Alert archive / Alabama / Russell County
Weather alerts in Russell County, Alabama, 2019
101 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Russell County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 101
- Warnings
- 18
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest month
- June16 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 19, 20198 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
3 of 6 tornado warnings covering Russell County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 2 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 45 minutes after it went out.
Russell County, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 6 | 3 | 50% | 2 | 100% | 45 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 5 | 2 | 60% | 3 | 0% | |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 50 min |
Each office's whole area, 2019
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Birmingham, AL: tornado warnings | 66 | 33 | 50% | 99 | 75% | 19 min |
| NWS Birmingham, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 164 | 111 | 32% | 527 | 58% | 22 min |
| NWS Birmingham, AL: flash flood warnings | 6 | 3 | 50% | 9 | 100% | 46 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 4, 6:33 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 33 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:25 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 33 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | 29 min |
| Jan 19, 4:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 36 min |
| Jan 19, 4:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | 11 min |
| Jan 19, 5:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jan 23, 4:19 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 16 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 59 min |
| Jan 25, 7:27 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 23 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:34 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 11 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:38 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 33 min |
| Feb 12, 12:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 35 min |
| Feb 20, 10:24 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 11 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:59 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:03 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:28 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 1:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 2:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Mar 3, 2:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | 36 min |
| Mar 4, 4:19 AM CST | Freeze Warning | BMX | 3 days |
| Mar 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 25, 7:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 41 min |
| Mar 25, 7:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Apr 10, 12:38 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 8 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | 21 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:04 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 8:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 10:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 18, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 18, 9:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 19, 12:33 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 2:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 8:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | 3 days |
| Apr 25, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 45 min |
| May 4, 11:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 77 min |
| May 4, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 4, 3:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 9, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 38 min |
| May 9, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 25 min |
| May 11, 1:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 12, 8:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 11:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 1:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 11:02 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 20, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 12:05 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:20 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:02 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 16 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 1:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 2:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 115 min |
| Jul 19, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 2:58 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 19 min |
| Aug 8, 3:53 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 60 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 4:03 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 4 days |
| Aug 12, 4:21 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 15 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:19 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BMX | 31 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:29 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 6:01 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 119 min |
| Sep 6, 2:12 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 3 days |
| Sep 9, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 47 min |
| Sep 9, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 50 min |
| Sep 9, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 47 min |
| Oct 26, 4:27 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | 14 hr |
| Oct 27, 9:53 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 13 hr |
| Nov 9, 12:49 PM CST | Frost Advisory | BMX | 18 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:28 AM CST | Freeze Warning | BMX | 55 hr |
| Nov 11, 1:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 28 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 71 min |
| Dec 7, 12:38 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:47 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Dec 15, 2:05 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 7 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:53 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 20 hr |
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 | 5 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 19 |
| Special Weather Statement | 29 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 11 |
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.