	35 min
May 2, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette	31 min
May 2, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	48 min
May 2, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cullman	61 min
May 2, 5:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marshall	69 min
May 2, 5:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jackson	66 min
May 2, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	49 min
May 2, 5:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marion	50 min
May 2, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marion	34 min
May 2, 6:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	DeKalb	69 min
May 2, 6:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	51 min
May 2, 6:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Franklin, Lawrence	55 min
May 2, 6:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Morgan	55 min
May 2, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	47 min
May 2, 6:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	45 min
May 2, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter	6 hr
May 2, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jackson, Marshall	67 min
May 2, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	23 min
May 2, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cullman	50 min
May 2, 7:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cullman	47 min
May 2, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Madison, Morgan	55 min
May 2, 7:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marshall	61 min
May 2, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jackson	63 min
May 2, 8:00 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 29 more	6 hr
May 2, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	DeKalb	57 min
May 2, 8:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	DeKalb	49 min
May 2, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marshall	60 min
May 2, 8:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cherokee	33 min
May 2, 8:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	61 min
May 2, 9:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette	78 min
May 2, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marion	48 min
May 2, 9:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker	64 min
May 2, 10:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	65 min
May 2, 10:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	32 min
May 2, 10:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cullman	62 min
May 2, 10:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall	4 hr
May 2, 10:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette	63 min
May 2, 11:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount	49 min
May 2, 11:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker	50 min
May 2, 11:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Cullman, Marion, Walker, Winston	3 hr
May 2, 11:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	3 hr
May 2, 11:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marshall	43 min
May 2, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	49 min
May 2, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cullman	49 min
May 2, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Etowah	64 min
May 3, 12:00 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Lamar, Pickens	6 hr
May 3, 12:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	DeKalb, Jackson	59 min
May 3, 12:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	34 min
May 3, 12:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette	65 min
May 3, 12:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Etowah	45 min
May 3, 12:22 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cherokee	48 min
May 3, 12:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	66 min
May 3, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cullman	33 min
May 3, 1:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	50 min
May 3, 1:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker	4 hr
May 3, 1:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Cullman, Winston	4 hr
May 3, 1:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Blount	4 hr
May 3, 2:00 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 29 more	6 hr
May 3, 2:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall	3 hr
May 3, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	48 min
May 3, 3:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene	36 min
May 3, 3:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Hale	31 min
May 3, 4:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	69 min
May 3, 5:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Talladega	49 min
May 3, 5:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton	63 min
May 3, 6:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa	49 min
May 3, 6:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 23 more	6 hr
May 3, 6:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery	47 min
May 3, 6:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tallapoosa	47 min
May 3, 7:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Russell	6 hr
May 3, 7:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	35 min
May 3, 7:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	47 min
May 3, 8:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Macon	31 min
May 3, 8:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	30 min
May 3, 8:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	46 min
May 9, 8:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	58 min
May 9, 8:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette	46 min
May 9, 9:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	60 min
May 9, 9:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	48 min
May 9, 9:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	46 min
May 9, 10:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	23 min
May 9, 10:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Talladega	48 min
May 9, 11:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Chambers, Cleburne, Randolph	5 hr
May 9, 2:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa	48 min
May 9, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	48 min
May 9, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Coffee and 12 more	6 hr
May 9, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	46 min
May 9, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	62 min
May 15, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Henry	46 min
May 15, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva	46 min
May 15, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile	46 min
May 15, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin	58 min
May 23, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	59 min
May 23, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington, Crenshaw	69 min
May 23, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	68 min
May 23, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	56 min
May 23, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	68 min
May 24, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke	66 min
May 24, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Monroe	70 min
May 24, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tallapoosa	29 min
May 24, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marshall	55 min
May 24, 11:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	DeKalb	59 min
May 24, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Covington, Escambia	59 min
May 25, 7:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Madison	67 min
May 26, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Houston	30 min
May 26, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jackson, Madison	67 min
May 26, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Limestone	62 min
May 26, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lauderdale	62 min
May 26, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson and 13 more	5 hr
May 26, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Colbert	42 min
May 26, 10:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Colbert, Franklin	67 min
May 26, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	49 min
May 26, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lawrence	60 min
May 26, 11:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	36 min
May 27, 12:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cullman	61 min
May 27, 12:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	36 min
May 27, 4:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 1 more	4 hr
May 27, 11:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Russell	6 hr
May 27, 11:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 16 more	6 hr
May 27, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	75 min
May 27, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke	71 min
May 27, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Baldwin, Monroe	68 min
May 28, 12:15 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Fayette, Greene and 10 more	5 hr
May 28, 1:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	58 min
May 28, 2:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Choctaw	59 min
May 28, 2:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo	71 min
May 28, 2:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	47 min
May 28, 2:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke	63 min
May 28, 3:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	51 min
May 28, 3:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas	61 min
May 28, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Mobile, Washington	6 hr
May 28, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Wilcox	59 min
May 28, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke	59 min
May 28, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Washington	68 min
May 28, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Clarke, Washington	66 min
May 28, 6:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	6 hr
May 28, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Butler, Conecuh	57 min
May 28, 9:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Butler	6 hr
May 28, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Mobile	46 min
May 29, 12:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Choctaw, Clarke, Washington	4 hr
May 29, 6:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Clarke, Monroe	4 hr
May 30, 4:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Mobile	6 hr
May 31, 10:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	112 min
May 31, 4:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	DeKalb	3 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	94
Tornado Warning	34
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	9
Tornado Watch	6
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	14

By county

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

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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.