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Covington County weather alerts

1 advisory is in effect for Covington County, AL. The most serious is a frost advisory.

Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,090 alerts that included Covington County, roughly 109 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (242 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on May 17, 2024. 50 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.

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Active alerts for Covington County

Frost Advisory

Escambia; Covington; Mobile Inland; Baldwin Inland; Escambia Inland; Santa Rosa Inland; Okaloosa Inland; Perry; GreeneUntil · NWS Mobile AL

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY

Full alert text
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 to 37 will result in frost
formation.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Covington, Escambia, Baldwin Inland, and Mobile
Inland Counties. In Florida, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa Inland, and
Santa Rosa Inland Counties. In Mississippi, Greene and Perry
Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Map data: NWS, OpenFreeMap, OpenStreetMap

Recent alerts in Covington County

IssuedAlertArea
Nov 14, 10:28 AM ESTFrost AdvisoryEscambia; Covington; Mobile Inland; Baldwin Inland; Escambia Inland; Santa Rosa Inland; Okaloosa Inland; Perry; Greene

Covington County alert history

Alert events that included Covington County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.

Alert type2016–20252026Last issued
Severe Thunderstorm Warning24213August 21, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory18518November 6, 2026
Flood Advisory1225September 8, 2026
Tornado Watch805June 18, 2026
Wind Advisory784October 17, 2026
Heat Advisory7113August 21, 2026
Flood Warning486October 10, 2026
Tornado Warning420May 17, 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Watch343August 24, 2026
Flood Watch323October 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning306October 10, 2026
Freeze Warning242March 18, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory212February 23, 2026
Freeze Watch180November 11, 2025
Frost Advisory142November 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning103April 20, 2026
Tropical Storm Warning61October 8, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning60August 14, 2023
Winter Weather Advisory50January 16, 2024
Fire Weather Watch51March 28, 2026
Tropical Storm Watch40August 15, 2021
Extreme Heat Watch40August 14, 2023
Extreme Cold Warning33January 31, 2026
Extreme Cold Watch23January 31, 2026
Hurricane Watch11October 7, 2026
High Wind Watch10January 24, 2023
Winter Storm Watch10January 21, 2025
Winter Storm Warning10January 21, 2025
Hurricane Warning01October 8, 2026

Tornado history in Covington County

50 tornadoes have been recorded in Covington County since 1950, killing 2 people and injuring 22. That ranks 21 of 67 counties in Alabama. The most recent was on December 10, 2024 (rated EF0).

EF0: 24EF024EF1: 15EF115EF2: 9EF29EF3: 1EF31EF4: 0EF4EF5: 0EF5
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Strongest tornadoes in Covington County

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 3, 1956F3Covington County3.8 mi83 yd02
April 15, 2011EF2Escambia County23 mi300 yd00
November 15, 2006F2Covington County15.8 mi300 yd00
December 28, 1983F2Covington County15 mi80 yd01
February 17, 2008EF2Escambia County14.4 mi500 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
December 10, 2024EF0Covington County0.3 mi20 yd00
January 12, 2023?Covington County4.6 mi200 yd00
June 19, 2021EF0Covington County0.6 mi25 yd00
April 23, 2020EF0Covington County0 mi25 yd00
April 23, 2020EF0Covington County0.4 mi50 yd00

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