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 28, 1:51 AM CST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 251 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2001 NOT MUCH CHANGE EXPECTED THIS PERIOD. UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN NY FILLS AS IT SLIDES TO THE SE. AT THE SURFACE...CANADIAN HIGH BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND OHIO VALLEY...WHICH SETS UP NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SE TODAY AND TOMORROW. WILL FAVOR WARMER FWC TEMPS FOR HIGHS AND COOLER FAN TEMPS FOR LOWS. HSV 075/047 074/048 077 000 BHM 078/048 074/050 078 000 MGM 080/050 078/051 079 000 .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 observed at Dannelly Field was 44 degrees. This temperature established a new record low.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5266176.