1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 13, 8:30 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 830 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001 WILL UPDATE FOR TORNADO WATCH AND ADD SEVERE WORDING. .MOB... AL...FFA THROUGH 4 AM FRI ALZ051>053. SCA GMZ630-650-670. FL...SCA GMZ655-675. MS...FFA THROUGH 4 AM FRI MSZ067-075-076.
ALZ051>055-061>064-MSZ067-075-076-140700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
832 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001
...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING...
IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
MOBILE...BALDWIN...WASHINGTON CHOCTAW CLARKE...MONROE...WILCOX.
IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
WAYNE...GREENE...PERRY.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.ALZ051>055-061>064-MSZ067-075-076-140700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1227 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2001 ...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WAYNE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THE TORNADO WATCH CONTINUE UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING FOR... MOBILE...BALDWIN...WASHINGTON... CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MONROE... AND WILCOX COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BUT CONTINUES OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds produced minor damage to a manufactured home on Highway 43 near Bucks. Slightly more significant damage to a nearby outbuilding and a small boat which was sitting near the outbuilding also occurred.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, December 2001
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: 5275549.