Alabama, 2022

Heat in Alabama, June 15, 2022

June 15, 2022 · NWS HUN · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Temperatures reached the upper 90s with dew points in the middle to upper 70s, resulting in heat index values reaching or exceeding 105 degrees.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
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.

Temperatures reached the upper 90s with dew points in the middle to upper 70s, resulting in heat index values reaching or exceeding 105 degrees.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 15, 8:28 AM CST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 8:28 AM CST, 32 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

11 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Madison

When
June 15, 9:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours, peaking briefly at 110 degrees at the Huntsville International Airport.

Heat, Morgan

When
June 15, 10:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours.

Heat, Limestone

When
June 15, 10:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Limestone forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours.

Heat, Colbert

When
June 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Colbert forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours.

Heat, Lauderdale

When
June 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours.

Heat, Franklin

When
June 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours.

Heat, Lawrence

When
June 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours.

Heat, Cullman

When
June 15, 11:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cullman forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours.

Heat, Dekalb

When
June 15, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Dekalb forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for up to three hours in valley locations.

Heat, Jackson

When
June 15, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for up to three hours in valley locations.

Heat, Marshall

When
June 15, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for up to three hours in valley locations.

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.

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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: 1021584, 1021582, 1021583, 1021578, 1021579, 1021580, 1021581, 1021585, 1021587, 1021588, 1021589.