1 heavy rain, 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 Feb 2, 9:05 PM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 905 PM CST THU FEB 2 2006 .UPDATE... THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE FOR TONIGHT WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE FOG. DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE 50S SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND PUSHING 60 IN TROY. SURFACE OBS IN MGM, TOI AND CSG HAVE ALREADY DROPPED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS. WE ARE PLANNING ON ISSUING A DENSE FOG ADVISORY AND WILL HAVE THIS OUT BEFORE 10 PM. RADAR IS PICKING UP A FEW SPRINKLES OVER NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA. THESE ARE DRIFTING EVER SO SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AND MIGHT AFFECT NORTHERN MARION AND WINSTON COUINTIES, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO HOLD TOGETHER. THAT BRINGS ME TO TEMPERATURES. WITH ALL THE EXCESS MOISTURE AROUND, WILL PROBABLY NEED TO RAISE LOWS A COUPLE OF DEGREES AS WELL. BEYOND TONIGHT...NEXT SHORTWAVE TO AFFECT THE AREA WILL DIG SOUTHWARD JUST EAST OF THE ROCKIES TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO ROUND THE BASE OF THE MEDIUM WAVE TROF OVER THE EASTERN U.S. ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL GENERATE ANOTHER SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA THAT WILL LIFT THROUGH THE STATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH. SO ONE MORE AFTERNOON/EVENING OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL AND THEN THE BIG CHILL ARRIVES FOR THE WEEKEND. SPEAKING OF THE BIG CHILL, THE 00Z FWC CAME IN WITH A LOW OF 19 FOR BHM SUNDAY MORNING AND 22 FOR MGM. IN SUMMARY, WILL RAISE TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES FOR TONIGHT AND ISSUE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA. UPDATES OUT SHORTLY. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR PICKENS, TUSCALOOSA, BIBB, CHILTON, COOSA, TALLAPOOSA, CHAMBERS AND ALL POINTS SOUTHWARD. && 88/88
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 723 PM CST THU FEB 2 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-040123- 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- 723 PM CST THU FEB 2 2006 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. JD/81
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Rainfall measured at the Birmingham International Airport was 3.42 inches. This rain amount established a new daily record rainfall for Birmingham. The previous record was 2.24 inches set in 1988.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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