Alabama, 2002

Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 2, 2002

August 2, 2002 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 2, 1:43 PM CST, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 1:43 PM CST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
243 PM CDT FRI AUG 02 2002

AFTER AN ACTIVE DAY...SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES
BEGINNING TO WARM OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING ISOLATED.  THUS...WILL DO A QUICK UPDATE
TO ZONES AND DROP OFF THE SCATTERED NATURE OF PRECIPITATION AND CALL
FOR A GENERAL ISOLATED COVERAGE THROUGH THE EVENING.  /10

.MOB...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
August 2, 2:10 PM CST to 2:13 PM CST
Where
Monroe County, Monroeville
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
31.517, -87.333

High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Monroeville. The winds also damaged a roof at the Junior High School and a barn in Monroeville.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 5314631.