1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Mar 12, 12:43 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR TORNADO WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1243 PM EST MON MAR 12 2001 UPDATES TO ZFP & CWF ISSUED FOR WW 61. ALSO...HAVE SPLIT OUT BIG BEND ZONES TO ACCOUNT FOR WARMER TEMPS FAR SE PORTION WHERE BETTER INSOLATION OCCURRING. HAVE RAISED MAX TEMPS A CAT FOR SRN TIER GA & REMAINDER OF BIG BEND ZONES AS WELL. .TLH... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. MAJ
ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-121815- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1122 AM EST MON MAR 12 2001 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN LOUISIANA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL... HOWEVER INCREASED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR MAY SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY EXACERBATE THE RIVER FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE VIA OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TLH/ OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS. MAJ
ALZ065>069-FLZ007>014-GMZ750-122000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1229 PM EST MON MAR 12 2001 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1130 AM UNTIL 300 PM CST. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 10 MILES NORTH OF MONTGOMERY ALABAMA. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN ALABAMA...COFFEE...GENEVA...DALE...HENRY...AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON... CALHOUN...GULF. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE VIA OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TLH/ OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS. WATSON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Widespread reports of downed trees and power lines. One business lost its awning near Elba. Several chicken houses lost tin from their roofs. Reported by the Coffee County EMA.
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, March 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: 5237999.