1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 2:28 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 328 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2001 DEVELOPING SQUALL LINE JUST ENTERING NW AL IS THE MAIN REASON FOR HIGH POPS TONIGHT. LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE DURING THE EVENING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT...WHICH WAS NEAR CINCINNATI-MEMPHIS-TEXARKANA AT 20Z...AND MOVE INTO AL LATER TONIGHT. COULD EVOLVE INTO ANOTHER MCS...WHICH HAS HAPPENED THE LAST TWO OR THREE NIGHTS...WITH GENERAL RAINS LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FRONT NOT EXPECTED TO GET THRU HSV UNTIL AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY AND BHM UNTIL MID AFTERNOON...SO PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT DURING THE DAY AS VIGOROUS UPPER TROF MOVES IN OVER MOISTURE RICH AIR. DRYING OUT NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SOUTH BY SATURDAY MORNING. AVN HAS UPPER LOW CUTTING OFF OVER OHIO BY SUNDAY AND THEN DIGGING IT SOUTHWARD AND A LITTLE SOUTHWEST. THIS SHOULD PREVENT MUCH OF A WARMUP FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND BRING BACK THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR STORMS UNDER THE COLD AIR ALOFT BY EARLY IN THE WEEK. HSV WB 069/077 061/082 063 960 BHM TB 069/080 062/083 063 791 MGM TB 069/086 066/086 065 584= .BHM...NONE. 07
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
557 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 PM REFORM AL WIND DAMAGE
06/21/01 PICKENS TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE
IN REFORM ALONG HWY 17.
REPORTED BY 911.
0515 PM THORSBY AL 0.75 INCH HAIL
06/21/01 CHILTON SPOTTER REPORTED DIME
HAIL IN THORSBY.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
739 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0625 PM LINCOLN AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/21/01 TALLADEGA PUBLIC REPORTED GOLF BALL
HAIL.
0630 PM HAZEL GREEN AL 0.75 INCH HAIL
06/21/01 MADISON PUBLIC REPORTED DIME HAIL
JUST N OF TOWN.
0640 PM REDSTONE AL 0.75 INCH HAIL
06/21/01 MADISON PUBLIC REPORTED DIME HAIL
IN REDSTONE ARSENAL.
0645 PM 5NE HUNTSVILLE AL WIND DAMAGE
06/21/01 MADISON EMA REPORTED TREES DOWN.
0645 PM BAKER HILL AL 0.75 INCH HAIL
06/21/01 BARBOUR PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
HAIL.
0700 PM CRANE HILL AL 0.75 INCH HAIL
06/21/01 CULLMAN DIME HAIL IN THE CRANE
HILL COMMUNITY. REPORTED
BY EMA.
0720 PM GOLDRIDGE AL WIND DAMAGE
06/21/01 CULLMAN TREES DOWN IN GOLDRIDGE
AREA.The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:09 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few power poles were knocked down near Preston Island and Grant on SR 79.
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, June 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: 5249917.