An abnormally hot conditions occurred across Central Alabama during the month as the result of a strong ridge encompassing much of the eastern united States.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
An abnormally hot conditions occurred across Central Alabama during the month as the result of a strong ridge encompassing much of the eastern united States.
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 Jul 31, 10:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1140 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .UPDATE...FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... THE FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT MANAGED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE COMING TO AN END ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. OUTFLOW INTERACTION IS ALLOWING FOR A ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT TO CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA WITH ALL OTHER AREAS UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. VERY SMALL CHANCE FOR PRECIP OVERNIGHT SO WILL ADJUST THE WORDING OR REMOVE IT ALTOGETHER. TEMPS LOOK ALRIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE 70S. UPDATES ARE OUT. && .AVIATION...00Z TAF DISCUSSION. NOT EXPECTING MANY AVIATION CONCERNS THROUGH THE PERIOD..OUTSIDE OF SOME MINIMAL HAZE/FOG AT EET...TCL...ANB...AND TOI THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. MOST OF THE GUIDANCE AND PERSISTENCE WOULD INDICATE ONLY MARGINAL MVFR VISIBILITIES WOULD BE IN ORDER. TOMORROW EXPECTING MORE ISOLATED CONVECTIVE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...MAINLY ACROSS THE EAST...SO HAVE ADDED VCTS AT ANB AND JUST CB AT BHM...EET...MGM...AND TOI FOR JUST MINIMAL PROBABILITIES. NOTICE...KEET TAF WILL HAVE (AMD LTD TO VIS WIND AND WX) AMENDED TO THE END OF THE FORECAST THROUGH THE END OF 2010. THE CEILOMETER DATA WILL BE GOING THROUGH NUMEROUS TESTS AND MONITORED FOR ACCURACY. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: 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. && 88/17
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 807 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ALZ011>015-017>050-020107- 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- 807 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AT THIS TIME...A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY EVENING AND MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED EVEN FURTHER. THE HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE 105 TO 112 DEGREE RANGE IN MANY LOCATIONS. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD AND GENERALLY NEAR 75 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Birmingham set a record 50 consecutive days above 90 degrees on the 23rd of August. The average temperature during the three months of June, July and August was also a record at 83.7 degrees. The maximum heat index was 111 degrees on the fourth day of the month.
Montgomery set a record 56 consecutive days above 90 degrees on the 28th of August. The monthly temperature during the three months of June, July and August was also a record at 84.2 degrees. The maximum heat index was 111 degrees on the second day of the month.
Tuscaloosa logged 46 consecutive days above 90 degrees ending on the 18th of August, the second longest streak on record. The average monthly temperature during the three months of June, July and August was a record at 84.0 degrees. The maximum heat index was 116 degrees on the third day of the month.
Anniston logged 27 consecutive days above 90 degrees ending on the 13th of August, the sixth longest streak on record. The average temperature during the three months of June, July and August was a record at 82.3 degrees. The maximum heat index was 111 degrees on the fourth day of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, August 2010
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: 256622, 256623, 256625, 256626.