1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 9, 10:40 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1040 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005 .DISCUSSION...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR ONE MORE DAY BEFORE MUCH COOLER AIR ARRIVES ON THURSDAY. AT 1030 AM CST...WARM DRY WEATHER PREVAILED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WITH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 70S. CLOUDS WERE INCREASING TO THE WEST OVER MISSISSIPPI. A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM INDIANA TO ARKANSAS AND WAS MOVING SOUTH. TODAY...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE AREA. THE OLD DAILY RECORDS OF 80 FOR BIRMINGHAM AND 84 FOR MONTGOMERY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BROKEN. IT APPEARS THAT THE ALL TIME MONTHLY RECORDS AT BIRMINGHAM AND MONTGOMERY...85 AND 87...WILL NOT BE TIED OR BROKEN. MOST PLACES WILL BE BETWEEN 81 AND 86 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THOUGH SOME BREAKS WILL ALLOW FOR PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. TONIGHT...THE COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM CST...BRINGING NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLDER AIR. RAIN CHANCES LOOK TO BE LOW...VERY LOW...AT THIS MOMENT WITHOUT DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONG LIFT AS THE FRONT WILL BE VERY SHALLOW. CURRENT FORECAST HANDLES THINGS WELL...AND NO UPDATES ARE NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && MBS/91
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 132 PM CST WED NOV 9 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-101932- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 132 PM CST WED NOV 9 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 9 PM CST TONIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE SOUTH AND THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ALABAMA AROUND 9 PM CST...THE INTERSTATE 59 CORRIDOR FROM TUSCALOOSA TO BIRMINGHAM TO GADSDEN AROUND MIDNIGHT CST...THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR FROM MONTGOMERY TO AUBURN BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM CST...THEN EXIT ALABAMA BY 6 AM CST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... AFTER 9 PM NORTH OF INTERSTATE 59...AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 59...AND AFTER 2 AM CST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS THE COMBINATION OF NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL MAKE OUTDOOR BURNING DANGEROUS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON THURSDAY AS NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MBS/91
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 82 degrees. This temperature established a new record high temperature. The previous record was 80 degrees set in 1945. This was the third consecutive day was record highs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, November 2005
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: 5481146.