Alabama, 2022

Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, July 3 to 9, 2022

July 3 to 9, 2022 · NWS HUN · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

Heat index values reached 105-109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures in the middle to upper 70s at times in urban areas. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s, reaching 100 at Huntsville on the 5th and 101 at Muscle Shoals on the 8th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 HUN wrote it up.

Heat index values reached 105-109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures in the middle to upper 70s at times in urban areas. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s, reaching 100 at Huntsville on the 5th and 101 at Muscle Shoals on the 8th.

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Event by event

8 heat, 3 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Colbert

When
July 3, 2:00 PM CST to July 7, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Colbert forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures around 75 degrees. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s.

Heat, Franklin

When
July 3, 2:00 PM CST to July 9, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures around 75 degrees. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s.

Heat, Lawrence

When
July 3, 2:00 PM CST to July 9, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures around 75 degrees. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s.

Heat, Limestone

When
July 3, 2:00 PM CST to July 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Limestone forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures around 75 degrees. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s.

Heat, Morgan

When
July 3, 2:00 PM CST to July 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures around 75 degrees. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s.

Heat, Lauderdale

When
July 3, 2:00 PM CST to July 7, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures around 75 degrees. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s.

Heat, Madison

When
July 5, 2:00 PM CST to July 7, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures around 75 degrees. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s for most days, peaking at 100 degrees on the 5th at the Huntsville International Airport.

Heat, Cullman

When
July 5, 3:00 PM CST to July 9, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Cullman forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures around 75 degrees. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s.

Excessive Heat, Madison

When
July 7, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached up to 110 on the 7th and 111 on the 8th at the Huntsville International Airport. High temperatures were in the upper 90s.

Excessive Heat, Colbert

When
July 7, 1:00 PM CST to July 9, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Colbert forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached up to 110 on the 7th and 8th and up to 114 on the 9th in Muscle Shoals. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to around 100, peaking at 101 at Muscle Shoals on the 8th. Low temperatures were only in the middle 70s. Thunderstorms and showers in the area finally broke up the heat during the late afternoon of the 9th.

Excessive Heat, Lauderdale

When
July 7, 1:00 PM CST to July 9, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values reached up to 110 on the 7th and 8th and up to 114 on the 9th in Muscle Shoals. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to around 100, peaking at 101 at Muscle Shoals on the 8th. Low temperatures were only in the middle 70s. Thunderstorms and showers in the area finally broke up the heat during the late afternoon of the 9th.

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1038156, 1038158, 1038166, 1038167, 1038174, 1038199, 1038175, 1038169, 1038176, 1038172, 1038173.