Below normal rainfall occurred across much of Central Alabama during the month of November. Most locations received only up to 2 inches of rainfall during the month, which is approximately 3 to 4 inches below normal.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Below normal rainfall occurred across much of Central Alabama during the month of November. Most locations received only up to 2 inches of rainfall during the month, which is approximately 3 to 4 inches below normal. This led to drought conditions spreading to include Calhoun, Talladega, Chilton, Autauga, and Pike 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 Nov 19, 11:58 PM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1158 PM CST MON NOV 19 2012 .UPDATE... AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... A STRATUS DECK OVER EAST ALABAMA ASSOCIATED WITH EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AND WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT...HAS PLAYED HAVOC ON TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING. HOURLY TEMPS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED AND OVERNIGHT LOWS HAVE BEEN RAISED 5 TO 10 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS SINCE THE CLOUD DECK IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT. THESE CLOUDS SHOULD NOT MAKE MUCH MORE WESTWARD PROGRESS AS THE CLOUD LAYER WINDS BEGIN TO TURN MORE SOUTHERLY AND FINALLY NORTHWESTERLY AFTER SUNRISE. AREAS OUTSIDE THE CLOUD DECK WILL SEE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 30S AND LOWER 40S. && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF DISCUSSION. STRATUS DECK ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA IS PULLING BACK TO THE EAST AS WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND NORTHERLY. CIGS AT ANB AND MGM IMPROVING WITH ONLY SCT TO BKN HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED. THE BKN DECK AT TOI SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY OVER THE NEXT HOUR. DO NOT EXPECT ANY AVIATION CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A CU FIELD IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY ACROSS MGM AND TOI. OTHERWISE...MID TO HIGH LEVEL DECKS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. 14 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 35 65 38 66 37 / 10 0 10 0 0 ANNISTON 48 66 42 67 40 / 10 0 10 0 0 BIRMINGHAM 41 67 47 67 45 / 10 0 10 0 0 TUSCALOOSA 39 70 44 68 43 / 0 0 0 0 0 CALERA 40 69 44 67 44 / 0 0 0 0 0 AUBURN 53 70 43 68 43 / 0 0 0 0 0 MONTGOMERY 47 71 43 71 42 / 0 0 0 0 0 TROY 47 68 41 70 37 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 87/14
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 602 PM CST MON NOV 19 2012 ALZ011>015-017>050-210015- 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- 602 PM CST MON NOV 19 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. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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.
5 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought (D2) conditions began on November 20th in Autauga County and lasted the remainder of the month.
Severe drought (D2) conditions began on November 20th in Calhoun County and lasted the remainder of the month.
Severe drought (D2) conditions began on November 20th in Talladega County and lasted the remainder of the month.
Severe drought (D2) conditions began on November 20th in Chilton County and lasted the remainder of the month.
Severe drought (D2) conditions began on November 20th in Pike County and lasted the remainder of the month.
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, November 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: 417752, 417753, 417754, 417755, 417756.