Heat in Alabama, February 23 to 27, 1996

Name: Heat in Alabama, February 23 to 27, 1996
Start: 1996-02-23T08:00
End: 1996-02-27T23:00
Location: Alabama

February 23 to 27, 1996 · NWS BMX · 50 events in 50 counties and zones

The last five days of February were very warm with above normal temperatures and numerous high temperature records set. New records set included:Feb.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 50 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 50

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.

The last five days of February were very warm with above normal temperatures and numerous high temperature records set. New records set included:Feb. 23: Birmingham 83 Huntsville 83 Montgomery 83Feb. 24: Anniston 84Feb. 26: Huntsville 77 (tied)Feb. 27: Anniston 82The warm weather set the stage for damage to agriculture especially the Alabama peach crop in March.

The radar

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Event by event

50 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Lauderdale

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Colbert

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Colbert forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Franklin

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lawrence

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Limestone

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Limestone forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Madison

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Morgan

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marshall

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jackson

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dekalb

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Dekalb forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marion

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.137, -87.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lamar

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.779, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Fayette

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.721, -87.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Winston

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Winston forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.149, -87.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Walker

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.803, -87.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cullman

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Cullman forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Blount

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Blount forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.981, -86.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Etowah

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Etowah forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.045, -86.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Calhoun

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.771, -85.826 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cherokee

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.176, -85.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cleburne

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Cleburne forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.675, -85.519 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pickens

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.281, -88.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Tuscaloosa

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Tuscaloosa forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.290, -87.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jefferson

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.554, -86.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Shelby

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.264, -86.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, St. Clair

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: St. Clair forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.716, -86.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Talladega

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Talladega forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.380, -86.166 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Clay

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.269, -85.861 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Randolph

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.294, -85.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sumter

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.591, -88.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Greene

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.853, -87.952 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hale

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Hale forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.763, -87.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Perry

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.639, -87.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bibb

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.999, -87.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Chilton

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Chilton forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.848, -86.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Coosa

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Coosa forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.936, -86.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Tallapoosa

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Tallapoosa forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.862, -85.797 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Chambers

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Chambers forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.914, -85.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marengo

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Marengo forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.248, -87.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dallas

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.326, -87.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Autauga

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Autauga forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.535, -86.643 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lowndes

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Lowndes forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.155, -86.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Elmore

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Elmore forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.597, -86.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Montgomery

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.220, -86.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Macon

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.386, -85.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bullock

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Bullock forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.100, -85.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lee

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Lee forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.601, -85.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Russell

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Russell forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.288, -85.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pike

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Coordinates: 31.803, -85.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Barbour

When: February 23, 8:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Barbour forecast zone
Coordinates: 31.870, -85.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, February 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5539626, 5539627, 5539628, 5539629, 5539630, 5539631, 5539632, 5539633, 5539634, 5539635, 5539636, 5539637, 5539638, 5539639, 5539640, 5539641, 5539642, 5539643, 5539644, 5539645, 5539646, 5539647, 5539848, 5539849, 5539850, 5539851, 5539852, 5539853, 5539854, 5539855, 5539856, 5539857, 5539858, 5539859, 5539860, 5539861, 5539862, 5539863, 5539864, 5539865, and more.