Alert archive / Alabama / Russell County
Weather alerts in Russell County, Alabama, 2024
122 weather alerts in 2024, 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
- 122
- Warnings
- 31
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 43
- Busiest month
- May24 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 27, 20248 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Russell County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 9 | 8 | 11% | 7 | 100% | 24 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Birmingham, AL: tornado warnings | 14 | 10 | 29% | 38 | 61% | 10 min |
| NWS Birmingham, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings | 168 | 120 | 29% | 391 | 72% | 23 min |
| NWS Birmingham, AL: flash flood warnings | 25 | 11 | 56% | 34 | 79% | 76 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 7, 1:35 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 58 hr |
| Jan 9, 5:36 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 6:39 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 2 hr |
| Jan 9, 10:48 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 18 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:56 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 1:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 47 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:03 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 3 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:42 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BMX | 54 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:32 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | BMX | 54 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:55 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | BMX | 27 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:51 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | BMX | 21 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:51 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | BMX | 56 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:02 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | BMX | 57 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:34 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jan 25, 4:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 46 min |
| Feb 3, 10:10 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 23 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:57 AM CST | Flood Watch | BMX | 30 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:42 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 2 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:18 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 117 min |
| Feb 12, 1:41 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 12, 7:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 61 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 17 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:51 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BMX | 16 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | 43 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:49 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 116 min |
| Mar 1, 9:51 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 10 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:39 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:38 AM CST | Flood Watch | BMX | 50 hr |
| Mar 7, 5:48 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:14 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 30 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:25 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 64 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:01 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | BMX | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:26 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | BMX | 33 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | 22 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 19 min |
| Mar 17, 4:50 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | BMX | 9 hr |
| Mar 17, 1:40 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | BMX | 43 hr |
| Mar 19, 12:33 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | BMX | 19 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | 53 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 62 min |
| Apr 4, 4:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | 15 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:47 AM CDT | Flood Watch | BMX | 44 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:18 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | 12 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 1, 4:55 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 4 hr |
| May 9, 7:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 9, 8:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 9, 9:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 9, 4:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| May 9, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 9, 9:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| May 9, 10:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| May 9, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 60 min |
| May 9, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 10, 1:13 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 14, 3:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| May 18, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 35 min |
| May 25, 11:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 25, 11:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 25, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 60 min |
| May 27, 12:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 27, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 27, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 62 min |
| May 27, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 47 min |
| May 27, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 23 min |
| May 27, 3:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 27, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 53 min |
| May 27, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 1:05 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 30 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:04 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 19 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:13 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 4 days |
| Jul 5, 1:35 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 3 days |
| Jul 9, 2:17 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 17 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:55 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 42 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 4 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 39 min |
| Jul 23, 6:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 117 min |
| Jul 29, 2:25 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 5 days |
| Jul 29, 2:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 2, 1:15 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 20 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 1:17 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 20 hr |
| Aug 18, 12:54 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | 20 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 18, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 55 min |
| Aug 18, 5:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 18, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 66 min |
| Sep 11, 1:09 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | 35 hr |
| Sep 11, 10:10 PM CDT | Flood Watch | BMX | 3 days |
| Sep 13, 4:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 48 min |
| Sep 13, 5:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 26 min |
| Sep 13, 7:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 9:59 PM CDT | Flood Watch | BMX | 57 hr |
| Sep 25, 10:17 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | BMX | 42 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | 52 min |
| Sep 25, 3:49 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | 54 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | 9 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | 60 hr |
| Sep 27, 1:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | 4 hr |
| Sep 30, 1:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | 22 hr |
| Nov 21, 12:32 PM CST | Frost Advisory | BMX | 19 hr |
| Nov 22, 1:39 AM CST | Frost Advisory | BMX | 30 hr |
| Nov 23, 12:08 PM CST | Frost Advisory | BMX | 20 hr |
| Nov 26, 10:11 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 11 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:19 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FFC | 11 hr |
| Dec 17, 8:22 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 8:40 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | 12 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:09 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Dec 28, 11:34 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Dec 29, 1:21 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Dec 29, 1:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 62 min |
| Dec 29, 1:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | 55 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 | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 17 |
| Special Weather Statement | 15 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
| River Flood Warning | 11 |
| Flood Watch | 5 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 9 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Hard Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Hard Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
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.