Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2020
140 tornado warnings in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 140
- Busiest month
- April55 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- April 13, 202017 tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 11:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 30 min |
| Jan 11, 11:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 42 min |
| Jan 11, 11:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 27 min |
| Jan 11, 11:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette | 16 min |
| Jan 11, 12:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 24 min |
| Jan 11, 12:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 25 min |
| Jan 11, 12:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 18 min |
| Jan 11, 12:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 18 min |
| Jan 11, 1:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall, Morgan | 23 min |
| Jan 11, 1:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 36 min |
| Jan 11, 1:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 28 min |
| Jan 11, 2:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 20 min |
| Jan 11, 2:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 15 min |
| Jan 11, 3:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 18 min |
| Jan 11, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 23 min |
| Feb 5, 5:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 12:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 12 min |
| Feb 6, 1:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 20 min |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 52 min |
| Feb 6, 2:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 2:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 2:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 39 min |
| Feb 6, 3:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 3:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Wilcox | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 4:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph | 12 min |
| Feb 10, 7:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 25 min |
| Feb 10, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 19 min |
| Mar 3, 4:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 19 min |
| Mar 3, 6:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Perry | 31 min |
| Mar 24, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert | 32 min |
| Mar 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 9 min |
| Mar 24, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 31 min |
| Mar 24, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 35 min |
| Mar 24, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 46 min |
| Mar 24, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 41 min |
| Mar 24, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 48 min |
| Mar 24, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 24 min |
| Mar 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 12 min |
| Mar 31, 9:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Wilcox | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 9:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 10:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 10:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 10:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 10:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Escambia | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 10:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 10:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 11:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 17 min |
| Mar 31, 11:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 11:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 14 min |
| Apr 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 23 min |
| Apr 12, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 64 min |
| Apr 12, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Apr 12, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 49 min |
| Apr 12, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 53 min |
| Apr 12, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 44 min |
| Apr 12, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Etowah | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 56 min |
| Apr 12, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 22 min |
| Apr 12, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 15 min |
| Apr 12, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 21 min |
| Apr 12, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 17 min |
| Apr 12, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 12, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 20 min |
| Apr 12, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 33 min |
| Apr 12, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 27 min |
| Apr 12, 9:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 52 min |
| Apr 12, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 32 min |
| Apr 12, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 5 min |
| Apr 12, 10:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 6:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Monroe, Wilcox | 22 min |
| Apr 19, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Washington | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 10:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 10:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 11:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 11:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 11:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 11:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 11:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 20 min |
| Apr 19, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Clarke | 50 min |
| Apr 23, 5:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Choctaw, Washington | 12 min |
| Apr 23, 6:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 6:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 49 min |
| Apr 23, 7:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 8:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 8:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 27 min |
| May 27, 11:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 44 min |
| May 27, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 31 min |
| May 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 7:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 16 min |
| Jun 24, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 1:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall | 29 min |
| Jun 27, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 13 min |
| Jun 27, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 10:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 25 min |
| Aug 28, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Winston | 39 min |
| Aug 28, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 35 min |
| Oct 10, 5:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 30 min |
| Oct 10, 5:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 28 min |
| Oct 10, 5:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Mobile | 17 min |
| Oct 10, 5:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile | 18 min |
| Oct 10, 5:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Oct 10, 5:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 12 min |
| Oct 10, 6:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 44 min |
| Oct 28, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 23 min |
| Oct 28, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 20 min |
| Oct 28, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Oct 28, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 16 min |
| Oct 28, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 16 min |
| Nov 29, 3:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 36 min |
| Dec 24, 2:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe | 29 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Baldwin County22
- Clarke County13
- Mobile County13
- Cullman County12
- Morgan County9
- Escambia County9
- Marshall County8
- DeKalb County8
- Washington County8
- Wilcox County7
- Jefferson County6
- Choctaw County6
- Tuscaloosa County5
- Jackson County5
- Monroe County5
- Greene County4
- Barbour County4
- Colbert County4
- Lawrence County4
- Geneva County4
- Henry County4
- Dale County4
- Sumter County3
- Pickens County3
- Madison County3
- Cherokee County3
- Limestone County3
- Winston County3
- Covington County3
- Fayette County2
- Lauderdale County2
- Shelby County2
- St. Clair County2
- Bibb County2
- Perry County2
- Etowah County2
- Franklin County2
- Butler County2
- Conecuh County2
- Pike County2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20192021
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.