Alabama, 2001

Hail in Alabama, March 12, 2001

March 12, 2001 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 Mar 12, 5:50 AM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 5:50 AM CST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
550 AM CST MON MAR 12 2001

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH BOX 58 HAS REPLACED 54 AND EXTENDS
INTO FAR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA COUNTIES.  WILL UPDATE WATCHES
ACCORDINGLY.  DUE TO SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE FROM THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER...WILL ALSO REMOVE STRONG STORM WORDING AND MENTION
SOME SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR ALL ZONE GROUPS.  NO OTHER
CHANGES AT THIS TIME. /10

.MOB...
AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ650-670.
FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ655-675.
MS...NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 12, 5:30 AM CST, 50 minutes before
ALZ039-051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
530 AM CST MON MAR 12 2001

A SERIES OF MID LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS A DEEPLY
SATURATED AIRMASS FOR PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.  A
STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AND DRIER AIR PUNCHING INTO THE MID LEVELS WILL
CAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE TO DESTABILIZE FURTHER TODAY FOR THE THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER.  AS A RESULT...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS
POSTED A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY.
DUE TO HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTER OFFICIALS FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS SHOULD REMAIN ON ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TODAY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB.

The radar

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

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clarke

When
March 12, 6:20 AM CST to 6:25 AM CST
Where
Clarke County, Opine
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.900, -87.967

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5237057.