Alert archive / Alabama / Russell County
Weather alerts in Russell 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.
Russell County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 182
- Warnings
- 43
- Watches
- 28
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest month
- August44 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 26, 202311 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Russell County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.
Russell County, 2023
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 29 | 14 | 52% | 8 | 100% | 20 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, 12:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jan 3, 12:56 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:54 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 48 min |
| Jan 3, 3:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 51 min |
| Jan 3, 5:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 53 min |
| Jan 3, 6:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 33 min |
| Jan 3, 8:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 27 min |
| Jan 3, 8:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 26 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, 3:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 63 min |
| Jan 4, 4:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 4:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 63 min |
| 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, 10:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jan 12, 12:06 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 46 min |
| Jan 12, 3:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 37 min |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 30 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 10, 8:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 42 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, 4:15 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | BMX | 23 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:27 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | BMX | 31 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, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:34 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| 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, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 27, 8:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | 48 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:36 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 11 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | 6 hr |
| Apr 1, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 33 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 13, 1:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 9, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 65 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 18, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 26 min |
| May 18, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 28 min |
| May 18, 7:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 48 min |
| May 18, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 25 min |
| May 20, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 35 min |
| May 20, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 38 min |
| May 23, 1:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 35 min |
| Jun 12, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 31 min |
| Jun 12, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 11:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:34 AM CDT | Flood Watch | BMX | 39 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 14, 9:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 10:09 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 14, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 27 min |
| Jun 14, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 53 min |
| Jun 14, 3:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jun 14, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 6:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 5:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:46 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:00 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 5 days |
| Jun 30, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 61 min |
| Jul 2, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 42 min |
| 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, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 63 min |
| Jul 21, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 33 min |
| Jul 28, 3:30 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 61 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 5:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 48 min |
| Jul 30, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 9:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 46 hr |
| Aug 3, 4:11 AM CDT | Flood Watch | BMX | 36 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 3, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| 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, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 59 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, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 20 min |
| Aug 8, 3:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 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 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, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 48 min |
| Aug 11, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 57 min |
| Aug 11, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 32 min |
| Aug 11, 3:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 63 min |
| Aug 13, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 56 min |
| Aug 14, 12:48 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 28 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 3:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 15, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 2:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 7 days |
| Aug 24, 1:32 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 4 days |
| Aug 27, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 23 min |
| Aug 28, 4:03 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 12 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 36 min |
| Sep 13, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 26 min |
| 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 |
| Nov 20, 2:22 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 30 hr |
| Nov 21, 1:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 21, 4:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 31 min |
| 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 |
| Dec 10, 4:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 42 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 | 29 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 9 |
| Tornado Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 35 |
| Special Weather Statement | 36 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 3 |
| Heat Advisory | 13 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Freeze Watch | 6 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 15 |
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.