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Tornado Watches in Alabama, 2003
59 tornado watches in 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 59
- Busiest month
- May22 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- May 7, 20037 tornado watches
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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, 5:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:50 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Henry, Houston | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Jackson | 5 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Bibb, Choctaw, Clarke, Colbert, Cullman and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Mar 19, 11:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 7 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 9:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Choctaw, Cullman, Dallas and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chilton, Choctaw, Dallas and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 7, 9:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Pike, Russell | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Coffee, Covington, Geneva, Houston | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun and 45 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee and 10 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 37 more | 5 hr |
| May 5, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 6:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 3 hr |
| May 5, 8:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 13 more | 6 hr |
| May 5, 9:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Lamar and 10 more | 5 hr |
| May 5, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin and 15 more | 7 hr |
| May 5, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay and 17 more | 7 hr |
| May 6, 1:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman and 14 more | 6 hr |
| May 6, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 22 more | 7 hr |
| May 6, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 6 hr |
| May 7, 4:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lauderdale | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Greene and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 10:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 23 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 10:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Sumter | 5 hr |
| May 7, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Russell | 6 hr |
| May 7, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun and 30 more | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Chambers, Lee, Russell | 5 hr |
| May 10, 11:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 6 hr |
| May 17, 9:20 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Cherokee, Choctaw, Colbert, Cullman and 25 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee and 28 more | 8 hr |
| May 18, 11:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Cleburne, Coffee, Covington and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jefferson and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 9 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:30 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Escambia | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:25 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 41 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 5 hr |
| Oct 26, 6:05 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 18, 6:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Lamar and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 18, 11:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 18, 1:55 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | DeKalb, Jackson | 5 hr |
| Nov 18, 4:55 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 18, 9:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Henry, Houston, Russell | 6 hr |
| Nov 27, 5:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale and 6 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Tuscaloosa County21
- Bibb County20
- Choctaw County20
- Greene County20
- Pickens County20
- Hale County19
- Sumter County19
- Perry County18
- Shelby County18
- Butler County17
- Clarke County17
- Fayette County17
- Jefferson County17
- Walker County17
- Washington County17
- Cleburne County17
- St. Clair County17
- Chilton County16
- Marengo County16
- Monroe County16
- Wilcox County16
- Crenshaw County16
- Macon County16
- Calhoun County16
- Tallapoosa County16
- Blount County15
- Dallas County15
- Lamar County15
- Bullock County15
- Clay County15
- Coosa County15
- Chambers County15
- Marshall County15
- Autauga County14
- Conecuh County14
- Lowndes County14
- Barbour County14
- Pike County14
- Russell County14
- Elmore County14
27 more counties
- Montgomery County14
- Talladega County14
- DeKalb County14
- Marion County14
- Winston County14
- Covington County13
- Lee County13
- Jackson County13
- Randolph County13
- Cullman County13
- Lauderdale County13
- Baldwin County12
- Escambia County12
- Cherokee County12
- Etowah County12
- Madison County12
- Colbert County12
- Franklin County12
- Mobile County11
- Coffee County11
- Houston County11
- Lawrence County11
- Limestone County11
- Morgan County11
- Geneva County10
- Henry County10
- Dale County8
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. Rebuilt daily.