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Tornado Watches in Alabama, 2005
57 tornado watches in 2005. 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 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 57
- Busiest month
- March14 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- March 27, 20056 tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 8:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Choctaw, Clarke, Greene, Hale, Marengo and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 7:40 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Henry, Houston | 7 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:50 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw and 26 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Coffee, Coosa and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 12:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Chambers, Lee, Randolph | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 44 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:40 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:55 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:55 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Greene, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 7 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:05 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Mobile and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Greene, Mobile, Pickens, Sumter, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 20 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Chilton, Cullman, Fayette, Greene, Hale and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Mobile | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cullman and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 9 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coffee, Dale, Elmore and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 34 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:25 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 38 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman and 17 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 40 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 23, 9:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 7 hr |
| Sep 23, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 13 hr |
| Sep 24, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Mobile | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Mobile | 5 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Sumter, Washington | 9 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 37 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 25, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cullman, DeKalb and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 15, 6:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:18 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 28, 9:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock and 61 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 28, 5:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 3, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:29 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun and 27 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Covington County24
- Coffee County23
- Butler County22
- Clarke County21
- Washington County21
- Conecuh County21
- Crenshaw County21
- Escambia County21
- Geneva County21
- Mobile County21
- Dale County20
- Henry County20
- Houston County20
- Pike County20
- Choctaw County19
- Baldwin County19
- Bullock County19
- Dallas County18
- Monroe County18
- Shelby County18
- Lee County18
- Bibb County17
- Chilton County17
- Wilcox County17
- Barbour County17
- Macon County17
- Russell County17
- Jefferson County16
- Marengo County16
- Perry County16
- Pickens County16
- Talladega County16
- Chambers County16
- Elmore County16
- Greene County15
- Hale County15
- Sumter County15
- Tuscaloosa County15
- Walker County15
- Autauga County15
27 more counties
- Clay County15
- Lowndes County15
- Randolph County15
- Tallapoosa County15
- Calhoun County14
- Cherokee County14
- Etowah County14
- Fayette County14
- St. Clair County14
- Coosa County14
- Montgomery County14
- Blount County13
- Cullman County13
- Winston County13
- Cleburne County13
- Lamar County12
- Marion County11
- Madison County9
- Morgan County9
- DeKalb County8
- Jackson County8
- Lawrence County8
- Limestone County8
- Marshall County8
- Franklin County7
- Colbert County6
- Lauderdale County6
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.