Alabama, 2001

Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 19, 2001

June 19, 2001 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...RETRANSMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
300 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2001

SATELLITE SHOWS DEEP CONVECTIVE RESPONSE THIS AFTERNOON TO SUBTLE
LARGE SCALE FORCING IN ASSOCIATION WITH WEAK UPPER LOW.  SYSTEM NOT
REFLECTING WELL AT THE SURFACE AND AT THE MOMENT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE
VICINITY OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND NEARLY STATIONARY.  WILL LEAVE
BEST CONVERGE IN TONIGHT OVER SE MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES.

NEXT 60 H...MODELS DEPICT UPPER LOW TO STALL OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA
ON WED AND WED EVE.  THEN...AS SIGNIFICANT UPPER TROUGH DIGS SEWD
INTO TN VALLEY AFOREMENTIONED FEATURE GETS ABSORBED INTO TROUGH
BASE.  WITH AMPLE MOISTURE...INSTBY AND LIFT (FROM MESOSCALE
BOUNDARIES) PRESENT...AND SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER ADVECTING OFF TO EAST
WITH DEPARTING WAVE...WILL REVERT BACK TO DIURNAL FORCING SIGNAL
WITH GREATEST COVERAGE IN THE AFTERNOON AND LESS AT NIGHT FOR BOTH
WEDTHU AFTERNOONS.

BEST CHANCE FOR WDSPRD RAINS ATTM WILL BE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
NEGATIVE MOISTURE ADVECTION THEREAFTER FOR SAT...SUN AND SUBSIDING
ON MON.  AS A RESULT...POPS WILL NOT BE MENTIONED AFTER LATE FRIDAY.
EXPECT THIS NEXT FRONT TO BRING UPPER 50S FOR MINS BACK TO FAR NRN
REACHES OF CWA WITH UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S ON THE COAST.  DAYTIME
MINS WILL PROGRESSIVELY WARM FROM UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S BETWEEN
SATURDAY AND TUESDAY.

MARINE...NO CONCERNS.

FIRE WX...NO CONCERNS.

PRELIM...
MOB   071/090 071/089 073 23342
PNS   073/090 073/088 074 23342
DTS   075/089 075/087 076 23342
GZH   069/091 069/088 072 23342
2R0   068/092 069/088 069 23442
61A   069/091 069/088 069 23342

.MOB...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When
June 19, 3:00 PM CST to 3:10 PM CST
Where
Wilcox County, Camden
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.983, -87.283

Trees were blown down and some roofs of houses were damaged, mainly due to falling trees, as strong thunderstorms moved through the area. A roof was also peeled off a larger building in the downtown area.

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: 5251693.