Alert archive / Alabama / Pike County
Weather alerts in Pike County, Alabama, 2023
182 weather alerts in 2023, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Pike County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 182
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 46
- Busiest month
- August48 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 14, 20238 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Pike County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.
Pike County, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 23 | 16 | 30% | 17 | 94% | 18 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Birmingham, AL: tornado warnings | 44 | 25 | 43% | 93 | 72% | 27 min |
| NWS Birmingham, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 451 | 311 | 31% | 916 | 74% | 23 min |
| NWS Birmingham, AL: flash flood warnings | 23 | 17 | 26% | 40 | 93% | 83 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 6:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 15 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:42 AM CST | Flood Watch | BMX | 34 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:56 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 2:06 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jan 4, 2:59 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:58 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:41 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:17 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 31 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:06 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jan 12, 3:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 64 min |
| Jan 12, 3:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | 47 min |
| Jan 17, 6:06 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 16 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:02 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 46 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:14 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 9 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:12 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 19 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:23 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 41 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:01 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 40 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 9:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:08 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | BMX | 36 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:52 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | BMX | 24 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:02 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | BMX | 30 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:19 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | BMX | 29 hr |
| Mar 17, 1:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:27 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | BMX | 55 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:21 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | BMX | 22 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:06 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | BMX | 19 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:06 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | BMX | 30 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:34 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:13 AM CDT | Flood Watch | BMX | 27 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:23 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Mar 26, 5:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Mar 26, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 9:36 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 11 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 5:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 4, 4:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 10:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | 9 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 28 min |
| May 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 33 min |
| May 12, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 24 min |
| May 13, 4:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| May 16, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 52 min |
| May 16, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 42 min |
| May 17, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 29 min |
| May 17, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 38 min |
| May 22, 10:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 55 min |
| Jun 12, 11:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 12, 3:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jun 13, 11:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 2:34 AM CDT | Flood Watch | BMX | 39 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:09 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 3:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 14, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 53 min |
| Jun 15, 7:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 10:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 10:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:15 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 4:46 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 5:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 25, 7:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 3:00 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 5 days |
| Jul 2, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 12:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 5:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:35 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 19 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:48 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 3 days |
| Jul 21, 4:00 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BMX | 17 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 21, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 51 min |
| Jul 21, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 17 min |
| Jul 22, 11:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:48 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 3 days |
| Jul 30, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 42 min |
| Jul 31, 3:10 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 46 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:15 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 63 min |
| Aug 4, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 26 min |
| Aug 4, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 29 min |
| Aug 4, 7:40 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 69 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:44 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:04 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 52 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:00 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BMX | 18 hr |
| Aug 6, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 53 min |
| Aug 6, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 54 min |
| Aug 6, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 54 min |
| Aug 6, 9:16 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BMX | 24 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:48 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 13 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 8, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 49 min |
| Aug 8, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 2:43 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:43 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 33 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 3:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 3:58 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 17 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:54 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:10 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BMX | 3 days |
| Aug 11, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 62 min |
| Aug 12, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 58 min |
| Aug 14, 12:48 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 28 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 2:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 7 days |
| Aug 22, 2:25 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BMX | 3 days |
| Aug 24, 1:32 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 4 days |
| Aug 28, 4:03 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 12 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 34 min |
| Sep 13, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 29 min |
| Sep 13, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 46 min |
| Sep 16, 3:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 2 hr |
| Sep 17, 4:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Oct 5, 1:38 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | 53 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:51 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BMX | 22 hr |
| Oct 7, 1:16 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | 30 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:47 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BMX | 58 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:43 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | BMX | 47 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:46 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | BMX | 24 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:17 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | BMX | 31 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | 17 hr |
| Nov 8, 3:48 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:39 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:25 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 11:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 10, 12:58 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:02 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 23 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 27 |
| Special Weather Statement | 47 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 5 |
| Heat Advisory | 15 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 5 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 17 |
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.