Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, January 1997
150 severe thunderstorm warnings in January 1997. 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 January 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 150
- Busiest day
- January 24, 199754 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 4, 9:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Colbert | 58 min |
| Jan 4, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lauderdale | 48 min |
| Jan 4, 10:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 61 min |
| Jan 4, 11:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 66 min |
| Jan 4, 11:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 59 min |
| Jan 4, 11:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 68 min |
| Jan 4, 11:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 64 min |
| Jan 5, 12:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 68 min |
| Jan 5, 12:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 56 min |
| Jan 5, 12:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 61 min |
| Jan 5, 12:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Tuscaloosa | 46 min |
| Jan 5, 1:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 40 min |
| Jan 5, 1:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 47 min |
| Jan 5, 1:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 46 min |
| Jan 5, 1:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 53 min |
| Jan 5, 1:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 47 min |
| Jan 5, 1:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 52 min |
| Jan 5, 3:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 45 min |
| Jan 5, 6:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva | 59 min |
| Jan 8, 1:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 45 min |
| Jan 8, 7:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 48 min |
| Jan 8, 9:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 51 min |
| Jan 8, 9:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 69 min |
| Jan 8, 10:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 41 min |
| Jan 8, 11:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 68 min |
| Jan 8, 12:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 44 min |
| Jan 8, 2:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe, Wilcox | 59 min |
| Jan 8, 7:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 62 min |
| Jan 15, 4:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 66 min |
| Jan 15, 4:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 57 min |
| Jan 15, 5:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 51 min |
| Jan 15, 6:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 56 min |
| Jan 15, 7:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 67 min |
| Jan 15, 8:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 57 min |
| Jan 15, 9:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 44 min |
| Jan 15, 10:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 40 min |
| Jan 24, 5:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 69 min |
| Jan 24, 5:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Jan 24, 6:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke | 58 min |
| Jan 24, 6:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Monroe | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 6:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 56 min |
| Jan 24, 6:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 38 min |
| Jan 24, 6:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 54 min |
| Jan 24, 6:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes | 53 min |
| Jan 24, 7:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 55 min |
| Jan 24, 7:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 47 min |
| Jan 24, 7:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 55 min |
| Jan 24, 8:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon | 58 min |
| Jan 24, 8:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Jan 24, 8:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 8:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 30 min |
| Jan 24, 8:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock | 57 min |
| Jan 24, 8:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee | 69 min |
| Jan 24, 8:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 68 min |
| Jan 24, 8:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 8:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 61 min |
| Jan 24, 8:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 49 min |
| Jan 24, 8:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 8:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon | 17 min |
| Jan 24, 9:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 9:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 56 min |
| Jan 24, 9:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 65 min |
| Jan 24, 1:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 51 min |
| Jan 24, 1:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 2:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 44 min |
| Jan 24, 2:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 2:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 43 min |
| Jan 24, 3:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 42 min |
| Jan 24, 3:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Colbert, Lauderdale | 60 min |
| Jan 24, 3:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 63 min |
| Jan 24, 3:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 58 min |
| Jan 24, 3:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 41 min |
| Jan 24, 3:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 66 min |
| Jan 24, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 4:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 61 min |
| Jan 24, 4:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 42 min |
| Jan 24, 4:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 52 min |
| Jan 24, 4:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 48 min |
| Jan 24, 4:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone, Morgan | 67 min |
| Jan 24, 4:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison, Marshall | 72 min |
| Jan 24, 5:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 44 min |
| Jan 24, 5:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 62 min |
| Jan 24, 5:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 55 min |
| Jan 24, 5:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 38 min |
| Jan 24, 5:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 32 min |
| Jan 24, 5:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 60 min |
| Jan 24, 5:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 60 min |
| Jan 24, 5:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 42 min |
| Jan 24, 5:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 53 min |
| Jan 24, 5:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 48 min |
| Jan 24, 6:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 65 min |
| Jan 24, 6:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 61 min |
| Jan 24, 6:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 43 min |
| Jan 24, 6:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 55 min |
| Jan 24, 6:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 52 min |
| Jan 24, 6:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 63 min |
| Jan 24, 6:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 55 min |
| Jan 24, 6:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 67 min |
| Jan 24, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 60 min |
| Jan 24, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 60 min |
| Jan 24, 6:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 51 min |
| Jan 24, 6:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 51 min |
| Jan 24, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 44 min |
| Jan 24, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 66 min |
| Jan 24, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 66 min |
| Jan 24, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone, Madison | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 49 min |
| Jan 24, 7:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 63 min |
| Jan 24, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 7:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 65 min |
| Jan 24, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 31 min |
| Jan 24, 8:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 8:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 63 min |
| Jan 24, 8:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 51 min |
| Jan 24, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 62 min |
| Jan 24, 8:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 57 min |
| Jan 24, 8:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 40 min |
| Jan 24, 8:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 55 min |
| Jan 24, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 49 min |
| Jan 24, 8:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 69 min |
| Jan 24, 8:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 69 min |
| Jan 24, 8:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 69 min |
| Jan 24, 8:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 31 min |
| Jan 24, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 48 min |
| Jan 24, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry, Houston | 45 min |
| Jan 24, 9:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 61 min |
| Jan 24, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 30 min |
| Jan 24, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Shelby | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 9:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 64 min |
| Jan 24, 10:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Jan 24, 10:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 67 min |
| Jan 24, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 67 min |
| Jan 24, 10:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 45 min |
| Jan 24, 11:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 44 min |
| Jan 24, 11:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 31 min |
| Jan 24, 11:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 28 min |
| Jan 24, 11:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 54 min |
| Jan 25, 12:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 51 min |
| Jan 28, 12:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 40 min |
| Jan 28, 12:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 47 min |
| Jan 28, 12:52 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 53 min |
| Jan 28, 2:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 25 min |
| Jan 28, 2:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 39 min |
| Jan 28, 3:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 28 min |
| Jan 28, 3:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 63 min |
| Jan 28, 4:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 61 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mobile County10
- Baldwin County9
- Jefferson County6
- Limestone County5
- Tuscaloosa County5
- Bibb County5
- Shelby County5
- Monroe County5
- Franklin County4
- Morgan County4
- Madison County4
- Marshall County4
- Hale County4
- St. Clair County4
- Autauga County4
- Washington County4
- Winston County4
- Lawrence County4
- Sumter County4
- Jackson County3
- DeKalb County3
- Talladega County3
- Coosa County3
- Clarke County3
- Marion County3
- Calhoun County3
- Walker County3
- Greene County3
- Colbert County2
- Lauderdale County2
- Etowah County2
- Cherokee County2
- Perry County2
- Randolph County2
- Geneva County2
- Houston County2
- Chilton County2
- Tallapoosa County2
- Chambers County2
- Wilcox County2
26 more counties
- Conecuh County2
- Escambia County2
- Coffee County2
- Dallas County2
- Covington County2
- Macon County2
- Cleburne County2
- Cullman County2
- Blount County2
- Clay County1
- Elmore County1
- Choctaw County1
- Lowndes County1
- Crenshaw County1
- Montgomery County1
- Bullock County1
- Pike County1
- Lee County1
- Dale County1
- Barbour County1
- Russell County1
- Lamar County1
- Fayette County1
- Pickens County1
- Henry County1
- Marengo County1
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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.