Alert archive / Alabama / 1998
Weather alerts in Alabama, September 1998
80 weather alerts in September 1998, 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 September 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 80
- Warnings
- 74
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- September 28, 199839 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 80 min |
| Sep 19, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 56 min |
| Sep 21, 6:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 7:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 11:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 2 hr |
| Sep 27, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Geneva and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 53 min |
| Sep 27, 11:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 69 min |
| Sep 28, 1:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 13 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 7 hr |
| Sep 28, 6:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 6:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 42 min |
| Sep 28, 8:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 79 min |
| Sep 28, 10:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 79 min |
| Sep 28, 11:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 11:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 11:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 11:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 13 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 32 min |
| Sep 28, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 40 min |
| Sep 28, 1:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 20 min |
| Sep 28, 2:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 44 min |
| Sep 28, 2:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 35 min |
| Sep 28, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 35 min |
| Sep 28, 2:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 36 min |
| Sep 28, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 17 min |
| Sep 28, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Coosa and 14 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 33 min |
| Sep 28, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 19 min |
| Sep 28, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 34 min |
| Sep 28, 3:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 34 min |
| Sep 28, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 33 min |
| Sep 28, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 40 min |
| Sep 28, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 35 min |
| Sep 28, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore | 35 min |
| Sep 28, 4:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 36 min |
| Sep 28, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 36 min |
| Sep 28, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore | 32 min |
| Sep 28, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Sep 28, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 30 min |
| Sep 28, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore | 32 min |
| Sep 28, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 32 min |
| Sep 28, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 34 min |
| Sep 28, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 31 min |
| Sep 28, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon | 35 min |
| Sep 28, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 37 min |
| Sep 28, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 17 min |
| Sep 28, 7:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 7:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 8 hr |
| Sep 28, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 27 min |
| Sep 28, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 36 min |
| Sep 28, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 73 min |
| Sep 28, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 21 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 23 min |
| Sep 29, 1:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 30 min |
| Sep 29, 2:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 36 min |
| Sep 29, 2:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 19 min |
| Sep 29, 4:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 48 min |
| Sep 29, 4:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 7 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 7 hr |
| Sep 29, 4:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington | 7 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 4 hr |
| Sep 29, 7:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 47 min |
| Sep 29, 7:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Geneva | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 9:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 8 hr |
| Sep 29, 9:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 45 min |
| Sep 29, 9:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 9:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 10:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coffee, Coosa, Dale and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 8 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 8 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 8 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 34 min |
| Sep 29, 12:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 38 min |
| Sep 29, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 34 min |
| Sep 29, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 34 min |
| Sep 29, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 32 min |
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 | 1 |
| Tornado Warning | 48 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 25 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Covington County14
- Baldwin County13
- Escambia County11
- Geneva County11
- Barbour County10
- Washington County9
- Bullock County9
- Macon County9
- Mobile County8
- Butler County8
- Pike County8
- Russell County8
- Coffee County7
- Crenshaw County7
- Lee County7
- Elmore County6
- Conecuh County5
- Houston County5
- Lowndes County5
- Dale County4
- Henry County4
- Dallas County4
- Montgomery County4
- Choctaw County3
- Clarke County3
- Monroe County3
- Wilcox County3
- Chambers County3
- Tallapoosa County3
- Bibb County2
- Shelby County2
- Tuscaloosa County2
- Autauga County2
- Coosa County2
- Chilton County1
- Greene County1
- Hale County1
- Perry County1
- Pickens County1
- Sumter County1
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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.