Alert archive / Alabama / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2020
98 areal flood warnings in 2020. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of areal flood warnings reaches back to 2005.
Areal Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 98
- Busiest month
- February45 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- February 6, 202010 areal flood warnings
Over time
By month
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 2, 8:11 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 9:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:11 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:38 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert | 6 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:42 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jan 14, 9:37 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:39 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 12 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:53 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:53 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 4 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:55 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 9 hr |
| Feb 5, 7:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 9 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:58 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:47 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:57 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:10 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 10 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:28 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:25 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 12 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:14 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:13 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 24 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:14 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 36 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 30 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:30 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 72 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:09 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 5 days |
| Feb 10, 1:18 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 4 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:23 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 5:03 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:13 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Jefferson, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:25 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, St. Clair and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:29 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Hale, Perry | 6 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:10 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Jefferson, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:26 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:44 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 28 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:33 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 9 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 16 hr |
| Feb 13, 4:25 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 7:28 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:57 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 36 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:59 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:07 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 4 days |
| Feb 18, 12:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 48 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:30 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:14 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 60 hr |
| Mar 4, 12:30 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:37 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:40 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Talladega | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:09 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 48 hr |
| Mar 23, 12:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 7 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 60 hr |
| Apr 12, 5:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 6:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 12 hr |
| Apr 12, 6:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 12 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 7:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 3 days |
| Apr 13, 9:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 5:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Perry, Shelby, Talladega | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Lee | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 12 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan | 115 min |
| Aug 14, 5:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall, Morgan | 78 min |
| Aug 26, 8:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan | 98 min |
| Aug 30, 7:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 58 min |
| Aug 31, 5:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Mobile | 83 min |
| Sep 16, 2:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 12 hr |
| Sep 16, 4:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 12 hr |
| Sep 16, 10:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Geneva | 11 hr |
| Sep 16, 10:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Houston | 11 hr |
| Sep 16, 11:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pike | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Henry | 7 hr |
| Oct 28, 10:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 10:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lawrence County27
- Colbert County25
- Madison County22
- Lauderdale County21
- Franklin County19
- Cherokee County18
- Morgan County16
- Cullman County14
- Jackson County12
- Marshall County12
- DeKalb County12
- Limestone County11
- Shelby County6
- Tuscaloosa County5
- Bibb County5
- Jefferson County4
- St. Clair County4
- Talladega County4
- Greene County3
- Sumter County3
- Blount County3
- Walker County3
- Chilton County3
- Coosa County3
- Etowah County2
- Calhoun County2
- Clay County2
- Cleburne County2
- Randolph County2
- Tallapoosa County2
- Pickens County2
- Perry County2
- Fayette County2
- Butler County2
- Conecuh County2
- Crenshaw County2
- Lee County2
- Escambia County2
- Baldwin County2
- Mobile County2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.