Alert archive / Alabama / 2016
Weather alerts in Alabama, January 2016
114 weather alerts in January 2016, 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 55
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest day
- January 22, 201649 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 40 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:37 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 35 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:31 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 2:45 AM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 11 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:24 PM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:30 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 46 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:46 AM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 10 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:08 PM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 18 hr |
| Jan 7, 5:40 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 24 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:32 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:12 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:13 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 51 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:16 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 8, 9:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 104 min |
| Jan 8, 10:16 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 3 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:39 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 32 hr | |
| Jan 9, 8:33 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Jan 9, 8:56 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 64 min | |
| Jan 9, 9:24 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 96 min | |
| Jan 9, 10:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 60 min | |
| Jan 9, 10:06 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Jan 9, 10:13 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Jan 9, 12:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Marion, Pickens | 2 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 57 min |
| Jan 9, 4:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 50 min |
| Jan 9, 7:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:04 AM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 11 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:29 PM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:35 AM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 11 hr |
| Jan 11, 12:46 PM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:05 AM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Henry | 11 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:57 PM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 16 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:22 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 34 hr | |
| Jan 15, 1:03 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Jan 15, 6:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Henry | 55 min |
| Jan 15, 9:11 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton and 21 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 15, 9:46 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 15, 10:32 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 9 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:03 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 29 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:03 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 32 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:03 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 32 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:47 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 6 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:58 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 13 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:38 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 30 hr |
| Jan 18, 1:40 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:02 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 30 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | 33 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:28 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days | |
| Jan 20, 7:28 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:03 AM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:03 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 66 hr | |
| Jan 21, 5:55 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 24 hr |
| Jan 21, 8:49 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 86 min | |
| Jan 21, 1:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 24 min |
| Jan 21, 2:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:16 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 12 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:47 PM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 41 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:02 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 21, 5:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 30 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:44 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 31 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:50 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Jan 21, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 21 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 21, 7:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 66 min |
| Jan 21, 7:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 7:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 63 min |
| Jan 21, 7:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 10 days |
| Jan 21, 8:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 8:36 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jan 21, 8:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Geneva and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 8:48 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 4 days |
| Jan 21, 8:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 23 min |
| Jan 21, 9:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 9:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 9:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 9:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 9:37 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 38 min | |
| Jan 21, 9:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 9:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 10:03 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:12 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 63 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 37 min |
| Jan 21, 10:47 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 21, 10:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 32 min |
| Jan 21, 11:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 40 min |
| Jan 21, 11:17 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Jan 21, 11:33 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Conecuh, Escambia | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 11:40 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 19 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 12:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 90 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 12:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 2 more | 78 min |
| Jan 22, 12:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Lee and 5 more | 76 min |
| Jan 22, 12:43 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 70 min |
| Jan 22, 1:02 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 58 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 27 min |
| Jan 22, 1:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 80 min |
| Jan 22, 1:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 2 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:59 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Jan 22, 4:50 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 9 days |
| Jan 22, 2:22 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 48 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:25 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 30 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:14 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 31 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:27 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 23 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:00 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 29 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:24 PM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:25 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 57 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 | 8 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 10 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 9 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Rip Current Statement | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Special Marine Warning | 23 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 10 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Coffee County22
- Geneva County22
- Dale County21
- Henry County21
- Houston County19
- Baldwin County15
- Mobile County15
- Escambia County13
- Conecuh County8
- Washington County7
- Montgomery County6
- Franklin County6
- Covington County6
- Madison County6
- Choctaw County6
- Clarke County6
- Colbert County5
- Lauderdale County5
- Pickens County5
- Sumter County5
- Jackson County5
- Calhoun County4
- Cherokee County4
- Etowah County4
- St. Clair County4
- Walker County4
- Jefferson County4
- Greene County4
- Hale County4
- Marengo County4
- Pike County4
- Monroe County4
- DeKalb County4
- Limestone County4
- Lawrence County4
- Marshall County4
- Lamar County3
- Marion County3
- Autauga County3
- Barbour County3
27 more counties
- Bullock County3
- Chambers County3
- Coosa County3
- Dallas County3
- Elmore County3
- Fayette County3
- Lee County3
- Lowndes County3
- Macon County3
- Perry County3
- Russell County3
- Shelby County3
- Tallapoosa County3
- Tuscaloosa County3
- Crenshaw County3
- Cullman County3
- Morgan County3
- Clay County3
- Cleburne County3
- Randolph County3
- Talladega County3
- Bibb County2
- Chilton County2
- Butler County2
- Blount County2
- Winston County2
- Wilcox County2
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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.