Alabama, 2001

Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 22, 2001

June 22, 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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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 22, 2:20 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:20 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
320 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2001

PRE-FRONTAL TROF IS EXITING THE CWA TO THE EAST AND TAKING THE MAIN
CONVECTION WITH IT.  THE ACTUAL FRONT IS MOVING INTO SE MS AND PROGD
TO SLOWLY PUSH TO THE COAST TONIGHT.  THE FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH
THRU 70 DWPTS SO WILL BE FORCED TO MENTION ISOLATED EVENING POPS
INLAND AND SLIGHT CHANCE THRU THE NIGHT ALONG THE COAST.  THE AVN
TAKES THE FRONT OFF THE COAST AND HOLDS IT THERE THRU AT LEAST
MIDDAY SUN...BUT THE ETA IS SLOWER AND SHOWS THE FRONT STALLING OVER
THE FL PNHDL SAT MRNG AND HOLDING IT THERE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
THE MM5 ALSO SHOWS WIDELY SCATTERED ACTIVITY DEVELOPING OVER THE ERN
SECTIONS BY 18Z SAT WHILE THE EARLY ETA SHOWS NILL.  WILL COMPROMISE
AND KEEP ISOLATED POPS IN OVER THE FL PNHDL SAT WITH NILL POPS
ELSEWHERE.  MAY ALSO SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TSTM ALONG THE COAST
SUN AND MON ESPECIALLY IN THE MRNG JUST OFFSHORE...THEN PUSHING
INLAND WITH THE SEA BREEZE DURING THE AFTN.  HOWEVER...DONT EXPECT
THE ACTIVITY TO PUSH INLAND VERY FAR SO ISOLATED OVER JUST THE
COASTAL AREAS WILL SUFFICE.  COOLER THAN NORMAL LOWS ON TAP THRU MON
MRNG WHILE HIGHS HOVER AROUND THE UPPER 80S.

EXTENDED...RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY TUE AS RETURN
FLOW SETS BACK UP AHEAD OF THE 50H CUT OFF LOW OVER TN/KY THAT IS
PROGD TO SAG BACK WSW THRU THE WEEK.  THE COOLER TEMPS ALOFT AND
ADDED INSTABILITIES WILL WARRANT CHANCE POPS TUE-FRI WITH NORMAL
LOWS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER HIGHS TO PERSIST.

MARINE...COASTAL WATERS WILL LOOK FOR LIGHT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
BCMG NORTHWEST TONIGHT.  GRADIENT REMAINS RELAXED SO EXPECT LIGHT
OFFSHORE FLOW AT NIGHT AND ONSHORE NEAR SHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON
THRU NEXT FEW DAYS.

FIRE DESK INDICATES NO HIGHLIGHTS.

PRELIM NUMBERS...
MOB UU 067/087 065/088 066 391--
PNS BB 069/087 068/088 069 39211
DTS BB 071/087 070/087 071 39211
GZH UU 065/087 062/088 063 39100
2R0 UU 061/087 060/088 062 39100
61A UU 062/087 061/089 062 39100

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

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
June 22, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Tibbie
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.367, -88.250

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and produced minor roof damage to a couple of homes.

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.

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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: 5251691.