1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 2:20 AM CST, 8 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 320 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2001 ANALYSIS OF BUOY DATA AND SCATTEROMETER IMAGERY HINTS THAT THERE IS A WEAK NORTH-SOUTH TROUGH TRAVELLING IN THE EASTERLIES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THIS FEATURE MAY BE THE SOURCE OF SOME RECENT MINOR CONVECTION OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THE SURFACE ANALYSES SHOW A MORE PRONOUNCED TROUGH UPSTREAM OVER THE EASTERN GULF. 00Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS SHOWS ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. GIVEN THE CONTINUALLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE LOCALLY...AT LEAST SCATTERED CONVECTION IS PLAUSIBLE TODAY. BOTH AVIATION AND ETA ARE SHOWING DECENT SHORT WAVE MOVING NORTHWEST INTO THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH TOMORROW WITH AVIATION A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE. HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE DEPICTING MUCH ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY HOWEVER. FEEL THE STRENGTH OF THIS FEATURE IS A LITTLE OVERPLAYED AND MAY BE CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK. NONETHELESS...GIVEN THE LOW LEVEL TROUGH TO THE EAST AND ABUNDANT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE...MAY SEE SOME INTERACTION WITH SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE. THUS WILL FOLLOW MOISTER MAV GUIDANCE AND GO WITH LIKELY RAIN CHANCES ALONG THE COAST AND EASTERN INLAND SECTIONS OF FORECAST AREA. TMPERATURES A LITTLE LOWER THAN YESTERDAY DUE TO CLOUD COVER. NOT EXPECTING MUCH CHANGE FOR TOMORROW EXCEPT WAD OF MOISTURE ON AVIATION MODEL IS A LITTLE MORE INLAND. MARINE...KEEPING LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS CONVECTION. /13 MOB TT 087/072 088/072 088 13635 PNS TT 086/073 087/073 087 13635 DTS TT 085/074 085/074 085 13635 GZH TT 088/069 0P87/070 088 13645 2R0 ET 089/070 087/071 088 13545 61A TT 088/070 087/071 088 13545 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
ALZ039-051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 615 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2001 A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL ALLOW SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACTIVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACTIVE MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AND ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIOPN...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB.
ALZ039-051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 630 AM CDT MON JUL 02 2001 A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL ALLOW SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO BE ACTIVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACTIVE MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AND ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
A waterspout was observed over Mobile Bay, east of Fairhope. The waterspout remained over the Bay and dissipated over the water.
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, July 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: 5259651.