Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2008
103 red flag warnings in 2008. 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 red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 103
- Busiest month
- January22 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- October 1, 20084 red flag 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 1, 1:36 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 39 hr |
| Jan 2, 5:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 2, 6:02 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:59 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 22 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:56 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:26 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 39 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:52 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:55 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:01 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:29 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:49 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:40 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:54 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 28, 1:40 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:35 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:59 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:00 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 13 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:04 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 41 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:30 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 40 hr |
| Feb 10, 6:02 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton and 21 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:08 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 26 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:12 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Feb 14, 5:50 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 14, 5:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:31 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:56 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 35 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:43 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Feb 19, 6:19 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:29 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:01 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 11 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:26 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 16 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:04 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Mar 21, 11:22 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 21, 11:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:41 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:41 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 28 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton and 22 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:08 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 31 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:45 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:55 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton and 18 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:14 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:15 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:05 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 40 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:28 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 40 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 41 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 40 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:44 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 13 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Dallas, Elmore and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:04 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Jul 15, 10:41 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 14 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:58 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 14 hr |
| Sep 23, 1:14 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 30 hr |
| Sep 24, 2:24 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Sep 25, 9:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 25, 2:26 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:45 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:15 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 15 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:24 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Oct 1, 4:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 1, 5:27 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 1, 9:46 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Oct 1, 1:30 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 30 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Oct 18, 1:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:26 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 26, 3:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:16 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:34 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry, Houston | 26 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:10 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:46 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 15 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:46 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 39 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 19, 4:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 19, 4:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 20, 1:41 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 50 hr |
| Nov 21, 4:06 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 37 hr |
| Nov 21, 2:50 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Nov 21, 2:57 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 24, 1:34 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Nov 25, 2:00 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Nov 26, 6:21 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Pike, Russell | 9 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:34 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:18 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:14 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:59 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan | 7 hr |
| Dec 30, 6:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dale County41
- Henry County41
- Houston County41
- Coffee County40
- Geneva County40
- Barbour County24
- Bullock County24
- Macon County24
- Pike County24
- Russell County24
- Chambers County23
- Lee County23
- Montgomery County23
- Tallapoosa County23
- Autauga County22
- Coosa County22
- Dallas County22
- Elmore County22
- Lowndes County22
- Butler County22
- Conecuh County22
- Covington County22
- Crenshaw County22
- Escambia County22
- Chilton County21
- Clay County21
- Perry County21
- Randolph County21
- Bibb County20
- Hale County20
- Marengo County20
- Shelby County20
- Talladega County20
- Tuscaloosa County20
- Greene County19
- Pickens County19
- Sumter County19
- Blount County18
- Calhoun County18
- Cherokee County18
25 more counties
- Cleburne County18
- Etowah County18
- Jefferson County18
- St. Clair County18
- Clarke County18
- Monroe County18
- Wilcox County18
- Walker County17
- Winston County17
- Choctaw County17
- Fayette County16
- Lamar County16
- Marion County16
- Washington County15
- Cullman County14
- DeKalb County14
- Lawrence County14
- Marshall County14
- Morgan County14
- Colbert County13
- Franklin County13
- Jackson County13
- Lauderdale County13
- Limestone County13
- Madison County13
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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