Alert archive / Alabama / 2003
Weather alerts in Alabama, August 2003
89 weather alerts in August 2003, 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 August 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 89
- Warnings
- 78
- Watches
- 1
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 3, 200314 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 1, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 110 min | |
| Aug 1, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 110 min | |
| Aug 2, 2:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Aug 2, 2:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Aug 2, 11:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Winston | 91 min |
| Aug 3, 5:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Winston | 113 min |
| Aug 3, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 61 min |
| Aug 3, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 41 min |
| Aug 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 5:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 104 min |
| Aug 3, 5:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne and 12 more | 113 min |
| Aug 4, 1:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 50 min |
| Aug 4, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 48 min |
| Aug 4, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 18 min |
| Aug 4, 7:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 3 more | 88 min |
| Aug 4, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 42 min |
| Aug 4, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert | 40 min |
| Aug 5, 1:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 3 more | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 5:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Marion | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 6, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 5 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 57 min |
| Aug 6, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Aug 6, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Aug 6, 9:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 86 min |
| Aug 7, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Aug 7, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Aug 7, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Aug 11, 12:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 32 more | 66 min |
| Aug 12, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 26 min | |
| Aug 12, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 26 min | |
| Aug 12, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Aug 16, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Aug 16, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 4:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 113 min |
| Aug 20, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Aug 20, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Marion | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 21 min |
| Aug 27, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert | 31 min |
| Aug 27, 2:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 33 min |
| Aug 27, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 26 min |
| Aug 27, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 23 min |
| Aug 27, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 min | |
| Aug 31, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 49 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 | 50 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 9 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 19 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lauderdale County10
- Lamar County7
- Marion County7
- Colbert County6
- Madison County6
- Mobile County6
- Fayette County5
- Pickens County5
- Winston County4
- Franklin County4
- Lowndes County4
- Jefferson County4
- Monroe County4
- Limestone County4
- Washington County4
- Jackson County3
- Sumter County3
- Greene County3
- Autauga County3
- Dallas County3
- Shelby County3
- Choctaw County3
- Lawrence County3
- Cherokee County3
- Bibb County2
- Chambers County2
- Chilton County2
- Clay County2
- Cleburne County2
- Coosa County2
- Elmore County2
- Hale County2
- Lee County2
- Macon County2
- Perry County2
- Randolph County2
- Talladega County2
- Tallapoosa County2
- Wilcox County2
- Conecuh County2
21 more counties
- Marshall County2
- Baldwin County2
- Calhoun County2
- Cullman County2
- DeKalb County2
- Etowah County2
- St. Clair County2
- Escambia County1
- Pike County1
- Dale County1
- Morgan County1
- Coffee County1
- Geneva County1
- Blount County1
- Bullock County1
- Marengo County1
- Montgomery County1
- Russell County1
- Tuscaloosa County1
- Walker County1
- Henry 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.