Alert archive / Alabama / 2004
Weather alerts in Alabama, May 2004
86 weather alerts in May 2004, 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 2004. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 86
- Warnings
- 68
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- May 31, 200459 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 1, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 35 min |
| May 1, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 54 min |
| May 1, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Dallas and 7 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 1, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 29 min |
| May 1, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Sumter | 38 min |
| May 1, 6:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun and 42 more | 88 min |
| May 1, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 33 min |
| May 1, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 24 min |
| May 2, 1:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 12 more | 113 min |
| May 9, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 24 min |
| May 9, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 35 min |
| May 12, 8:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Mobile | 57 min |
| May 17, 3:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 83 min |
| May 17, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 52 min |
| May 18, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 49 min |
| May 18, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 27 min |
| May 18, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Talladega | 23 min |
| May 18, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 40 min |
| May 18, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne | 23 min |
| May 18, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 38 min |
| May 18, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 28 min |
| May 18, 6:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 2 hr |
| May 21, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 29 min |
| May 21, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry, Houston | 22 min |
| May 28, 1:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Pickens | 2 hr |
| May 28, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 2 hr |
| May 30, 8:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more | 66 min |
| May 30, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette and 13 more | 7 hr |
| May 30, 11:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 4 more | 55 min |
| May 30, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 34 min |
| May 30, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 66 min |
| May 31, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 29 min |
| May 31, 12:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 28 min |
| May 31, 12:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 24 min |
| May 31, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone | 44 min |
| May 31, 12:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Cherokee | 5 hr |
| May 31, 12:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Morgan | 25 min |
| May 31, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 67 min |
| May 31, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 37 min |
| May 31, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 48 min |
| May 31, 12:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 33 min |
| May 31, 1:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin and 11 more | 84 min |
| May 31, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 60 min |
| May 31, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 45 min |
| May 31, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 40 min |
| May 31, 3:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 48 min |
| May 31, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 55 min |
| May 31, 3:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee | 95 min |
| May 31, 3:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 17 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 4:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 57 min |
| May 31, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 66 min |
| May 31, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 40 min |
| May 31, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 45 min |
| May 31, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 53 min |
| May 31, 5:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 51 min |
| May 31, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 50 min |
| May 31, 5:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 54 min |
| May 31, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 46 min |
| May 31, 5:31 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 17 more | 119 min |
| May 31, 8:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 23 min |
| May 31, 9:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 8 more | 54 min |
| May 31, 10:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 60 min |
| May 31, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| May 31, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| May 31, 1:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 5 more | 54 min |
| May 31, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 50 min |
| May 31, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 32 min |
| May 31, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 14 min |
| May 31, 1:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 24 min |
| May 31, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 32 min |
| May 31, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 28 min |
| May 31, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 22 min |
| May 31, 3:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 36 min |
| May 31, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 4 hr |
| May 31, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| May 31, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| May 31, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| May 31, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 22 min |
| May 31, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 28 min |
| May 31, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| May 31, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| May 31, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 28 min |
| May 31, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 29 min |
| May 31, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 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 | 47 |
| Tornado Warning | 12 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 12 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 7 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Houston County10
- Geneva County9
- Washington County8
- Mobile County8
- Talladega County8
- Covington County7
- St. Clair County7
- Coffee County7
- Baldwin County7
- Conecuh County6
- Escambia County6
- Pickens County6
- Calhoun County6
- Clay County6
- Fayette County6
- Lawrence County6
- Winston County6
- Dale County6
- Henry County6
- Madison County6
- Franklin County6
- Limestone County6
- Marion County6
- Cleburne County5
- Jefferson County5
- Morgan County5
- DeKalb County5
- Jackson County5
- Colbert County5
- Lauderdale County5
- Monroe County4
- Montgomery County4
- Perry County4
- Sumter County4
- Bibb County4
- Cherokee County4
- Chilton County4
- Coosa County4
- Etowah County4
- Greene County4
27 more counties
- Marshall County4
- Randolph County4
- Shelby County4
- Tuscaloosa County4
- Lamar County4
- Clarke County3
- Butler County3
- Choctaw County3
- Dallas County3
- Lowndes County3
- Autauga County3
- Blount County3
- Chambers County3
- Crenshaw County3
- Cullman County3
- Elmore County3
- Hale County3
- Lee County3
- Pike County3
- Tallapoosa County3
- Walker County3
- Marengo County2
- Wilcox County2
- Bullock County2
- Macon County2
- Russell County2
- Barbour 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.