Heavy Rain Continues in Florida; Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms and Showers to Central US

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >

Flooding Event May 4th - 8th, 2003

The heaviest rain in quite some time fell across northern Alabama in early May 2003. For many locations, it was the wettest month in a decade or more.

All the rain also caused some significant flooding along the Tennessee River and its tributaries, and flash flooding, especially in the Huntsville metropolitan area.

One automated precipitation station in Northeast Huntsville reported 0.96" of rain in just five minutes -- and over four inches in an hour!

· Graphic of rainfall totals from across Huntsville HSA
· Statement regarding rainfall totals for the month of May
· Percentage of normal precipitation for May 2003 in Alabama (through 5/23)
· Observed precipitation for May 2003 in Alabama (through 5/23)