Alert archive / Alabama / 2017
Weather alerts in Alabama, December 2017
117 weather alerts in December 2017, 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 December 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 117
- Warnings
- 20
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 54
- Busiest day
- December 5, 201723 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 6:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 31 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 30, 6:30 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 12 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:55 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 30, 8:03 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 3:00 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:16 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:35 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 10 hr | |
| Dec 2, 12:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 9 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:24 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:23 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:24 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 1:21 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 7 hr |
| Dec 3, 11:39 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:12 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:40 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 5 days | |
| Dec 5, 9:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 25 min |
| Dec 5, 9:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 29 min |
| Dec 5, 10:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 57 min |
| Dec 5, 10:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 29 min |
| Dec 5, 12:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair | 53 min |
| Dec 5, 1:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 35 min |
| Dec 5, 2:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 25 min |
| Dec 5, 2:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 46 min |
| Dec 5, 2:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Perry | 26 min |
| Dec 5, 2:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 48 min |
| Dec 5, 3:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 43 min |
| Dec 5, 3:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 43 min |
| Dec 5, 3:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 42 min |
| Dec 5, 3:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 29 min |
| Dec 5, 4:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tallapoosa | 29 min |
| Dec 5, 4:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Monroe | 52 min |
| Dec 5, 4:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 36 min |
| Dec 5, 4:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 48 min |
| Dec 5, 4:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 26 min |
| Dec 5, 5:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Covington | 35 min |
| Dec 5, 5:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 34 min |
| Dec 5, 5:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Butler | 38 min |
| Dec 7, 3:33 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:33 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days | |
| Dec 7, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 31 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 49 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington, Wilcox | 33 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:11 PM CST | Freeze Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 13 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 16 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:15 AM CST | Freeze Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 29 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:26 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 14 hr | |
| Dec 8, 7:55 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 19 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:20 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Marshall | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:34 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 14 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:54 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Dec 9, 1:16 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 23 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:47 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:04 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 39 hr | |
| Dec 16, 9:54 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 11 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:29 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 17 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:31 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 17, 7:46 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Dec 17, 7:49 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Dec 17, 8:31 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 17, 11:09 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 18, 7:27 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 93 min |
| Dec 18, 11:58 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 51 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:37 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:05 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 16 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:48 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 18, 8:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 19, 11:18 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 19, 1:25 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 19, 5:21 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 15 hr |
| Dec 19, 6:37 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 19, 6:47 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 20, 4:06 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 20 hr |
| Dec 20, 7:12 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Dec 20, 7:21 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Dec 20, 7:46 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Dec 20, 7:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Etowah | 3 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:20 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 4 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:36 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 20, 10:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 14 min |
| Dec 20, 11:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chambers, Lee, Macon | 119 min |
| Dec 20, 12:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee | 36 min |
| Dec 20, 3:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 28 min |
| Dec 20, 3:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 19 min |
| Dec 20, 4:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 35 min |
| Dec 20, 4:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 24 min |
| Dec 20, 5:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 25 min |
| Dec 20, 5:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 27 min |
| Dec 21, 2:32 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:25 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 6 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:19 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:23 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 7:19 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 14 hr |
| Dec 22, 7:37 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Morgan | 2 hr |
| Dec 22, 7:38 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Blount, Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 23, 12:19 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lauderdale | 9 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:23 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 8 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 5:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 5:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 6:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 30 min |
| Dec 23, 6:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 30 min |
| Dec 23, 7:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 7:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 24 min |
| Dec 23, 9:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Dec 23, 9:12 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 74 min |
| Dec 23, 9:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 49 min |
| Dec 23, 10:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 24 min |
| Dec 23, 1:57 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Lauderdale | 14 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:29 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 32 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:41 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 23 hr | |
| Dec 30, 2:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Fayette, Greene and 10 more | 34 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:55 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days | |
| Dec 30, 4:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MOB | Choctaw | 32 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:34 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Dec 31, 11:24 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 66 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 | 3 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 36 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| River Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 29 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Rip Current Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 4 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 8 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greene County13
- Jefferson County13
- St. Clair County13
- DeKalb County13
- Clarke County13
- Covington County13
- Escambia County13
- Calhoun County12
- Chilton County12
- Perry County12
- Pickens County12
- Randolph County12
- Shelby County12
- Sumter County12
- Tuscaloosa County12
- Baldwin County12
- Mobile County12
- Monroe County12
- Autauga County11
- Bibb County11
- Clay County11
- Cleburne County11
- Coosa County11
- Etowah County11
- Hale County11
- Marengo County11
- Talladega County11
- Butler County11
- Coffee County11
- Dale County11
- Geneva County11
- Henry County11
- Houston County11
- Blount County10
- Chambers County10
- Dallas County10
- Elmore County10
- Fayette County10
- Lee County10
- Tallapoosa County10
27 more counties
- Walker County10
- Cullman County10
- Jackson County10
- Marshall County10
- Choctaw County10
- Conecuh County10
- Washington County10
- Wilcox County10
- Madison County10
- Cherokee County9
- Macon County9
- Montgomery County9
- Russell County9
- Crenshaw County9
- Lauderdale County9
- Barbour County8
- Bullock County8
- Lowndes County8
- Pike County8
- Lamar County8
- Colbert County8
- Winston County7
- Franklin County7
- Lawrence County7
- Limestone County7
- Morgan County7
- Marion County6
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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.