Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings / 2003
Tornado Warnings in Alabama, May 2003
104 tornado warnings in May 2003. 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 104
- Busiest day
- May 7, 200337 tornado warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 28 min |
| May 2, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 43 min |
| May 2, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 43 min |
| May 2, 4:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 48 min |
| May 2, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 47 min |
| May 2, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 43 min |
| May 2, 4:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 26 min |
| May 2, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 53 min |
| May 2, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 46 min |
| May 2, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 39 min |
| May 2, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 38 min |
| May 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 35 min |
| May 2, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 24 min |
| May 2, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 48 min |
| May 2, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 47 min |
| May 2, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 59 min |
| May 2, 5:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Etowah | 40 min |
| May 2, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 66 min |
| May 2, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 65 min |
| May 2, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 23 min |
| May 2, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 18 min |
| May 2, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 35 min |
| May 2, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Talladega | 22 min |
| May 2, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa | 42 min |
| May 3, 12:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 66 min |
| May 5, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 20 min |
| May 5, 1:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 23 min |
| May 5, 1:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Marshall | 25 min |
| May 5, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 39 min |
| May 5, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 36 min |
| May 5, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 51 min |
| May 5, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| May 5, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 27 min |
| May 5, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 24 min |
| May 5, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| May 5, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 35 min |
| May 6, 6:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| May 6, 6:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 31 min |
| May 6, 7:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 30 min |
| May 6, 7:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 34 min |
| May 6, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 36 min |
| May 6, 8:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 23 min |
| May 6, 8:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 47 min |
| May 6, 9:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 31 min |
| May 6, 9:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 36 min |
| May 6, 11:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 18 min |
| May 6, 11:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall | 29 min |
| May 6, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Etowah | 37 min |
| May 6, 11:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 28 min |
| May 6, 12:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 40 min |
| May 6, 11:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 41 min |
| May 7, 10:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 56 min |
| May 7, 11:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 28 min |
| May 7, 11:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette | 58 min |
| May 7, 11:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 67 min |
| May 7, 12:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 53 min |
| May 7, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 26 min |
| May 7, 1:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 63 min |
| May 7, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 15 min |
| May 7, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Talladega | 64 min |
| May 7, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 62 min |
| May 7, 2:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 42 min |
| May 7, 2:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 58 min |
| May 7, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 31 min |
| May 7, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 74 min |
| May 7, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay | 53 min |
| May 7, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair | 40 min |
| May 7, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Talladega | 34 min |
| May 7, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 62 min |
| May 7, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 25 min |
| May 7, 3:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Talladega | 54 min |
| May 7, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay | 68 min |
| May 7, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 60 min |
| May 7, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 32 min |
| May 7, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 51 min |
| May 7, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 66 min |
| May 7, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 52 min |
| May 7, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 39 min |
| May 7, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 55 min |
| May 7, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 52 min |
| May 7, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay | 43 min |
| May 7, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Talladega | 44 min |
| May 7, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 54 min |
| May 7, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 50 min |
| May 7, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 48 min |
| May 7, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 47 min |
| May 7, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 34 min |
| May 7, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 18 min |
| May 7, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 48 min |
| May 16, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 30 min |
| May 16, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 51 min |
| May 17, 10:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone | 20 min |
| May 17, 10:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 30 min |
| May 17, 11:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone | 13 min |
| May 17, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 27 min |
| May 17, 1:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 47 min |
| May 17, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 31 min |
| May 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 64 min |
| May 17, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 63 min |
| May 17, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 60 min |
| May 17, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 36 min |
| May 17, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Talladega | 32 min |
| May 25, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Tallapoosa | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington, Escambia | 32 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jefferson County10
- Talladega County7
- Randolph County6
- Walker County5
- Limestone County5
- Madison County5
- Clay County5
- Calhoun County4
- Coosa County4
- Cleburne County4
- St. Clair County4
- Jackson County3
- Greene County3
- Hale County3
- Marengo County3
- Perry County3
- Cullman County3
- Shelby County3
- Colbert County3
- DeKalb County3
- Sumter County3
- Tallapoosa County3
- Tuscaloosa County3
- Pickens County2
- Baldwin County2
- Dallas County2
- Etowah County2
- Blount County2
- Marshall County2
- Fayette County2
- Lauderdale County2
- Lawrence County2
- Franklin County2
- Lamar County2
- Chambers County2
- Morgan County1
- Mobile County1
- Cherokee County1
- Choctaw County1
- Marion County1
2 more counties
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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. Rebuilt daily.