1 heat, 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 19, 1:07 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 207 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2002 NOT TOO MUCH CHANGE TO CURRENT FORECAST. UPPER RIDGE LINGERING OVER THE GULF BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING SURFACE FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SURFACE FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM GREAT LAKES REGION TO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WILL MAKE ONLY A LITTLE PROGRESS THROUGH SATURDAY. MODELS INDICATE ATMOSPHERE LITTLE MOISTURE AND WEAK INSTABILITY MAINLY ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND WILL CONTINUE ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE ACROSS TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...FAVORING THE ETA MODEL MORE THAN AVN. HSV 062/084 061/082 060 2233 BHM 063/085 062/084 060 1222 MGM 063/087 064/087 061 1111 .BHM...NONE. 83
ALZ001>050-191915- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 101 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALABAMA THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. ANY RAIN THAT DEVELOPS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
The afternoon high temperature measured at the Birmingham International Airport was 88 degrees. This temperature broke the previous record of 87 degrees set way back in 1915.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, April 2002
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: 5292834.