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Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2016
111 mesoscale discussions in 2016. 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
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 111
- Busiest month
- March18 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- November 30, 201610 mesoscale discussions
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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 9, 12:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Marion, Pickens | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 8:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Geneva and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:33 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Conecuh, Escambia | 57 min |
| Jan 22, 1:56 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 2 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 3 more | 55 min |
| Feb 2, 2:40 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Colbert, Cullman and 27 more | 95 min |
| Feb 2, 5:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 117 min |
| Feb 2, 5:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Colbert, Cullman and 26 more | 119 min |
| Feb 2, 8:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette and 22 more | 55 min |
| Feb 2, 10:23 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Macon, Talladega and 1 more | 60 min |
| Feb 15, 11:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw and 22 more | 115 min |
| Feb 15, 1:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 28 more | 114 min |
| Feb 15, 4:24 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 15, 6:55 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:15 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 61 min |
| Feb 23, 5:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox | 117 min |
| Feb 23, 5:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Dallas and 9 more | 115 min |
| Feb 23, 7:23 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens and 2 more | 37 min |
| Feb 23, 9:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Coffee, Covington and 13 more | 53 min |
| Mar 1, 1:42 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay and 15 more | 114 min |
| Mar 1, 7:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chambers, Lee, Randolph | 67 min |
| Mar 1, 8:42 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Russell | 63 min |
| Mar 3, 1:13 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe, Washington | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:44 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 5:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 7 more | 89 min |
| Mar 17, 6:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 53 min |
| Mar 24, 11:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw and 22 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:47 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Washington | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 8:37 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 11:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Geneva | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 4:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Colbert and 19 more | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 6:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Choctaw, Colbert, Cullman, Dallas and 22 more | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 7:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb and 6 more | 94 min |
| Mar 31, 10:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 14 more | 64 min |
| Apr 1, 2:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bullock, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes and 5 more | 57 min |
| Apr 1, 4:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale, Henry and 2 more | 89 min |
| Apr 1, 10:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Henry, Houston | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 6:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 29 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 21 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Pike, Russell | 58 min |
| Apr 11, 6:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Washington | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 1:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Greene, Hale, Lamar and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Lauderdale and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chilton, Cullman, Etowah and 16 more | 91 min |
| Apr 30, 4:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Limestone, Madison | 54 min |
| May 3, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Henry, Houston | 83 min |
| May 3, 5:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Houston | 96 min |
| May 12, 9:10 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale | 95 min |
| May 17, 1:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 87 min |
| May 20, 1:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 4 more | 2 hr |
| May 20, 2:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Lamar and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 7 more | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 11:22 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh and 19 more | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 11:34 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 38 more | 116 min |
| Jun 17, 3:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas and 10 more | 93 min |
| Jun 17, 6:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Clarke, Coffee and 12 more | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 1:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 118 min |
| Jul 5, 12:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 37 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 96 min |
| Jul 11, 2:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne and 11 more | 118 min |
| Jul 14, 9:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 11:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh and 17 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun and 29 more | 88 min |
| Jul 23, 11:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | 115 min |
| Sep 10, 1:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Franklin | 2 hr |
| Oct 20, 12:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Cullman, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale and 10 more | 88 min |
| Nov 28, 6:36 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Monroe, Washington | 2 hr |
| Nov 28, 7:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah and 7 more | 90 min |
| Nov 28, 8:39 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Washington | 96 min |
| Nov 28, 11:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:08 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Marion | 2 hr |
| Nov 29, 4:46 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marion, Pickens and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 29, 5:24 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 5 more | 96 min |
| Nov 29, 6:43 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 6 more | 92 min |
| Nov 29, 8:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Choctaw, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 29, 9:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and 2 more | 62 min |
| Nov 29, 11:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | DeKalb, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 118 min |
| Nov 29, 11:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens | 113 min |
| Nov 30, 1:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Fayette, Jackson, Madison and 5 more | 53 min |
| Nov 30, 5:10 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 27 more | 95 min |
| Nov 30, 9:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 37 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 30, 12:59 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:55 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 4, 5:44 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin | 2 hr |
| Dec 5, 5:26 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Geneva, Houston | 2 hr |
| Dec 5, 7:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 114 min |
| Dec 5, 11:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Geneva, Houston | 115 min |
| Dec 13, 11:07 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Washington | 2 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:36 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva and 3 more | 114 min |
| Dec 17, 8:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Marion | 62 min |
| Dec 17, 11:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 1 more | 87 min |
| Dec 18, 2:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale | 4 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:24 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall and 1 more | 66 min |
| Dec 28, 3:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lauderdale | 114 min |
| Dec 28, 10:25 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lamar, Pickens | 2 hr |
| Dec 29, 1:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 19 more | 115 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Baldwin County31
- Washington County29
- Choctaw County27
- Monroe County27
- Geneva County27
- Hale County27
- Pickens County26
- Clarke County26
- Mobile County26
- Covington County25
- Greene County25
- Escambia County24
- Coffee County24
- Houston County24
- Dale County23
- Henry County23
- Perry County23
- Bibb County22
- Sumter County22
- Lamar County21
- Marion County21
- Conecuh County21
- Chilton County21
- Dallas County21
- Crenshaw County21
- Pike County21
- Lauderdale County20
- Butler County20
- Autauga County20
- Fayette County20
- Tuscaloosa County20
- Marengo County20
- Colbert County19
- Jefferson County19
- Limestone County19
- Wilcox County19
- Barbour County19
- Cullman County18
- Lawrence County18
- Lowndes County18
27 more counties
- Shelby County18
- Walker County18
- Franklin County17
- Winston County17
- Blount County16
- Marshall County16
- Talladega County16
- Bullock County16
- Russell County16
- DeKalb County15
- Morgan County15
- Clay County15
- Coosa County15
- Elmore County15
- Montgomery County15
- Etowah County14
- Jackson County14
- Madison County14
- St. Clair County14
- Macon County14
- Tallapoosa County14
- Calhoun County13
- Lee County13
- Randolph County13
- Cleburne County13
- Chambers County10
- Cherokee County9
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Sources
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