Alert archive / Alabama / 2015
Weather alerts in Alabama, January 2015
142 weather alerts in January 2015, 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 January 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 142
- Warnings
- 71
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 34
- Busiest day
- January 4, 201555 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 10:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 9 days |
| Jan 2, 10:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 11 days |
| Jan 2, 10:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 10 days |
| Jan 3, 3:42 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:56 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:25 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | 38 hr | |
| Jan 3, 12:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 90 min |
| Jan 3, 12:55 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 50 min | |
| Jan 3, 1:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Washington | 115 min |
| Jan 3, 1:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Sumter, Washington | 92 min |
| Jan 3, 2:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Fayette, Greene and 11 more | 96 min |
| Jan 3, 3:13 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 48 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:18 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Fayette and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe | 34 min |
| Jan 3, 3:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 32 min |
| Jan 3, 4:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 11 min |
| Jan 3, 4:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Monroe | 26 min |
| Jan 3, 4:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 48 min |
| Jan 3, 4:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 41 min |
| Jan 3, 4:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 46 min |
| Jan 3, 4:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Butler, Chilton, Conecuh, Coosa, Crenshaw and 6 more | 58 min |
| Jan 3, 5:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 47 min |
| Jan 3, 5:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Tuscaloosa | 14 min |
| Jan 3, 5:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 33 min |
| Jan 3, 5:29 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 5:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw | 44 min |
| Jan 3, 5:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 43 min |
| Jan 3, 5:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 20 min |
| Jan 3, 5:49 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 5:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 50 min |
| Jan 3, 5:59 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Greene and 11 more | 61 min |
| Jan 3, 6:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale | 43 min |
| Jan 3, 6:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Hale, Marion, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 42 min |
| Jan 3, 6:43 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:53 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Fayette, Hale, Jefferson, Perry and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 7:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 51 min |
| Jan 3, 7:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Etowah, St. Clair, Shelby | 50 min |
| Jan 3, 7:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Jan 3, 7:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa and 8 more | 66 min |
| Jan 3, 7:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Etowah, Talladega | 47 min |
| Jan 3, 8:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 56 min |
| Jan 3, 8:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 45 min |
| Jan 3, 8:20 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 70 hr |
| Jan 3, 8:23 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 49 hr |
| Jan 3, 8:23 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 29 min |
| Jan 3, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Montgomery | 21 min |
| Jan 3, 8:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Montgomery | 16 min |
| Jan 3, 8:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bullock, Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Elmore, Escambia and 5 more | 63 min |
| Jan 3, 9:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 42 min |
| Jan 3, 9:20 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 5 days |
| Jan 3, 9:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 9:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Hale, Marion, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 11:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 12:52 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 68 min | |
| Jan 4, 1:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 42 min |
| Jan 4, 1:19 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia | 86 min |
| Jan 4, 1:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 52 min |
| Jan 4, 1:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Jan 4, 1:40 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:00 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby, Walker | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 41 min |
| Jan 4, 2:05 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Jan 4, 2:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington | 46 min |
| Jan 4, 2:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 45 min |
| Jan 4, 2:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 64 min |
| Jan 4, 3:15 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jan 4, 3:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 26 min |
| Jan 4, 3:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 24 min |
| Jan 4, 4:38 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 97 min | |
| Jan 4, 5:57 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 4, 6:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Tuscaloosa | 38 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 71 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Houston | 27 min |
| Jan 4, 6:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale | 37 min |
| Jan 4, 6:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 37 min |
| Jan 4, 7:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 8:05 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 63 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:05 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 25 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:05 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Dallas, Perry | 35 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 16 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:27 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega | 21 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 41 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:29 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Dallas, Monroe, Wilcox | 3 days |
| Jan 5, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 4 days |
| Jan 6, 3:58 AM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 23 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:06 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 53 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:22 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 6, 1:34 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:14 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:35 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:51 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 11 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:02 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Jan 6, 8:58 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 7, 1:23 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 35 hr |
| Jan 7, 1:29 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 35 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:20 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | 20 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:15 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:07 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:33 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:39 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:48 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Dallas, Monroe, Wilcox | 24 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:58 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:03 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 21 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:24 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 28 more | 96 min |
| Jan 12, 7:31 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 19 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 12, 7:43 AM CST | Marine Weather Statement | MOB | 4 hr | |
| Jan 12, 9:04 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe | 116 min |
| Jan 12, 4:05 PM CST | Marine Weather Statement | MOB | 8 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:59 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 5:25 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 10 hr | |
| Jan 12, 5:37 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 12:48 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 10 hr |
| Jan 15, 8:49 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:16 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:53 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:53 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 5 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:28 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 71 hr | |
| Jan 22, 9:40 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 80 min | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jan 23, 12:48 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 117 min | |
| Jan 23, 3:03 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Jan 23, 5:26 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:26 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | 13 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:17 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 39 hr | |
| Jan 25, 5:27 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | 37 hr | |
| Jan 25, 5:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 54 min |
| Jan 25, 5:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 41 min |
| Jan 25, 5:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, St. Clair, Shelby | 62 min |
| Jan 25, 5:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 47 min |
| Jan 25, 6:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 41 min |
| Jan 25, 6:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 42 min |
| Jan 25, 7:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 24 min |
| Jan 29, 3:42 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 24 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 | 10 |
| Tornado Warning | 18 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 9 |
| Special Weather Statement | 15 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 17 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Hard Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Rip Current Statement | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 11 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 8 |
| Marine Weather Statement | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greene County25
- Sumter County25
- Hale County23
- Shelby County19
- Tuscaloosa County19
- Marengo County18
- Pickens County18
- Bibb County18
- Chilton County18
- Jefferson County17
- Walker County15
- Lowndes County15
- Fayette County14
- Lamar County14
- Talladega County14
- Dallas County14
- Perry County14
- Monroe County14
- Montgomery County14
- Marion County13
- St. Clair County13
- Elmore County13
- Blount County12
- Etowah County12
- Winston County12
- Autauga County12
- Escambia County12
- Coosa County12
- Calhoun County11
- Cherokee County11
- Conecuh County11
- Crenshaw County11
- Macon County11
- Pike County11
- Covington County11
- Cleburne County10
- Wilcox County10
- Bullock County10
- Dale County10
- Jackson County9
27 more counties
- Lawrence County9
- Butler County9
- Clay County9
- Randolph County9
- Chambers County9
- Tallapoosa County9
- Henry County9
- Barbour County9
- Russell County9
- Madison County8
- Washington County8
- Choctaw County8
- Houston County8
- Lee County8
- Colbert County7
- Franklin County7
- Clarke County7
- Coffee County7
- Geneva County7
- Cullman County6
- Marshall County6
- Morgan County6
- DeKalb County5
- Lauderdale County5
- Limestone County5
- Baldwin County4
- Mobile 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.