Alabama, 2002

Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 18, 2002

June 18, 2002 · NWS BMX · 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
$2,000
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 Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 18, 2:00 PM CST, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:00 PM CST, 5 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
300 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2002

AVN/ETA BOTH KEEP UPPER TROUGH/SHEAR AXIS NEAR THE FA THROUGH THU.
SUBTLE S/W TROUGHS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BUT BELIEVE CONVECTION OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE MAINLY DIURNAL IN NATURE. CLOUD BOUNDARIES
...OUTFLOWS..INSOLATION...AND ANY OTHER SMALL SCALE DISCONTINUITIES
WILL BE THE MAIN CONTRIBUTORS TO CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. FOR POPS IN
THE SHORT TERM...WILL TAPER POPS FROM N TO S...ISOLATED/SCT AT BEST
NORTH AND SCATTERED SOUTH. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES WED
WITH HIGHEST PW 1.5+ RESIDING IN THE EAST AND SOUTH SO THAT IS
WHERE HIGHEST POPS WILL GO. WILL LEAN TOWARD THE MAV POPS AND WILL
ADJUST 1ST PERIOD FOR RADAR TRENDS. BIGGEST CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS ZONE
PACKAGE IS LOWERING OF THE POPS A BIT. TEMPS WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL
WITH NOT TOO MUCH VARIATION FROM DAY TO DAY. MIX IS THE BEST
DESCRIPTION.

IN THE EXTENDED...RIDGE SURFACE AND ALOFT BUILDS SOUTHWARD DOWN
THE EAST COAST. BEST MOISTURE REMAINS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
PARTS OF THE FA AND ATTM WILL KEEP MENTION OF CHC POPS EACH DAY.

PRELIM NUMBERS...
HSV BB 064/089 065/090 066 7502-1-1
BHM BB 065/088 065/089 066 75131313
MGM EE 067/087 068/089 068 75242423

.BHM...NONE.

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa

When
June 18, 7:29 PM CST
Where
Tallapoosa County, Camp Hill
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.800, -85.650

Trees and power lines were blown down near Camp Hill.

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: 5300606.