Alabama, 2000

Waterspout in Alabama, August 22, 2000

August 22, 2000 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:24 UTC.

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Event by event

1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Baldwin

When
August 22, 5:25 AM CST to 5:35 AM CST
Where
Baldwin County, Orange Beach
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A waterspout was observed over the Gulf waters just offshore of Orange Beach. The waterspout remained offshore and dissipated.

What these are

Waterspout
A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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: 5170282.