Alert archive / Alabama / 2020
Weather alerts in Alabama, December 2020
68 weather alerts in December 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 68
- Warnings
- 13
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest day
- December 24, 202015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1:43 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 30 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:45 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 71 hr | |
| Dec 2, 7:50 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 days |
| Dec 4, 6:35 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 min | |
| Dec 4, 7:05 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 40 min | |
| Dec 5, 2:51 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 5, 8:21 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Blount, Cherokee, Etowah, Fayette, Lamar, Marion and 2 more | 99 min |
| Dec 6, 1:50 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:23 AM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:36 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 1:13 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 9 hr |
| Dec 10, 1:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 20 hr |
| Dec 10, 1:16 PM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 4 days |
| Dec 10, 2:42 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:17 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Dallas, Elmore, Greene and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:20 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 45 hr | |
| Dec 12, 6:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 12, 8:32 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:41 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 12, 10:38 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 10 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry and 3 more | 114 min |
| Dec 13, 10:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Choctaw | 76 min |
| Dec 14, 12:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 45 min |
| Dec 14, 1:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 49 min |
| Dec 14, 1:27 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Shelby, Talladega | 93 min |
| Dec 14, 1:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 41 min |
| Dec 14, 1:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 50 min |
| Dec 14, 2:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, Clay | 50 min |
| Dec 14, 2:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Dec 14, 2:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne, Randolph | 47 min |
| Dec 14, 3:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Lee | 67 min |
| Dec 14, 3:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 61 min |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 30 min |
| Dec 14, 4:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale, Henry, Houston | 48 min |
| Dec 15, 2:55 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 33 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:44 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 26 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:32 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 14 hr | |
| Dec 20, 7:28 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 22, 5:40 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 10:46 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 55 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:46 PM CST | Gale Watch | MOB | 14 hr | |
| Dec 22, 2:46 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 3 days | |
| Dec 23, 4:24 AM CST | Gale Warning | MOB | 47 hr | |
| Dec 23, 1:53 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:26 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:43 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 23, 11:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 49 min |
| Dec 24, 12:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone | 41 min |
| Dec 24, 12:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 39 min |
| Dec 24, 1:02 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 58 min |
| Dec 24, 1:42 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 19 min |
| Dec 24, 2:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 4:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 47 min | |
| Dec 24, 6:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 45 min |
| Dec 24, 6:55 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 65 min |
| Dec 24, 8:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Henry, Houston | 81 min |
| Dec 24, 8:25 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 25 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 17 min | |
| Dec 24, 9:10 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 65 min | |
| Dec 24, 10:15 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 15 min | |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:31 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:14 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 5 days |
| Dec 28, 3:01 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | MOB | 4 days | |
| Dec 29, 3:57 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 29, 2:27 PM CST | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 days |
| Dec 31, 8:46 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 25 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 | |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 19 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 11 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Rip Current Statement | 5 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 1 |
| Special Marine Warning | 7 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 8 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Baldwin County13
- Mobile County13
- Henry County8
- Houston County8
- Escambia County8
- Dale County7
- Geneva County7
- Covington County7
- Coffee County6
- Jackson County6
- Limestone County6
- Madison County6
- Marshall County6
- Calhoun County6
- Clay County6
- Cleburne County6
- Pickens County6
- Randolph County6
- Shelby County6
- Talladega County6
- Tuscaloosa County6
- Choctaw County6
- Clarke County6
- Monroe County6
- Washington County6
- Cullman County5
- DeKalb County5
- Franklin County5
- Morgan County5
- Blount County5
- Cherokee County5
- Etowah County5
- Walker County5
- Butler County5
- Conecuh County5
- Crenshaw County5
- Elmore County5
- Greene County5
- Hale County5
- Macon County5
27 more counties
- Marengo County5
- Montgomery County5
- Perry County5
- Sumter County5
- Colbert County4
- Lauderdale County4
- Lawrence County4
- Fayette County4
- Lamar County4
- Marion County4
- Winston County4
- Jefferson County4
- St. Clair County4
- Wilcox County4
- Autauga County4
- Dallas County4
- Lowndes County4
- Russell County4
- Bibb County4
- Chambers County4
- Chilton County4
- Coosa County4
- Lee County4
- Barbour County3
- Bullock County3
- Pike County3
- Tallapoosa 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.