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 Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 2, 8:08 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
908 PM CDT SUN SEP 02 2001
HAVE CANCELLED THE FFA FOR A PORTION OF NE AL AS THIS AREA HAS NOT
HAD ANY HEAVY RAIN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WILL CONTINUE THE FFA FOR
PORTIONS OF W/CNTRL AL. ANOTHER IMPULSE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
SECTIONS OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD ONCE AGAIN TRIGGER SHWRS/TSTMS.
WILL CONT WITH HIGH POPS ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL SECTIONS AND
TAPER OFF TO THE SOUTH. WILL LOOK AT 02Z OBS FOR ANY CHANGES IN
OVERNIGHT LOWS.
.BHM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR W/CNTRAL SECTIONS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One large pine tree fell on a carport in Eufaula. The tree destroyed the carport and much of its contents.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5266177.