Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Watches
Tornado Watches in Alabama, 2026
15 tornado watches in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 15
- Busiest month
- March5 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- March 16, 20263 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 10, 3:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 31 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:17 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Washington | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 7:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 20 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee and 29 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:10 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Clay and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 7 hr |
| May 6, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler and 45 more | 8 hr |
| May 6, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 15 more | 9 hr |
| May 7, 1:58 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 11 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 19 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coffee, Dale, Elmore and 10 more | 9 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Montgomery County9
- Barbour County8
- Bullock County8
- Macon County8
- Pike County8
- Russell County8
- Choctaw County7
- Clarke County7
- Lowndes County7
- Washington County7
- Butler County7
- Conecuh County7
- Dallas County6
- Elmore County6
- Marengo County6
- Wilcox County6
- Baldwin County6
- Crenshaw County6
- Dale County6
- Escambia County6
- Geneva County6
- Henry County6
- Houston County6
- Monroe County6
- Chambers County5
- Greene County5
- Hale County5
- Lee County5
- Perry County5
- Randolph County5
- Sumter County5
- Tallapoosa County5
- Coffee County5
- Covington County5
- Mobile County5
- Autauga County4
- Coosa County4
- Bibb County3
- Calhoun County3
- Cherokee County3
27 more counties
- Chilton County3
- Clay County3
- Cleburne County3
- Etowah County3
- Jefferson County3
- Pickens County3
- St. Clair County3
- Shelby County3
- Talladega County3
- Tuscaloosa County3
- Colbert County2
- Cullman County2
- DeKalb County2
- Franklin County2
- Lauderdale County2
- Marshall County2
- Morgan County2
- Blount County2
- Fayette County2
- Lamar County2
- Marion County2
- Walker County2
- Winston County2
- Jackson County1
- Lawrence County1
- Limestone County1
- Madison County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.