Lingering dry conditions across southern and southwestern parts of Central Alabama lasted until mid-February, when 4-6 inches of rainfall fell across the Demopolis, Selma, Clanton, and Alexander City areas with two systems between February 12 and February 16. This led to a removal of Severe (D2) drought conditions in Autauga and Marengo counties by February 18.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Lingering dry conditions across southern and southwestern parts of Central Alabama lasted until mid-February, when 4-6 inches of rainfall fell across the Demopolis, Selma, Clanton, and Alexander City areas with two systems between February 12 and February 16. This led to a removal of Severe (D2) drought conditions in Autauga and Marengo counties by February 18.
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 Jan 31, 9:53 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 953 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Saturday) Issued at 1203 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2025 Rain showers are ongoing across much of Central Alabama behind a cold front, which is currently working through southeastern Central Alabama. Rain and cloud cover have held temperatures lower today, with the area in the upper 50s to low 60s currently. As such, knocked highs down a couple degrees from the previous forecast. Thunder has been absent from the area much of the morning, but there is still a slight chance for thunder across the south and southeast during the afternoon. Another impulse of activity may bring showers to areas north of I-22/I-20 during the early evening hours as it swings eastward. Rain should end in all areas by midnight. Tomorrow the region will be dry and mild, with highs in the 60s and light wind and partly cloudy skies across the area. 12 && .LONG TERM... (Saturday night through next Thursday) Issued at 120 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2025 The preview of Spring is still in the works for this next week. We will start the week out dry, with slight increase in moisture by midweek. Effectively little changes were made to the previous forecast. 16 Previous long-term discussion: (Saturday night through next Thursday) Issued at 127 AM CST FRI JAN 31 2025 Quasi-zonal flow aloft remains in place for much of the short term forecast period, while a subtropical ridge remains centered over Cuba and the Bahamas. With low-level southwesterly to southerly flow, this will be a favorable pattern for high temperatures to over-perform, and the first full week of February will feel more like spring. A weak cutoff upper low will be near the mouth of the Rio Grande. Some mid-level moisture from this feature may make it up into the area by Tuesday, while southerly flow also increases dew points, and a cold front stalls north of the area. There could be just enough moisture for some isolated diurnal shower activity in the Tuesday/Wednesday timeframe. The front lifts north of the area Wednesday as a warm front, before moving back south as a cold front by Thursday with increasing rain chances. 32/JDavis && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 943 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2025 Very little change with this aviation update. A trailing line of showers has finally cleared our northern terminals with light winds and VFR conditions left in its wake. Clearing skies tonight will help promote the development of low level stratus and patchy fog across all sites. MVFR conditions are likely to develop between 09-12Z, lifting through the mid morning hours. There is also a low chance of IFR conditions that is dependent on how much skies are able to clear so have left the TEMPO group in place. VFR conditions and light winds then prevail through this TAF cycle. 95/Castillo && .FIRE WEATHER... Rain moves out of the southeast tonight, with dry conditions returning by Saturday. RH values on Saturday will be in the 35 to 50 percent range with light winds. 20ft winds become southerly at 5 to 8 mph Sunday with RH values in the 35 to 45 percent range. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 40 63 39 68 / 30 0 0 0 Anniston 41 65 41 70 / 30 0 0 0 Birmingham 41 62 43 68 / 20 0 0 0 Tuscaloosa 41 65 42 70 / 10 0 0 0 Calera 42 65 43 69 / 20 0 0 0 Auburn 42 67 43 69 / 10 0 0 0 Montgomery 41 67 41 70 / 0 0 0 0 Troy 42 68 41 72 / 10 0 0 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...12 LONG TERM....16 AVIATION...95/Castillo
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 327 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 ALZ011>015-017>050-011230- 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- 327 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 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...Saturday through Thursday. 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.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The county began February in Severe (D2) drought, which dropped to Moderate (D1) by February 18.
The county began February in Severe (D2) drought, which dropped to Moderate (D1) by February 18.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1228289, 1228290.