Although much of central Alabama received above normal rainfall for the first half of June, much of the area did not see any rain for the second half of the month. This led to drought conditions spreading.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Although much of central Alabama received above normal rainfall for the first half of June, much of the area did not see any rain for the second half of the month. This led to drought conditions spreading. Beginning on June 26th, drought conditions were observed across Calhoun, Talladega, and Cleburne counties.
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 Jun 25, 10:57 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1157 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 .UPDATE... FOR AVIATION && .DISCUSSION... THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH TS DEBBY IS PULLING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THE LATEST COMPUTER MODEL RUNS ALSO KEEP THE RAIN SOUTH OF TROY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND REMOVED RAIN CHANCES FOR THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND REDUCED RAIN CHANCES ON TUESDAY. WITH A WARM AIR MASS IN PLACE AND SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 5 MPH FOR MOST AREAS...TUESDAY MORNINGS LOW TEMPERATURES WERE RAISED ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR 58/ROSE && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF DISCUSSION VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS. THE MAIN IMPACT DURING THE TAF CYCLE WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TOMORROW DURING THE DAY. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 KTS AT KTOI AND KMGM WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KTS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. BULK OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY SHOULD REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE TERMINALS. MA && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 70 92 63 93 65 / 10 0 10 10 10 ANNISTON 71 92 65 91 66 / 10 0 10 10 10 BIRMINGHAM 74 93 68 93 69 / 10 0 10 10 10 TUSCALOOSA 74 97 68 95 69 / 10 0 10 10 10 CALERA 73 94 68 93 69 / 10 0 10 10 10 AUBURN 72 93 68 91 69 / 10 10 20 20 10 MONTGOMERY 73 96 70 93 70 / 10 10 20 20 10 TROY 72 94 68 90 68 / 10 20 20 20 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 902 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ALZ011>015-017>050-270215- MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE- CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA- CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 902 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ONCE AGAIN LATE IN THE WEEK...BEGINNING ON THURSDAY. HIGHS COULD RISE TO NEAR 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .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.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe (D2) drought conditions began on June 26th for Calhoun County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions began on June 26th for Talladega County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions began on June 26th for Celburne County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 2012
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: 391983, 391984, 391986.