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Tornado Watches in Alabama, 2011
51 tornado watches in 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 51
- Busiest month
- April17 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- April 27, 20115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:46 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:10 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun and 34 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:51 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:03 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 1, 6:19 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:59 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:29 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 41 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:54 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:13 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Mobile, Washington | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:39 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:26 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:39 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 42 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Mobile, Washington | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:07 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Escambia | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:32 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Blount, Choctaw, Clarke, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:21 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock and 44 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:08 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee and 41 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Macon and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 19 more | 4 hr |
| May 25, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bibb, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:43 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:41 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Mobile | 12 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh and 8 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 4, 11:41 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 10 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh and 16 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock and 50 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton and 16 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:20 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun and 36 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 16, 9:46 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock and 49 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 16, 12:35 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 7 hr |
| Nov 22, 11:58 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock and 50 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mobile County23
- Choctaw County22
- Washington County22
- Baldwin County21
- Clarke County21
- Monroe County21
- Walker County20
- Conecuh County20
- Fayette County19
- Tuscaloosa County19
- Winston County19
- Butler County19
- Shelby County19
- Wilcox County19
- Greene County18
- Lamar County18
- Pickens County18
- Sumter County18
- Bibb County18
- Crenshaw County18
- Hale County18
- Jefferson County18
- Lowndes County18
- Marion County17
- Autauga County17
- Chilton County17
- Coosa County17
- Dallas County17
- Escambia County17
- Marengo County17
- Montgomery County17
- Talladega County17
- Blount County16
- Calhoun County16
- Covington County16
- Perry County16
- St. Clair County16
- Clay County16
- Etowah County15
- Pike County15
27 more counties
- Cleburne County15
- Elmore County14
- Barbour County14
- Bullock County14
- Coffee County14
- Geneva County14
- Cherokee County14
- Randolph County14
- Lee County14
- Tallapoosa County14
- Cullman County13
- Dale County13
- Chambers County13
- Russell County13
- Henry County12
- Houston County12
- Madison County12
- Macon County12
- Lauderdale County11
- Limestone County11
- Marshall County11
- Morgan County11
- Colbert County10
- DeKalb County10
- Franklin County10
- Jackson County10
- Lawrence County10
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.