Tropical Storm, Lower Baldwin
- When
- September 21, 9:00 AM CST to September 22, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Baldwin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Tropical Storm in Alabama, September 21 to 22, 2000
Tropical Storm Helene affected the region during the later half of the third week of September. The area was put under a Tropical Storm Warning at 900 AM, September 21 that continued until 900 AM, September 22.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
Tropical Storm Helene affected the region during the later half of the third week of September. The area was put under a Tropical Storm Warning at 900 AM, September 21 that continued until 900 AM, September 22. The highest winds recorded along the Alabama coastline occurred at Brookley Field with sustained winds of 26 knots and gusts to 31 knots. Brookley also received the most rainfall along the Alabama coast with 1.08 inches. Minor beach erosion was reported on Dauphin Island, where a newly built protective sand berm was partially eroded and several boardwalks were damaged by high surf.
Event by event
4 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Tropical Storm, Lower Mobile
- When
- September 21, 9:00 AM CST to September 22, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Mobile forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Tropical Storm, Upper Baldwin
- When
- September 21, 9:00 AM CST to September 22, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Baldwin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Tropical Storm, Upper Mobile
- When
- September 21, 9:00 AM CST to September 22, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Mobile forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
What these are
- Tropical Storm
- A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Georgia, September 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 21, 2000
- Wildfire in California, September 21 to 23, 2000
- Tornado and High Wind in Colorado, September 21, 2000
- Tropical Storm in Florida, September 21 to 23, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, September 21 to 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, September 21, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 21, 2000
- Tropical Storm in Florida, September 21 to 22, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, September 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Oregon, September 21, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 21, 2000
More
Every storm in Alabama in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, September 2000The 2000 hurricane season
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: 5156678, 5156679, 5156680, 5156681.