Alert archive / Alabama / 2018
Weather alerts in Alabama, January 2018
91 weather alerts in January 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 91
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 45
- Busiest day
- January 22, 201822 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, 3:44 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:38 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:38 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 21 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:55 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 69 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:40 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 64 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:07 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 31 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:00 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:27 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:09 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 27 hr | |
| Jan 3, 1:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:24 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 23 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:24 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 18 hr |
| Jan 4, 12:34 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:52 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 33 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 7, 5:44 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 42 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:32 PM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 38 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:32 PM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 32 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:20 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:20 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 11 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 19 hr | |
| Jan 8, 9:24 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 51 min | |
| Jan 8, 11:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 51 min | |
| Jan 8, 12:38 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 52 min | |
| Jan 8, 8:33 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 7 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:41 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 15 hr | |
| Jan 9, 9:21 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 22 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:25 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:20 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:44 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 9 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:42 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:21 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 11:07 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 17 hr | |
| Jan 11, 10:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:36 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 24 min | |
| Jan 12, 4:09 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 13 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:55 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 27 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:11 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:14 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 19 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:40 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 41 hr |
| Jan 15, 1:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 44 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:02 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw and 5 more | 66 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:19 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 63 hr | |
| Jan 16, 2:16 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 34 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 35 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:36 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:24 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:15 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Mobile | 53 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:12 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:50 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 43 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:13 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:14 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | HUN | Jackson | 5 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:14 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | HUN | Jackson | 8 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:25 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:12 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:24 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 18, 1:54 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 18 hr |
| Jan 22, 9:40 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 13 hr | |
| Jan 22, 10:25 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Washington | 2 hr |
| Jan 22, 10:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene, Pickens | 58 min |
| Jan 22, 10:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 11:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 65 min |
| Jan 22, 11:25 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 11:33 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 87 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Wilcox | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 12:35 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 55 min | |
| Jan 22, 12:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 38 min |
| Jan 22, 12:51 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 65 min |
| Jan 22, 1:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 1:36 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 54 min | |
| Jan 22, 1:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Crenshaw, Macon, Montgomery and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Jan 22, 3:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 24 min |
| Jan 22, 3:21 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 39 min | |
| Jan 22, 3:33 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery | 117 min |
| Jan 22, 3:54 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 17 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee, Macon | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 5:32 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery | 118 min |
| Jan 23, 3:24 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 18 hr | |
| Jan 24, 9:29 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 6 days | |
| Jan 30, 12:04 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 6 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 | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 11 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Hard Freeze Watch | 7 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 14 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Rip Current Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 9 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 10 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mobile County18
- Baldwin County16
- Choctaw County16
- Clarke County15
- Washington County15
- Wilcox County14
- Monroe County13
- Coffee County13
- Dale County13
- Geneva County13
- Butler County12
- Conecuh County12
- Crenshaw County12
- Escambia County12
- Henry County12
- Houston County12
- Covington County11
- Calhoun County11
- Cherokee County11
- Cleburne County11
- Etowah County11
- Clay County10
- Randolph County10
- Jackson County9
- Blount County9
- St. Clair County9
- Talladega County9
- Dallas County9
- Macon County9
- Montgomery County9
- Greene County8
- Pickens County8
- Elmore County8
- Lowndes County8
- Bibb County7
- Chilton County7
- Coosa County7
- Fayette County7
- Hale County7
- Jefferson County7
27 more counties
- Lamar County7
- Marengo County7
- Marion County7
- Perry County7
- Shelby County7
- Sumter County7
- Tuscaloosa County7
- Walker County7
- Winston County7
- Barbour County7
- Bullock County7
- Lee County7
- Pike County7
- DeKalb County6
- Autauga County6
- Chambers County6
- Russell County6
- Tallapoosa County6
- Madison County5
- Colbert County5
- Lauderdale County5
- Marshall County4
- Franklin County4
- Lawrence County4
- Limestone County4
- Cullman County3
- Morgan County3
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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.