A tornado began weakly on the east side of the Cahaba River in Trussville and damaged a dugout and fencing at the Trussville Sports Complex. The tornado downed trees as it moved northeastward crossing Deerfoot Parkway near the intersection of Interstate 59 in Trussville at 1:31 pm.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
A tornado began weakly on the east side of the Cahaba River in Trussville and damaged a dugout and fencing at the Trussville Sports Complex. The tornado downed trees as it moved northeastward crossing Deerfoot Parkway near the intersection of Interstate 59 in Trussville at 1:31 pm. The tornado followed along Interstate 59 for a short distance downing trees and causing damage to houses especially on the east side of the Interstate. The tornado crossed into St. Clair County at Argo at approximately 1:36 pm. The tornado continued on a northeast track moving primarily through rural settings with property damage along the way including a number of houses and mobile homes. The tornado ended about 5.5 miles east of Springville around 1:52 pm.The tornado was rated an F2 and was on the ground for 16 miles with a width of about 125 yards. Only one injury was reported at Argo with this tornado.Beg: 33 37.990/86 35.939 End: 33 46.089/86 22.720
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 Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 24, 3:17 AM CST, 10 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 317 AM CST SAT NOV 24 2001 ACTIVE WEATHER DAY IN STORE...AND USERS SENSITIVE TO SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD CHECK STAFFING NEEDS. SEVERE STORMS NOW ACROSS THE MS RIVER...AND WILL GET INTO ALABAMA LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. SPC CURRENTLY HAS US IN SLIGHT RISK AREA...WITH CAVEAT THAT IF INSTABILITY INCREASES DUE TO GREATER THAN EXPECTED SOLAR HEATING...THEN RISK MAY BE UPGRADED. AT ANY RATE...WILL CONTINUE WITH ENHANCED SEVERE WEATHER WORDING IN ZONES...AND MOST LIKELY BE MORE SPECIFIC WITH DAMAING WIND/TORNADO WORDING. STORMS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM THE EAST TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH FRONT SEEMS TO STALL AND SOME MODELS KEEP MOISTURE AXIS ALONG EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ZONES THROUGH SUNDAY. HARD TO LOCK ON EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS DAYS 3-7...BUT IT IS APPARENT WE HAVE GONE FROM A TOTALLY TRANQUIL TO A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ALMOST OVERNIGHT. HSV 071/052/066/045 +811 BHM 072/055/069/048 +911 MGM 076/058/072/050 8832 .BHM...NONE.
ALZ001>018-022>026-030>035-039-242100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 1229 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2001 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 818... COLBERT...FRANKLIN...LAUDERDALE...MARION... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 818 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM... BIBB...BLOUNT...CHILTON...CULLMAN...DALLAS... DEKALB...ETOWAH...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE... JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAMAR...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE... MADISON...MARENGO...MARSHALL...MORGAN...PERRY... PICKENS...SHELBY...ST CLAIR...SUMTER...TUSCALOOSA... WALKER...WINSTON...
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Alabama, 2001Warnings in Alabama, November 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: 5272367, 5272368.