1 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 May 10, 9:30 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 1030 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 LATEST SOUNDING DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW THE CAP IN PLACE. WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO REMOVE MORNING CLOUDS AND GO WITH A PARTLY SUNNY FORECAST FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CURRENT TEMPERATURE FORECAST LOOKS FINE. .BHM...NONE.
ALZ011>015-017>050-101400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 730 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)... WIDESPREAD...SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. SEE FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR EXACT CREST LEVELS...TIMES...AND LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG...BUT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Tombigbee River at Demopolis Lock and Dam was in flood during this period. Flood stage is 68 feet, and the river reached a maximum crest of 70.12 feet at 5:00 pm CDT on May 11.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, May 2003
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