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 Mar 12, 11:25 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 1125 AM CST MON MAR 12 2001 UPDATED ZONES TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH 61 IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES ARE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA IN STRONG...MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST AND CENTRAL ALABAMA...WITH A TORNADO WATCH FURTHER SOUTH. STILL EXPECT MORE SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING AS SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. HAVE ONLY MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO TEMPS. UPDATED ZONES OUT SHORTLY. .BHM...NONE.
ALZ001>038-040>050-121530- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 730 AM CST MON MAR 12 2001 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING IS FROM SELMA...TO MONTGOMERY...TO PHENIX CITY. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL SHIFT TO WEST ALABAMA LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE STATE. THE ENTIRE AREA IS UNDER A A SLIGHT RISK FOR TONIGHT. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Roads were flooded and temporarily impassible on the western side of Wetumpka.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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