1 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 Apr 28, 7:00 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 800 PM CDT SUN APR 28 2002 STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA. FEW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS AS WELL. CAPE/INSTABILITY QUITE HIGH ACROSS AREA FROM TUSCALOOSA TO BIRMINGHAM TO ROANOKE...SPC HAS JUST ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THESE AREAS. THIS WATCHG WILL REPLACE THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WATCH ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA...AND WILL BE IN AFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. HAVE ALREADY SENT UPDATE ZONES. .BHM...NONE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
602 PM CDT SUN APR 28 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0600 PM IDER AL 1.75 IN HAIL
04/28/02 DEKALB GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN IDER BY STORM
SPOTTERS.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
750 PM CDT SUN APR 28 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0726 PM HAZEL GREEN AL 0.75 IN HAIL
04/28/02 MADISON DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN HAZEL GREEN.
0729 PM ARDMORE AL 1.00 IN HAIL
04/28/02 LIMESTONE QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL IN
ARDMORE.
0730 PM NEW MARKET AL 1.00 IN HAIL
04/28/02 MADISON QUARTER SIZE HAIL
REPORTED IN NEW MARKET.
0735 PM ARDMORE AL 0.88 IN HAIL
04/28/02 LIMESTONE NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS
OBSERVED IN ARDMORE.
0740 PM NEW MARKET AL 1.50 IN HAIL
04/28/02 MADISON ONE AND ONE HALF INCH
DIAMETER SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN NEW MARKET.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was blown over and landed on a mobile home. No injuries were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, April 2002
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: 5293016.