Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Alabama, 2023
45 severe thunderstorm watches in 2023. 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 45
- Busiest month
- June17 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- March 26, 20233 severe thunderstorm watches
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Houston | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Wilcox | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 7 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Limestone | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile, Washington | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Geneva, Houston | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 31 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Covington, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas and 14 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 17, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Elmore and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Chambers and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, DeKalb, Etowah and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, Escambia and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Fayette and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Coosa and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Colbert County16
- Franklin County16
- Lauderdale County16
- Limestone County16
- Lawrence County15
- Morgan County15
- Houston County14
- Fayette County14
- Lamar County14
- Walker County14
- DeKalb County14
- Jackson County14
- Madison County14
- Marshall County14
- Clay County13
- Randolph County13
- Shelby County13
- Talladega County13
- Baldwin County13
- Mobile County13
- Winston County13
- Escambia County12
- Geneva County12
- Washington County12
- Marion County12
- Blount County12
- Calhoun County12
- Cherokee County12
- Cleburne County12
- Etowah County12
- Clarke County11
- Conecuh County11
- Cullman County11
- Jefferson County11
- St. Clair County11
- Chambers County10
- Coosa County10
- Tallapoosa County10
- Choctaw County10
- Covington County10
27 more counties
- Dale County10
- Monroe County10
- Pickens County10
- Tuscaloosa County10
- Bullock County9
- Elmore County9
- Macon County9
- Russell County9
- Coffee County9
- Henry County9
- Bibb County8
- Chilton County8
- Greene County8
- Lee County8
- Montgomery County8
- Wilcox County8
- Barbour County8
- Pike County8
- Autauga County7
- Dallas County7
- Hale County7
- Sumter County7
- Lowndes County6
- Perry County6
- Butler County6
- Crenshaw County6
- Marengo County5
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.