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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 1:56 PM CST, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 256 PM CDT TUE JUN 04 2002 WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY WAS DEPICTING FOUR MAIN VORTICES OVER THE DOMAIN...ONE OVER NEW MEXICO...ONE OVER NORTH DAKOTA...ONE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...AND THE LAST ONE WELL EAST OF FLORIDA. FORECAST MODELS INDICATE THE NORTHERN TROF OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL SHEAR OFF FROM THE TROF OVER NEW MEXICO...AND RACE SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN EASTERN U.S. TROF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL PROBABLY MOVE VERY LITTLE THROUGH FRIDAY. AVIATION MODEL HAS THE TRAILING TROF OVER NEW MEXICO MOVING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATER THIS WEEKEND. OBVIOUSLY...THE AIR MASS OVER FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A FRONT SHOULD HELP KICK OFF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH ALABAMA ON THURSDAY...BUT IT APPEARS RIGHT NOW THAT THE FRONT WILL RETREAT BACK TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT. CURRENT CONVECTION...SOME SEVERE...WAS AFFECTING MAINLY SOME OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES. STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST. EXPECT THIS CONVECTION TO SHOW SOME WESTWARD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. CROSS TOTALS AND TOTAL TOTALS OFF THE MESOETA MODEL IMPLY BETTER COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH ALABAMA EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND FORECAST AREA WIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. HSV 71/92/70/83/68 25354 BHM 72/92/71/86/68 25353 MGM 72/92/71/88/70 25353 .BHM...NONE. 70
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
303 PM CDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0155 PM 8SE ASHVILLE AL 1.00 IN HAIL
06/04/02 ST. CLAIR REPORTED BY ST. CLAIR
COUNTY EMA.
0201 PM 8SE ASHVILLE AL 1.00 IN HAIL
06/04/02 ST. CLAIR QUARTER SIZE HAIL 1S OF
RAGLAND. PUBLIC REPORT.
0201 PM 8SE ASHVILLE AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 ST. CLAIR TOPS OF TREES BLOWN OUT
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 144...1
MILE SOUTH OF RAGLAND.
PUBLIC REPORT.
0210 PM NEW SITE AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 TALLAPOOSA TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY
ROAD 22. REPORTED BY
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY 911.
0210 PM NEW SITE AL 1.75 IN HAIL
06/04/02 TALLAPOOSA REPORTED BY TALLAPOOSA
COUNTY 911.
0215 PM 8SE ASHVILLE AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 ST. CLAIR TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES
1 S OF RAGLAND. PUBLIC
REPORT.
0220 PM ALEXANDER CITY AL 1.00 IN HAIL
06/04/02 TALLAPOOSA PUBLIC REPORT.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
320 PM CDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0320 PM OXFORD AL 0.88 IN HAIL
06/04/02 CALHOUN PUBLIC REPORT.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
510 PM CDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM 15N ASHLAND AL LIGHTNING
06/04/02 CLAY *** 1 INJ ***
7 YEAR OLD GIRL STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING AT MT CHEAHA
STATE PARK.REPORTED BY
CLAY COUNTY EMA.
0425 PM SALEM AL 1.00 IN HAIL
06/04/02 LEE REPORTED BY LEE COUNTY
EMA.
0430 PM SALEM AL 1.00 IN HAIL
06/04/02 LEE PUBLIC REPORT.
0310 PM SAKS AL 1.00 IN HAIL
06/04/02 CALHOUN REPORTED BY CALHOUN
COUNTY 911.
0320 PM OXFORD AL 0.88 IN HAIL
06/04/02 CALHOUN PUBLIC REPORT.
0315 PM 2NW DADEVILLE AL 0.88 IN HAIL
06/04/02 TALLAPOOSA NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT
HORSESHOE BEND. REPORTED
BY PARK RANGER.
0350 PM ROANOKE AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 RANDOLPH TREE DOWN ON COMMERCE
STREET. REPORTED BY THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
0350 PM ROANOKE AL 0.75 IN HAIL
06/04/02 RANDOLPH REPORTED BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
0420 PM SCOTTSBORO AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 JACKSON TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 35
FROM SCOTTSBORO TO THE
BAILEY COMBAR BRIDGE.
REPORTED BY JACKSON
COUNTY EMA.
0420 PM SCOTTSBORO AL 1.00 IN HAIL
06/04/02 JACKSON QUARTER SIZE HAIL FROM
SCOTTSBORO RO BAILEY
COMBAR BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY
35. REPORTED BY JACKSON
COUNTY EMA.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
737 PM CDT TUE JUN 04 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0425 PM EUFAULA AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 BARBOUR TREES DOWN ALONG AL HWY
51 AT MILE MARKER 58.
REPORTED BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
0315 PM GADSDEN AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 ETOWAH *** 1 INJ ***
1 INJURY DUE TO FALLING
TREE. NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN IN CITY. REPORTED
BY ETOWAH COUNTY EMA.
0400 PM HOLLY POND AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 CULLMAN TREES DOWN IN HOLLY POND,
FAIRVIEW AND BAILEYTON.
REPORTED BY CULLMAN
COUNTY EMA.
0400 PM HOLLY POND AL 0.75 IN HAIL
06/04/02 CULLMAN DIME SIZE HAIL AT HOLLY
POND, FAIRVIEW AND
BAILEYTON. REPORTED BY
CULLMAN COUNTY EMA.
0425 PM CLAYTON AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 BARBOUR TREES DOWN, SOME ON CARS,
JUST OUTSIDE CLAYTON.
REPORTED BY BARBOUR
COUNTY EMA.
0559 PM WETUMPKA AL 0.75 IN HAIL
06/04/02 ELMORE DIME SIZE HAIL ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 14 WEST OF
WETUMPKA. REPORTED BY
ELMORE COUNTY EMA.
0535 PM HUNTSVILLE AL WIND DAMAGE
06/04/02 MADISON LARGE TREE BLOCKING ROAD
IN NORTH HUNTSVILLE.
REPORTED BY MADISON
COUNTY EMA.
0631 PM KELLYS CROSSROADS AL 0.25 IN HAIL
06/04/02 COOSA PEA SIZE HAIL. PUBLIC
REPORT.The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:28 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A probable lightning strike burst a home into flames. The fire completely destroyed the home near Abernant. 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, June 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: 5300597.