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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 2, 11:45 AM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1210 PM CST MON JAN 2 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-031315- 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- 1210 PM CST MON JAN 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. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM NOON UNTIL 3 PM FOR AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES IS MINIMAL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY NOT DEVELOP WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 ANY TIME THIS AFTERNOON...AND FOR AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL END AT 3 PM. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS WILL BRING VERY COLD AIR ALOFT AND MAKE FOR VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS ALABAMA. HOWEVER...VERY DRY AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS IS QUICKLY MOVING ACROSS THE STATE ON STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH WILL LIKELY INHIBIT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...EXCEPT FOR EASTERN ALABAMA WHERE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO COULD DEVELOP BEFORE THE DRY AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE WINDS DIMINISHING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL LIKELY NOT BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. STEFKOVICH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
A record high temperature of 77 degrees was recorded at the Birmingham Airport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, January 2006
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5491595.