Drier than normal conditions developed along the Interstate 20 corridor during the latter portions of June and continuing through the month of July. A very small area of central Alabama, western Shelby County, received less than one inch of rainfall during the month of July, which led to severe drought conditions developing by the end of the month.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Drier than normal conditions developed along the Interstate 20 corridor during the latter portions of June and continuing through the month of July. A very small area of central Alabama, western Shelby County, received less than one inch of rainfall during the month of July, which led to severe drought conditions developing by the end of the month.
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 22, 5:52 PM CST, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 652 PM CDT Mon Jul 22 2019 .UPDATE... For 00Z Aviation. && .SHORT TERM... /Updated at 0253 PM CDT Mon Jul 22 2019/ Central Alabama has managed to miss the diurnal convection so far today, although the rain is not that far away. Band of thunderstorms has formed to our north, in connection with the cold front advancing toward our area. The front is still expected to help push these storms into central Alabama later tonight and into Tuesday. Will maintain the high POPs (likely to categorical), spreading from northwest to southeast, over the course of the next 24 hours. 12z model runs were a bit more definitive with the influx of dry air into the northern counties after 18z Tuesday, and the POPs will be adjusted accordingly. /61/ .LONG TERM... /Updated at 0358 AM CDT Mon Jul 22 2019/ Tuesday night through Sunday. Much drier air will be advected in behind the front for Wednesday with small rain chances confined to our far southeastern counties. A significant reduction in humidity will accompany the frontal passage as dewpoints fall into the 50s and 60s. Morning lows will also drop substantially, with some upper 50s possible in the northern counties on Thursday morning. Beyond Thursday, models continue to disagree regarding boundary layer moisture recovery, with the ECMWF remaining much drier than the GFS. Our updated forecast reflects a hedge between the two models and 20 to 40 percent rain chances gradually moving northward across the forecast area from Friday through Sunday. 87/Grantham && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF Discussion. The fist few hours of the forecast period have several things happening across the region. Overall, VFR vis/ceilings outside rain areas with a chance of thunder and wind gusts at a few terminals. There were a few focusing mechanisms around, a sea breeze boundary moving up from south, convergence ZONE was near EET/BHM, an outflow approaching TCL, and a cold front back in Mississippi. Therefore, mentioned some storms before 06z. Expect a downward trend in the pre-frontal activity by 06z, but it appears the front will catch the outflow and have some thunderstorms just after 06z starting near TCL and progressing eastward but slowing with time. Mentioned some MVFR ceilings moving in and chances of thunder. Cold front continues southward and have thunderstorms for MGM/TOI just before 18-19z. Showers/ceilings decrease north. Winds become northerly behind the unseasonal cold front at 10-20kts. 75 && .FIRE WEATHER... A cold front will approach the region from the north this evening. Numerous showers and storms will overspread the area tonight through Tuesday afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 71 82 61 84 62 / 70 80 10 0 0 Anniston 72 82 64 84 63 / 70 80 10 0 0 Birmingham 72 83 64 85 64 / 70 80 10 0 0 Tuscaloosa 73 84 65 86 64 / 70 80 10 0 0 Calera 72 82 65 85 64 / 60 80 10 0 0 Auburn 72 82 66 84 65 / 40 90 40 10 0 Montgomery 73 84 68 86 66 / 40 90 30 0 0 Troy 72 84 68 85 66 / 30 90 40 10 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 425 AM CDT Mon Jul 22 2019 ALZ011>015-017>050-231230- 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- 425 AM CDT Mon Jul 22 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham. .DAY ONE...Outlook through 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.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought conditions (D2) developed across western Shelby County.
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