Alabama, 2001Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 11, 2001
July 11, 2001 · NWS TAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 1:34 PM EST, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:34 PM EST, 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
234 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2001
SYNOPSIS: UPPER RIDGE REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE SRN PLAINS W/ A
TROUGH PERSISTING IN THE NERN U.S. A SURFACE FRONT IS MOVING SLOWLY
SWD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AND OHIO VALLEY.
MODEL DISCUSSION: THE LONG WAVE PATTERN CHANGES LITTLE THROUGH THE
SHORT RANGE PERIOD. THE CENTER OF THE UPPER RIDGE RETROGRADES ONLY
SLIGHT WWD TO NEAR THE TX/NM BORDER BY FRI MORNING AS THE ERN TROUGH
AMPLIFIES SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD. THIS LEAVES THE
CWFA IN CONTINUED NW FLOW ALOFT W/ WEAK SHORT WAVE IMPULSES WORKING
SEWD ACROSS THE AREA FROM TIME TO TIME. THE FRONT WORKS IT/S WAY
INTO N GA AND SC TONIGHT. ALL THE MODELS SHOW A WEAK WAVE FORMING ON
THE FRONT IN GA ON THU. THIS WILL SLOW THE FRONT DOWN AS IT
APPROACHES CENTRAL GA, BUT WILL ULTIMATELY HELP TO CIRCULATE DRIER
AIR AND THE BOUNDARY INTO AT LEAST OUR NRN AND WRN ZONES ON FRI. MID
LEVEL DRYING AND STRONG NW FLOW ALOFT, COMBINED WITH APPROACHING
FRONT AND SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES MAY RESULT IN AT LEAST A MARGINAL
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS TOMORROW PER LATES SPC DAY TWO OUTLOOK.
STEERING FLOW WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NW NEXT TWO DAYS AND WILL
ACTUALLY INCREASE ON FRI. ETA MODEL SOUNDING PW STAYS ABOVE 2 INCHES
THROUGH THU, DIPS BELOW THU NIGHT AND THEN REBOUNDS AGAIN ON FRI
AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY. CAPE IS ALSO ABOVE CLIMO VALUES SO WILL GO
ABOVE LOCAL STUDY SEA BREEZE CLIMO POPS.
PUBLIC FORECAST: BASED ON ABOVE REASONING, WILL SIDE WITH HIGHER
FWC/FAN POPS (MAV AGAIN LOOKS TOO LOW). WILL GO WITH 60 POPS IN FL
ZONES NEXT TWO DAYS WITH 50 POPS N OF THE BORDER THU AND 40 FRI. A
BLEND OF TEMP GUIDANCE WILL BE USED.
MARINE: W WINDS PERSIST INTO FRI AND MAY INCREASE BACK TO SCEC
LEVELS THU NIGHT AS THE WAVE FORMS AND THE FRONT NEARS. BEHIND THE
FRONT LOOKING FOR NW WINDS FRI NIGHT TO VEER TO E BY SUN AND NE MON.
FIRE WX: HUMID WX CONTINUES...NO CONCERNS.
EXTENDED: AS HARD AS IT IS TO BELIEVE, MODELS AVN AND MRF SHOW FRONT
SAGGING THROUGH CWFA FRI NIGHT AND S OF THE AREA ON SAT AND SUN, ALL
THE WAY INTO CENTRAL FL. ECMWF HANGS THE FRONT FURTHER N NEAR OUR FL
ZONES. THIS SEEMS MORE REASONABLE, BUT WITH THE UNCERTAINTY, WILL
KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL POP IN THROUGH THE PERIOD. WILL ALLOW FOR
SOMEWHAT COOLER (SUB 90) TEMPS N OF THE BORDER ON SAT AND SUN.
PRELIM NUMBERS...
TLH 74 94 74 93 3646
PFN 77 87 78 87 4636
DHN 75 94 75 90 2534
ABY 74 94 74 90 -424
VLD 74 94 74 92 2535
.TLH...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...NONE.
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Thunderstorm Wind, Geneva
- When
- July 11, 2:30 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Geneva County, Northeast Portion
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.133, -85.650
Roof damage to a mobile home. Numerous trees down along County Roads 16, 19 and 85. Reported by the Geneva County EMA.
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- July 11, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Houston County, Wicksburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.200, -85.633
Trees and power lines down. Reported by the Houston County EMA.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, July 11, 20011 death · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Colorado, July 11, 20011 injured · $215,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 11, 2001$400,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in California, July 11 to 13, 20012 injured · $150,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 11, 20012 injured · $100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 11, 2001$120,000 · 70 kt wind · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 11, 2001$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 11, 2001$45,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, July 11, 2001$15,000 · 0.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 11 to 12, 2001$12,000 · 69 kt wind · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 11, 20011 injured · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 11, 2001$15,000 · 1 event
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: 5256695, 5256696.