Alabama, 2001

Damaging 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.

Where it happened

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The toll

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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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

What these are

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.

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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: 5256695, 5256696.