Alabama, 2001Flash Flood in Alabama, August 10, 2001
August 10, 2001 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- $100,000
- 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.
What forecasters said that day
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 Aug 10, 6:43 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 6:43 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...MESOSCALE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
743 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001
RADAR TRENDS CONTINUE TO SHOW CONVECTION BACK BUILDING OR
REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE SAME AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED 2 TO 3
INCHES SINCE 4 AM (PER RADAR ESTIMATES). THIS BACK BUILDING
APPEARS TO BE MOVING WESTWARD AND MAY CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF
MORGAN AND NORTHERN CULLMAN COUNTIES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS
WILL CONTINUED TO MONITORED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ADDITIONAL
CONVECTION IS MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE.
THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.
.BHM...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:47 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
ALZ001>050-101500-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
747 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.
A TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MAIN THREAT
WITH THE STORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. ADDITIONALLY...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS.
STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ALERT
FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR...
LOCAL TV AND RADIO...FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER TODAY.
Flash Flood, Marshall
- When
- August 10, 8:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Radar estimated four to seven inches of rainfall fell in a short period of time. Widespread road and stream flooding occurred across Marshall County. Several trees fell down due to soil being eroded away. Two men were rescued from a swollen creek when their vehicle was swept away. Another man and a small child were rescued from a vehicle as it too was swept away in high water. Both of these events occurred just northeast of Arab. All the occupants of the vehicles were saved and received only minor injuries. Several automobiles were under standing water and some people had to be rescued from these stranded vehicles. Lightning struck several power poles and knocked them down. A few homes were also struck by lightning and subsequently caught fire. One home sustained heavy damage.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 10, 20011 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 10, 2001$200,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, August 10, 2001$200,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Texas, August 10, 20011 injured · $100,000 · 78 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 10, 2001$125,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 10, 2001$150,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, August 10, 2001$55,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 10, 20012 injured · $25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Alabama, August 10, 2001$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Mississippi, August 10, 2001$40,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 10, 2001$37,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 10, 2001$20,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
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: 5264217.