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 Nov 2, 1:42 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 142 PM CST SUN NOV 2 2003 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AFTER THAT...AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL BRING CLOUDS TO SOUTHERN ALABAMA...AND A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL NEAR THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. && .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF SUNNY SKIES AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY ACROSS THE STATE. EASTERLY WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA...AND SHOULD BEGIN SPREADING MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER FROM THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO COOL OFF EVER SO SLIGHTLY FOR TUESDAY. BEST CHANCE FOR SEEING PRECIP SHOULD BE OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA...BUT BELIEVE THE CHANCES WILL BE ONLY 20 OR 30 PERCENT. MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING A SURFACE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN...ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. FOR NOW...WILL CONTINUE WITH SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS. ALSO ELECTED TO TREND COOLER FOR HIGHS AFTER WEDNESDAY. && .PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... BIRMINGHAM 54 83 59 80 61 / 00 00 10 10 MONTGOMERY 56 84 60 80 61 / 00 00 10 20 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
ALZ011>015-017>050-022000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1252 PM CST SUN NOV 2 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS 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 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
The afternoon high recorded at the Birmingham International Airport was 85 degrees. This temperature established a new record high. NWS Observation
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, November 2003
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: 5335270.