1 extreme cold/wind chill, 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 Sep 27, 1:39 AM CST, 4 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 239 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2001 UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN GREAT LAKES FILLS...LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...SURFACE HIGH BUILDS INTO OHIO VALLEY. LITTLE OR NO MOISTURE TO WORK WITH THIS FORECAST PERIOD...SO BASICALLY A TEMPERATURE FORECAST. LOCATION OF UPPER LOW AND SURFACE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO COOL NORTH FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THIS FORECAST PERIOD. GUIDANCE TEMPS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT... WILL LEAN MORE TOWARD WARMER FWC FOR HIGHS AND FAN FOR LOWS AS GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING EXPECTED EACH NIGHT. HSV 076/048 078/049 078 000 BHM 077/048 079/050 079 000 MGM 080/050 082/052 082 000 .BHM...NONE. 83
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The morning low temperature measured at Dannelly Field was 43 degrees. This temperature established a new record low.
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, September 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: 5266175.