2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 27, 2:55 AM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 255 AM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS RUN...AND HAVE HANDLED CURRENT SITUATION WELL...SO SEE NO REASON TO DEVIATE TOO FAR. UPPER LOW WILL LIFT THRU THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO GREAT LAKES AREA BY 24 HOURS. SECOND LOW DEVELOPS TODAY NEAR FOUR CORNERS AND DIGS SOUTHWARD INTO TEXAS BY 48 HOURS. AT THE SURFACE...FRONT EXTENDING FROM MID TN... THROUGH CENTRAL MS BACK INTO LA WILL STALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA. SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL STALL OVER THE AREA...AND WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS PULLING GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA - TAPERING OFF TO SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA - THROUGH WEDNESDAY. INVERTED SURFACE TROF DEVELOPS OVER NEW GULF TONIGHT AND...AIDED BY UPPER LOW...PUSHES THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY. LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... FCSTID = 83 HSV 68 56 70 55 / 60 60 70 70 BHM 74 60 73 58 / 40 40 50 50 MGM 79 60 76 59 / 20 20 30 40 .BMX... AL...NONE.
ALZ001>050-271800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 621 AM CST TUE NOV 27 2001 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS LATER TODAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN SECTIONS WITH MAINLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Red Bay.
Several trees were knocked down along CR 48, northeast of Russellville. The tin roofs were blown off several outbuildings in the same area.
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, 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: 5272184, 5272185.