Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1987
141 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1987. 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1987. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 141
- Busiest month
- July38 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- December 15, 198716 severe thunderstorm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 5:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 5:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Dallas | 66 min |
| Feb 15, 6:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Montgomery | 66 min |
| Feb 15, 8:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson, Madison | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 9:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile, Washington | 75 min |
| Feb 28, 10:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Feb 28, 10:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens | 60 min |
| Feb 28, 12:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 60 min |
| Feb 28, 12:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Dallas | 64 min |
| Feb 28, 12:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman, Walker | 60 min |
| Feb 28, 1:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 52 min |
| Feb 28, 1:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 33 min |
| Feb 28, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Autauga, Montgomery | 59 min |
| Mar 17, 11:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Mar 18, 1:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 3:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 5:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Colbert, Franklin | 54 min |
| Mar 18, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 54 min |
| Mar 18, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Colbert, Franklin | 64 min |
| Mar 18, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 64 min |
| Mar 18, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 10:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 47 min |
| Mar 29, 2:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 57 min |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 60 min |
| Mar 29, 6:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone, Morgan | 65 min |
| Mar 29, 7:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison, Morgan | 61 min |
| Mar 29, 7:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 41 min |
| Mar 29, 7:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 63 min |
| Apr 14, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb, Jackson | 63 min |
| Apr 14, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 54 min |
| Apr 14, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison, Morgan | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb, Jackson | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 55 min |
| May 3, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 60 min |
| May 4, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 55 min |
| May 4, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 35 min |
| May 5, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 60 min |
| May 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 40 min |
| May 9, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw | 35 min |
| May 11, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 58 min |
| May 12, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| May 14, 12:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 63 min |
| May 21, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 60 min |
| May 21, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 53 min |
| May 25, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 59 min |
| May 25, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 52 min |
| May 28, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne, Randolph | 55 min |
| Jun 3, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 62 min |
| Jun 3, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 65 min |
| Jun 3, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Walker, Winston | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 40 min |
| Jun 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Montgomery | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Autauga, Elmore | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Elmore, Montgomery | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Houston | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Autauga, Montgomery | 56 min |
| Jul 1, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 56 min |
| Jul 4, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne, Randolph | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Cullman | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Cullman | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone, Morgan | 57 min |
| Jul 13, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 23 min |
| Jul 13, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 58 min |
| Jul 13, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 52 min |
| Jul 25, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Chambers | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 53 min |
| Jul 26, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 55 min |
| Jul 26, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Dale | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Houston | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Geneva | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Jul 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 53 min |
| Jul 30, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Colbert | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 55 min |
| Aug 12, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 67 min |
| Aug 17, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 54 min |
| Aug 18, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 63 min |
| Aug 23, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 60 min |
| Aug 31, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 53 min |
| Sep 10, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Sep 10, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 27 min |
| Sep 18, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sumter | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 4:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 61 min |
| Nov 16, 4:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 61 min |
| Nov 25, 6:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 28 min |
| Dec 15, 12:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 59 min |
| Dec 15, 1:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Tuscaloosa | 66 min |
| Dec 15, 2:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 56 min |
| Dec 15, 2:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 63 min |
| Dec 15, 3:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 60 min |
| Dec 15, 3:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 60 min |
| Dec 15, 3:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 60 min |
| Dec 15, 3:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Dallas | 48 min |
| Dec 15, 3:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 61 min |
| Dec 15, 3:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | 58 min |
| Dec 15, 3:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 58 min |
| Dec 15, 3:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Autauga | 51 min |
| Dec 15, 3:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Elmore | 66 min |
| Dec 15, 4:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Bullock | 61 min |
| Dec 15, 5:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Bullock, Pike | 45 min |
| Dec 15, 5:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Coffee | 45 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mobile County14
- Baldwin County12
- Madison County8
- Jefferson County8
- Cullman County8
- Marion County8
- Morgan County7
- Montgomery County6
- Pickens County5
- Tuscaloosa County5
- Jackson County4
- Walker County4
- Autauga County4
- Lamar County4
- Marengo County4
- Shelby County4
- Chilton County3
- Dallas County3
- Washington County3
- Escambia County3
- Colbert County3
- Franklin County3
- Limestone County3
- Marshall County3
- DeKalb County3
- Etowah County3
- Fayette County3
- Cleburne County3
- Elmore County3
- Covington County3
- Blount County3
- Greene County2
- Conecuh County2
- Clarke County2
- Cherokee County2
- Talladega County2
- Bibb County2
- Hale County2
- Randolph County2
- Winston County2
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.