Alabama, 2001

Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 21, 2001

June 21, 2001 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500
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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 1:10 PM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 1:10 PM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
210 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001

SURFACE ANALYSIS HAS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER N FL...WITH A WEST WIND
OVER SE AL & FL PANHANDLE...WHILE SW WIND OVER EASTERN BIG BEND. SEA
BREEZES WERE SLOWLY PUSHING INLAND & DEVELOPING WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS & A FEW TSTMS. COVERAGE LOOKS 30-40% SO FAR. KTLH 12Z
SOUNDING DID HAVE PRECIP WATER VALUE DOWN TO 1.39 INCHES...WHICH
WOULD BE LIMITING FACTOR. IN IR SATELLITE & RUC MODELS...SOME
SHORTWAVE ENERGY WAS ROTATING FROM SW NEAR KNEW & NORTHERN GULF & A
SOME THAT HAD PUSHED NE OVER SOUTHERN GA. THIS ENERGY & SEA BREEZES
SHOULD KEEP CONVECTION GOING INTO THIS EVENING. A PULSE STORM COULD
BE SEEN.

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH OVERALL SCENARIO. UPPER TROUGH
DOES PUSH ENOUGH EAST TO ALLOW WEAK COLD FRONT WITH PREFRONTAL
TROUGH WITH WEST WIND...TO DRIFT ACROSS & THROUGH CWA LATE FRIDAY TO
SATURDAY WITH GREATEST CHANCES OF RAIN...WITH THREAT OF SEVERE TSTMS
REMAINING LOW. THEN SOME DRIER & A BIT COOLER AIR FILTERS IN LATE
SATURDAY...SUNDAY & MONDAY. A SMALL CHANCE POP WILL STILL BE NEEDED
SUN & MON DUE TO WEAK SEA BREEZE REGIMES. MAV POP GUIDANCE LOOKS
BETTER...A BIT MORE THAN FAN & NGM...& WILL TREND THAT WAY. TEMPS
QUITE SIMILAR & WILL USE BLEND.

FIRE WEATHER...RH VALUES STAY UP & MIXING HEIGHTS COME DOWN. NO
HEADLINES. BUT SOME PRESCRIBED BURNING CONTINUES OVER N FL...
ESPECIALLY IN LEON COUNTY & THE APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST.

MARINE...SW-W WINDS & SEAS REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT &
MOST OF FRIDAY. SCEC MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY NIGHT & SATURDAY.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS:
TLH 70 89 69 86 3555
PFN 72y 86 72 85 5555
DHN 72 88 71 85 2554
ABY 71 89 71 85 2555
VLD 71 90 71 87 2555

.TLH...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dale

When
June 21, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Dale County, Ozark
Property damage
$500
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.450, -85.650

A few trees down on Highway 51 just east of Ozark. Reported by the Dale 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: 5251136.