Drought conditions continued across much of southern Central Alabama with only modest rainfall totals in December.
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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.
Drought conditions continued across much of southern Central Alabama with only modest rainfall totals in December.
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 30, 11:56 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1156 PM CST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1150 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2025 - Significant rain amounts of one to two inches on average are expected across central Alabama through Tuesday. - Widespread freezing temperatures will return Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. - Another storm system is poised to arrive by the end of the upcoming week with an additional opportunity for significant rain. && .DISCUSSION... (This evening) Issued at 535 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2025 Did some tweaks on the PoPs to slow down a few hours of the exiting of the rain in the southeast. There is a pretty defined back-edge and that should clear the forecast area by Midnight at least. Colder air filters in behind the line, but could be modified a touch if clouds hang tough, like models tend to struggle with. If the clouds do hang on, expected temperatures to be 2 to 4 degrees above forecast in the north. We could potentially see some clearing after sunrise before the next shortwave works in. 16 Previous discussion: (Through next Saturday) Issued at 148 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2025 The next shortwave trough in the train will dip into the lower MS valley on Monday, and help induce an inverted trough/surface low along the Gulf coast. This will begin the overrunning process into Alabama, with another period of widespread rain expected Monday and Monday night. While there might be enough lift provided by synoptic scale and isentropic processes to produce a few rumbles of thunder, it won't be widespread and certainly shouldn't even approach strong (let alone severe) levels. As that system departs the area on Tuesday, the rain will depart with it, leaving dry and chilly weather for the mid-week period. Models are starting to converge on a solution regarding the end of week system, and rain chances have accordingly started to ramp up. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1150 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2025 MVFR stratus is holding firm across much of Central Alabama with a few breaks trying to work in at BHM and TCL as a front currently stalls across the state. South of the front, IFR to MVFR stratus will continue through the remainder of the forecast period with occasional breaks in the clouds at BHM and TCL through the mid- morning hours on Monday. Widespread rains are then expected to develop during the afternoon through 00z with ceilings dropping to IFR category. Vis restrictions are likely due to moderate to perhaps heavy RA continuing through the end of the forecast period. Surface winds will veer from the northeast and to the east by this afternoon through Monday night between 5 and 10 knots. 56/GDG && .FIRE WEATHER... Another round of soaking rainfall is expected to move across Central Alabama this afternoon through early Tuesday morning. 1 to 2 inches of rainfall on average is anticipated along and south/east of the I-59 corridor. Dry weather returns late Tuesday through the mid-week period with MinRHs ranging from the mid 30s to upper 40s once again by Wednesday afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 33 51 42 44 / 0 60 100 30 Anniston 36 52 44 46 / 0 60 100 30 Birmingham 36 50 41 44 / 0 60 100 20 Tuscaloosa 37 51 40 43 / 0 60 100 10 Calera 38 52 43 45 / 0 50 100 20 Auburn 44 54 48 51 / 10 50 100 50 Montgomery 47 58 49 52 / 10 50 100 30 Troy 48 58 51 54 / 10 50 100 40 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...16 AVIATION...56/GDG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
19 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Marengo County remained in at least Severe (D2) drought through the month of December, with most of the county classified as Extreme (D3).
Western Dallas County remained in Severe (D2) drought through the month of December.
Hale County remained in Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought through the month of December.
Southeastern Sumter County remained in Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought through the month of December.
Southern Greene County remained in Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought through the month of December.
Perry County remained in Severe (D2) drought through the month of December.
Much of Montgomery County remained in Severe (D2) drought through the month of December.
Macon County remained in Severe (D2) drought through the month of December.
Northern Bullock County remained in Severe (D2) drought through the month of December.
Parts of Lee County remained in Severe (D2) drought through the month of December. Nearly all of the county was again classified as D2 by the end of the month.
Pike County was downgraded to Moderate (D1) drought in early December.
Tallapoosa County was downgraded to Moderate (D1) drought in early December.
Tuscaloosa County was downgraded to Moderate (D1) drought in early December.
Barbour County began December mostly in Severe (D2) drought, with Extreme (D3) conditions across the southern part of the county. The county was downgraded to Moderate (D1) drought by the second week of the month.
Southwestern Shelby County began December in Severe (D2) drought, which was downgraded to Moderate (D1) drought by the second week of the month.
Bibb County began December in Severe (D2) drought, which was downgraded to Moderate (D1) drought by the second week of the month.
Western Chilton County began December in Severe (D2) drought, which was downgraded to Moderate (D1) drought by the second week of the month.
Much of Lowndes County began December in Severe (D2) drought, which was nearly all downgraded to Moderate (D1) drought by the second week of the month.
Northern Russell County began December in Severe (D2) drought, which persisted through the end of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, December 2025
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: 1298902, 1298904, 1298905, 1298906, 1298907, 1298908, 1298909, 1298910, 1298911, 1298912, 1298913, 1298914, 1298915, 1298916, 1298917, 1298918, 1298919, 1298920, 1298925.