1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 3, 9:07 PM CST, 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
1007 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2001
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 6 INCHES REPORTED BY
SOME AUTOMATED GAGES ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING.
SEVERAL REPORTS OF CREEKS AND STREAM NEAR OR OUT OF BANKS HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED.
SATELLITE SHOWING SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF TEXAS, ARKANSAS,
AND LOUISIANA THIS EVENING TOWARDS THE AREA. SURFACE BOUNDARY LIES
NEAR A KMEI-KMGM-KDHN LINE. THUS THREAT OF CONVECTION REDEVELOPING
OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY REMAINS A THREAT. AS A RESULT, WILL
ISSUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO KEEP AWARENESS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING
ACROSS THE SATURATED FORECAST AREA.
.BHM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.ALZ022>025-027>028-030>037-040>046-049-040500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 813 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2001 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 86... CLAY...COOSA...MACON...TALLADEGA...TALLAPOOSA... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 86 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM... AUTAUGA...BIBB...BULLOCK...CHILTONU...DALLAS... ELMORE...GREENE...HALE...JEFFERSON...LOWNDES... MONTGOMERY...PERRY...PICKENS...PIKE...SHELBY... SUMTER...TUSCALOOSA...
ALZ022>025-027>028-030>037-040>046-049-040400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 1009 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2001 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 86... AUTAUGA...BIBB...BULLOCK...CHILTON...CLAY... COOSA...ELMORE...JEFFERSON...MACON...MONTGOMERY... PIKE...SHELBY...TALLADEGA...TALLAPOOSA...TUSCALOOSA... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN SEVEnRE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 86 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM... DALLAS...GREENE...HALE...LOWNDES...PERRY... PICKENS...SUMTER...
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A few roads were impassible due to high water. Rainfall amounts ranged from 3 to 8 inches in 24 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, April 2001
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: 5242502.