Alert archive / Alabama / 2017
Weather alerts in Alabama, October 2017
164 weather alerts in October 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 October 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 164
- Warnings
- 88
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 51
- Busiest day
- October 8, 201744 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 3:38 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 24 hr |
| Oct 2, 10:18 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 68 hr |
| Oct 5, 7:01 PM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 days |
| Oct 5, 10:17 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 5, 11:11 PM CDT | Storm Surge Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 17 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:14 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 24 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:38 AM CDT | Hurricane Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 43 hr |
| Oct 6, 10:38 AM CDT | Storm Surge Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 48 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 43 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:14 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 42 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:23 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 42 hr |
| Oct 6, 9:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 days |
| Oct 6, 9:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 66 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 27 more | 35 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 35 hr |
| Oct 7, 4:27 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 7, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 hr |
| Oct 7, 10:17 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 24 hr |
| Oct 7, 10:41 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Marshall, Morgan | 23 hr |
| Oct 7, 12:25 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 31 hr |
| Oct 7, 1:36 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Oct 7, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 2:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 2 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 35 min |
| Oct 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 7, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 42 min | |
| Oct 7, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 43 min |
| Oct 7, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 33 min |
| Oct 7, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 59 min | |
| Oct 7, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 16 min |
| Oct 7, 6:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 5 more | 55 min |
| Oct 7, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Oct 7, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes | 37 min |
| Oct 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 67 min | |
| Oct 7, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 47 min |
| Oct 7, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Oct 7, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 20 min |
| Oct 7, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Oct 7, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton | 24 min |
| Oct 7, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Shelby | 33 min |
| Oct 7, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 9:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Oct 7, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Oct 7, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 9:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Oct 7, 9:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Oct 7, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 36 min | |
| Oct 7, 11:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 6 hr |
| Oct 7, 11:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 12 more | 92 min |
| Oct 8, 1:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:41 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 13 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 7 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 51 min |
| Oct 8, 4:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Wilcox | 4 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 4:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 6:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 7:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Oct 8, 8:13 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 17 hr | |
| Oct 8, 8:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Coffee | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 8:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Macon and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 9:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 13 more | 86 min |
| Oct 8, 10:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 63 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 11 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:20 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 21 hr |
| Oct 8, 11:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 6 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chambers | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 6:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 6:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 7:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chambers | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 7:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 8:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lee | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers | 3 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Oct 9, 10:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 9, 5:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 115 min |
| Oct 9, 8:36 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:59 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 13 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 9, 11:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 12 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:08 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 6 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion | 3 hr |
| Oct 10, 10:12 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 10, 10:14 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 4 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 63 min |
| Oct 11, 6:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 2 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 38 min |
| Oct 15, 2:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 117 min |
| Oct 15, 3:27 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 42 hr | |
| Oct 15, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 35 min |
| Oct 16, 3:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:43 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 47 hr | |
| Oct 21, 5:55 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 43 hr |
| Oct 22, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 47 min |
| Oct 22, 12:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 2 hr |
| Oct 22, 12:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 118 min |
| Oct 22, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 2 min |
| Oct 22, 1:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 29 min |
| Oct 22, 1:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 24 min |
| Oct 22, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 34 min |
| Oct 22, 1:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 9 more | 90 min |
| Oct 22, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Oct 22, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 49 min |
| Oct 22, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 36 min |
| Oct 22, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 23 min |
| Oct 22, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 44 min | |
| Oct 22, 3:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 23 min | |
| Oct 22, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 47 min |
| Oct 22, 4:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 22, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 56 min | |
| Oct 22, 5:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Mobile | 114 min |
| Oct 22, 5:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Oct 22, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Oct 22, 5:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Escambia | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 5:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 hr |
| Oct 22, 5:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 31 hr |
| Oct 22, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Oct 22, 7:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 4 hr |
| Oct 22, 8:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 66 hr |
| Oct 22, 8:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 10:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 12 hr |
| Oct 22, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 28 min | |
| Oct 23, 1:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 22 min |
| Oct 23, 4:32 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 11 hr | |
| Oct 23, 10:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Oct 23, 10:38 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 17 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:09 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | HUN | Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | 17 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:38 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 19 hr | |
| Oct 27, 10:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Oct 27, 11:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 6 hr |
| Oct 27, 11:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 53 min | |
| Oct 28, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 62 min | |
| Oct 28, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 52 min | |
| Oct 28, 1:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 1:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Oct 28, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 93 min | |
| Oct 28, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Oct 28, 5:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 34 hr | |
| Oct 28, 2:33 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 12 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:22 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:57 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MOB | Choctaw | 16 hr |
| Oct 29, 2:17 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:07 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:57 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 29, 1:40 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 18 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 | |
| Tornado Warning | 23 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 6 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 11 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 18 |
| River Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 26 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 8 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Tropical | |
| Hurricane Warning | 1 |
| Storm Surge Warning | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 3 |
| Storm Surge Watch | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 4 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Rip Current Statement | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 22 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Baldwin County65
- Mobile County41
- Escambia County22
- Conecuh County21
- Monroe County19
- Covington County18
- Washington County17
- Butler County16
- Lowndes County14
- Clarke County13
- Autauga County13
- Coffee County12
- Crenshaw County12
- Wilcox County12
- Geneva County11
- Barbour County11
- Bullock County11
- Chambers County11
- Chilton County11
- Montgomery County11
- Pike County11
- Dallas County10
- Dale County9
- Bibb County9
- Elmore County9
- Choctaw County8
- Coosa County8
- Lee County8
- Macon County8
- Shelby County8
- Tuscaloosa County8
- Clay County7
- Greene County7
- Marengo County7
- Perry County7
- Russell County7
- Sumter County7
- Tallapoosa County7
- Blount County6
- Calhoun County6
27 more counties
- Cherokee County6
- Cleburne County6
- Etowah County6
- Hale County6
- Jefferson County6
- Marion County6
- Pickens County6
- Randolph County6
- St. Clair County6
- Talladega County6
- Walker County6
- DeKalb County6
- Henry County6
- Houston County6
- Fayette County5
- Lamar County5
- Winston County5
- Jackson County5
- Marshall County4
- Limestone County4
- Cullman County3
- Morgan County3
- Lawrence County3
- Madison County3
- Lauderdale County3
- Colbert County2
- Franklin 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.