Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2009
70 red flag warnings in 2009. 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 70
- Busiest month
- February28 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- February 21, 20095 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, 1:19 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Henry | 4 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:52 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:56 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Jan 14, 5:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Lee and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 14, 1:42 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 27 hr |
| Jan 14, 1:42 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 51 hr |
| Jan 15, 6:08 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 15, 1:18 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 53 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:27 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 16, 5:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:50 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 18 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:45 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:33 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:38 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Lee, Macon, Pike and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:02 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 39 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:44 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia | 35 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:44 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 60 hr |
| Feb 2, 1:10 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Feb 3, 5:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 60 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:17 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 30 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:17 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 55 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:35 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:27 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 52 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:58 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:03 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:36 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:51 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 51 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:08 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 34 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:54 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:16 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:50 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay and 13 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Covington, Crenshaw | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:20 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:49 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 26 hr |
| Feb 22, 6:01 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:02 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:50 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 27 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:46 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:55 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:05 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:36 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:39 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:55 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:30 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:05 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:02 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 19 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 11:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:23 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:01 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 29 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:49 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 31 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:49 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Henry | 28 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:09 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 14 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:05 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 27 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:28 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 28 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:55 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:48 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Nov 7, 1:05 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:56 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 27 more | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henry County26
- Coffee County25
- Dale County25
- Geneva County24
- Houston County24
- Bullock County17
- Lee County17
- Macon County17
- Russell County17
- Barbour County16
- Chambers County16
- Pike County16
- Coosa County15
- Elmore County15
- Montgomery County15
- Tallapoosa County15
- Calhoun County15
- Cherokee County15
- Clay County15
- Cleburne County15
- Etowah County15
- Randolph County15
- St. Clair County15
- Talladega County15
- Cullman County14
- Limestone County14
- Madison County14
- Morgan County14
- Colbert County13
- DeKalb County13
- Franklin County13
- Jackson County13
- Lauderdale County13
- Lawrence County13
- Marshall County13
- Blount County13
- Jefferson County13
- Shelby County13
- Butler County12
- Covington County12
25 more counties
- Crenshaw County12
- Autauga County12
- Chilton County12
- Conecuh County11
- Escambia County11
- Bibb County11
- Lowndes County11
- Pickens County11
- Tuscaloosa County11
- Clarke County10
- Monroe County10
- Wilcox County10
- Fayette County10
- Lamar County10
- Marion County10
- Walker County10
- Winston County10
- Choctaw County9
- Greene County9
- Hale County9
- Perry County9
- Sumter County9
- Dallas County8
- Marengo County8
- Washington County7
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. Rebuilt daily.