Alabama, 2001Waterspout in Alabama, July 26, 2001
July 26, 2001 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What forecasters said that day
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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 26, 1:50 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 1:50 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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</html>Waterspout, Baldwin
- When
- July 26, 3:10 PM CST to 3:12 PM CST
- Where
- Baldwin County, Perdido Beach
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout was observed just offshore of Perdido Beach. The waterspout remained offshore and dissipated over water.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 26, 20011 death · 3 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 26, 2001$2.4 million · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, July 26 to 27, 2001$900,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, July 26 to 27, 2001$210,000 · 4 events
- Flood in North Dakota, July 26, 2001$200,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 26, 2001$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 26 to 27, 2001$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 26, 2001$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 26 to 27, 2001$39,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, July 26, 20012.75 in hail · 21 events
- Flash Flood in Illinois, July 26, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Kentucky, July 26, 2001$25,000 · 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: 5259646.