Heat, Colbert
- When
- July 3, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 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 to 109 degrees.
Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, July 3, 2024
Heat index values reached 105 to 109 degrees in north central and northwest Alabama. The heat index reached 110 degrees briefly in Muscle Shoals.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 to 109 degrees in north central and northwest Alabama. The heat index reached 110 degrees briefly in Muscle Shoals.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heat, 1 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Lauderdale
- When
- July 3, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 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 to 109 degrees.
Heat, Franklin
- When
- July 3, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 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 to 109 degrees.
Heat, Lawrence
- When
- July 3, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 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 to 109 degrees.
Heat, Morgan
- When
- July 3, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 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 up to 106 degrees.
Heat, Limestone
- When
- July 3, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 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 up to 106 degrees.
Heat, Madison
- When
- July 3, 2:00 PM CST to 5:00 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 up to 105 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Colbert
- When
- July 3, 3:00 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 briefly reached 110 degrees.
Heat, Cullman
- When
- July 3, 4:00 PM CST to 5:00 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 up to 105 degrees.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 3 to 12, 2024
- Heat in Arizona, July 3 to 4, 2024
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 3 to 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat in California, July 3 to 12, 2024
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 3 to 13, 2024
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, July 3, 2024
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat in Mississippi, July 3 to 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat in Tennessee, July 3 to 4, 2024
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 3, 2024
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 3 to 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Kentucky, July 3 to 4, 2024
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1206264, 1206265, 1206266, 1206267, 1206269, 1206270, 1206271, 1206268, 1206272.