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Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2013
121 mesoscale discussions in 2013. 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 mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
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- Mesoscale Discussions
- 121
- Busiest month
- March22 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- January 30, 20137 mesoscale discussions
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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 10, 11:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 85 min |
| Jan 10, 3:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia and 4 more | 85 min |
| Jan 13, 2:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Lamar and 11 more | 119 min |
| Jan 13, 6:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 6:01 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 89 min |
| Jan 29, 9:49 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 116 min |
| Jan 30, 1:31 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb and 17 more | 29 min |
| Jan 30, 4:27 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Mobile, Washington | 93 min |
| Jan 30, 5:01 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers and 26 more | 29 min |
| Jan 30, 7:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 36 more | 62 min |
| Jan 30, 10:09 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Crenshaw and 9 more | 96 min |
| Jan 30, 11:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery and 3 more | 85 min |
| Feb 10, 2:39 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia and 6 more | 66 min |
| Feb 10, 5:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Washington | 27 min |
| Feb 10, 6:05 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 2 more | 85 min |
| Feb 10, 6:23 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw and 7 more | 97 min |
| Feb 10, 9:32 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale and 7 more | 88 min |
| Feb 11, 1:55 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 95 min |
| Feb 11, 11:58 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Geneva, Houston | 92 min |
| Feb 11, 11:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas and 7 more | 92 min |
| Feb 12, 1:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 63 min |
| Feb 12, 3:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Washington | 85 min |
| Feb 12, 5:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Mobile | 58 min |
| Feb 21, 11:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Washington | 63 min |
| Feb 22, 1:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 62 min |
| Feb 22, 7:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 91 min |
| Feb 23, 3:59 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 87 min |
| Feb 25, 2:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 115 min |
| Feb 25, 9:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Escambia, Geneva, Mobile | 2 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 3 more | 83 min |
| Feb 25, 7:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 9:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Mobile | 59 min |
| Mar 5, 1:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 24 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lauderdale, Limestone | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah and 15 more | 91 min |
| Mar 18, 1:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Cullman and 21 more | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 1:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Coffee and 19 more | 94 min |
| Mar 18, 4:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe and 2 more | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 4:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 117 min |
| Mar 18, 11:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 6 more | 83 min |
| Mar 23, 3:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson and 12 more | 64 min |
| Mar 23, 7:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Geneva, Mobile | 97 min |
| Mar 23, 12:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 8 more | 85 min |
| Mar 23, 2:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh and 13 more | 83 min |
| Mar 23, 5:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh and 13 more | 53 min |
| Mar 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw and 24 more | 66 min |
| Mar 23, 6:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter | 116 min |
| Mar 23, 9:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 30 more | 61 min |
| Mar 23, 10:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa and 11 more | 92 min |
| Mar 24, 3:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bullock, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke and 15 more | 93 min |
| Mar 24, 3:12 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Houston | 93 min |
| Mar 24, 5:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Russell | 65 min |
| Mar 31, 4:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 10 more | 84 min |
| Apr 11, 10:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 5 more | 91 min |
| Apr 11, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Coosa, Cullman and 12 more | 84 min |
| Apr 11, 3:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chambers, Cleburne, Lee, Randolph, Russell | 94 min |
| Apr 11, 5:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 115 min |
| Apr 11, 5:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay and 11 more | 96 min |
| Apr 11, 9:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Henry, Houston | 83 min |
| Apr 14, 9:24 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin | 96 min |
| Apr 18, 8:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Lamar, Lauderdale and 6 more | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 1:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb and 8 more | 83 min |
| Apr 19, 10:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Henry, Houston | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Marion and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb and 12 more | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 8:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman and 12 more | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 10:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Conecuh, Crenshaw and 10 more | 83 min |
| May 10, 7:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Mobile, Washington | 86 min |
| May 17, 1:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw and 29 more | 96 min |
| May 17, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Greene, Hale and 7 more | 60 min |
| May 19, 2:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 92 min |
| May 21, 9:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Marion | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 5:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson and 6 more | 85 min |
| Jun 5, 11:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert and 24 more | 97 min |
| Jun 6, 5:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas and 15 more | 115 min |
| Jun 9, 1:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Geneva | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 7:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale | 60 min |
| Jun 10, 5:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | 85 min |
| Jun 13, 12:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, DeKalb, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 3:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay and 15 more | 90 min |
| Jun 13, 3:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 3 more | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 6:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa and 7 more | 86 min |
| Jun 27, 10:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 35 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Lamar and 9 more | 89 min |
| Jun 28, 9:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Choctaw, Cullman, Dallas and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 31 more | 94 min |
| Jun 28, 3:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh and 9 more | 97 min |
| Jun 28, 7:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 13 more | 83 min |
| Jul 14, 1:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Lamar and 7 more | 89 min |
| Jul 17, 3:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 14 more | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 11:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker and 1 more | 86 min |
| Jul 23, 10:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter | 86 min |
| Jul 23, 2:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 35 more | 89 min |
| Jul 23, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Houston | 83 min |
| Jul 24, 12:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Clarke, Coffee and 14 more | 87 min |
| Jul 24, 5:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 6:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 12:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 33 more | 117 min |
| Aug 11, 1:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 7 more | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 1:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 114 min |
| Aug 18, 2:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and 1 more | 116 min |
| Aug 19, 1:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Houston | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Cullman, DeKalb and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 14 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 4:35 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke and 24 more | 85 min |
| Sep 24, 1:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 87 min |
| Sep 24, 3:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 84 min |
| Sep 24, 6:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 1 more | 117 min |
| Dec 5, 10:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 6, 4:19 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton and 27 more | 116 min |
| Dec 21, 5:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale | 84 min |
| Dec 21, 7:40 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 3 more | 95 min |
| Dec 21, 10:33 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 3 more | 87 min |
| Dec 22, 1:34 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 23 more | 56 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Monroe County37
- Conecuh County36
- Washington County36
- Baldwin County34
- Clarke County34
- Escambia County34
- Mobile County34
- Choctaw County33
- Wilcox County29
- Covington County28
- Butler County27
- Tuscaloosa County26
- Colbert County25
- Fayette County25
- Walker County25
- St. Clair County25
- Talladega County25
- Lauderdale County24
- Marion County24
- Winston County24
- Shelby County24
- Crenshaw County24
- Houston County24
- Lamar County23
- Pickens County23
- Marengo County23
- Elmore County23
- Geneva County23
- Cullman County22
- Franklin County22
- Blount County22
- Jefferson County22
- Dallas County22
- Hale County22
- Morgan County21
- Calhoun County21
- Clay County21
- Bibb County21
- Bullock County21
- Chilton County21
27 more counties
- Lowndes County21
- Montgomery County21
- Perry County21
- Pike County21
- Greene County20
- Cleburne County20
- Etowah County20
- Autauga County20
- Chambers County20
- Coosa County20
- Tallapoosa County20
- Henry County20
- DeKalb County19
- Marshall County19
- Randolph County19
- Coffee County19
- Lawrence County18
- Madison County18
- Macon County18
- Dale County18
- Limestone County17
- Sumter County17
- Cherokee County17
- Jackson County17
- Lee County17
- Barbour County16
- Russell County16
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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.