Alabama, 2023

Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, June 25 to 29, 2023

June 25 to 29, 2023 · NWS HUN · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

Temperatures reached the middle 90s with dew points in the middle 70s, leading to heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees in northwest Alabama during the midday through early evening hours.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
6

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 middle 90s with dew points in the middle 70s, leading to heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees in northwest Alabama during the midday through early evening hours.

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 25, 9:06 AM CST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 9:06 AM CST, 54 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 heat, 2 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Colbert

When
June 25, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 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 105-110 degrees during the midday through early evening hours.

Heat, Lauderdale

When
June 25, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 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 105-110 degrees during the midday through early evening hours.

Heat, Franklin

When
June 25, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 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 105-110 degrees during the midday through early evening hours.

Heat, Lawrence

When
June 25, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 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 105-110 degrees during the midday through early evening hours.

Excessive Heat, Colbert

When
June 29, 1:00 PM 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 110 degrees during the early to mid afternoon hours.

Excessive Heat, Lauderdale

When
June 29, 1:00 PM 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 110 degrees during the early to mid afternoon hours.

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.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1115490, 1115491, 1115492, 1115493, 1115494, 1115495.