Alabama, 2002Tornado in Alabama, November 10, 2002
November 10, 2002 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- 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 Nov 10, 4:59 PM CST, 6 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 4:59 PM CST, 6 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
459 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
GOING TO UPDATE TO INCLUDE THE NEW TORNADO WATCH.
.BHM...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 1:00 PM CST, 10 hours 20 minutes before
ALZ001>050-102200-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
100 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.
.DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS ALABAMA TONIGHT. AHEAD
OF THIS SYSTEM...EXPECT INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND
STRENGTH THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT. DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES AND
INSTABILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AHEAD OF
THIS COLD FRONT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACE MUCH OF
NORTHERN ALABAMA UNDER A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TONIGHT. THE
COUNTIES UNDER THE HIGH RISK ARE GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 59. ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...
AND EVEN SOME LARGE HAIL MAY BE ENCOUNTERED IN SOME OF THE STRONGEST
STORMS.
A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE OVER THE
REMAINDER OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE SEVERE RISKS TAPERS OFF FARTHER
SOUTH TO A SLIGHT RISK ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ALABAMA.
ALL PERSONS ACROSS THE STATE NEED TO REMAIN ALERT TONIGHT FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE
THE NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERLY.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY BE
REQUIRED BY THIS EVENING OVER NORTHWEST ALABAMA. ALL COUNTIES IN THE
HIGH AND MODERATE RISK AREAS WILL PROBABLY BE ACTIVATED AT SOMETIME
DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...
THIS COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA KEEPING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST ON
MONDAY. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED. THEN ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN FROM THE
WEST ON TUESDAY PUSHING THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OUT OF
ALABAMA TUESDAY NIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 10, 7:47 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
747 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0740 PM POPLAR SPRINGS AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 WINSTON HWY 278 AREALocal storm report, Nov 10, 8:48 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
848 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0755 PM COUNTY WIDE AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 CULLMAN WRN PORTION OF CNTY
0745 PM ARLEY AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WINSTON LARGE HAIL / NUMEROUS
HOUSES DAMAGED
0815 PM CARBON HILL AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WALKER MAJOR DAMAGES - UNKNOWN
# INJURIES - MTF
0745 PM ARLEY AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WINSTON ADDED - UNKNOWN #
INJURIES - MTF
0817 PM CULLMAN AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 CULLMAN NORTH OF CULLMAN AT
AIRPORT
0732 PM DOUBLE SPRINGS AL 0.88 IN HAIL
11/10/02 WINSTON NEAR DOUBLE SPRINGS
0725 PM ROGERSVILLE AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 LAUDERDALE IN ROGERSVILLE
0835 PM RED BAY AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 FRANKLIN IN RED BAY
0832 PM FOWLERS CROSSROADS AL TORNADO
11/10/02 FAYETTE 1 MILE E HWY 102Local storm report, Nov 10, 9:13 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
913 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0846 PM UNION GROVE AL FUNNEL CLOUD
11/10/02 MARSHALL 4 MILE E OF UNION GROVE
0815 PM CARBON HILL AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WALKER CARBON HILL ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL DAMAGEDLocal storm report, Nov 10, 9:35 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
935 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0914 PM CRANE HILL AL TORNADO
11/10/02 CULLMAN STRUCTURES DAMAGED
0927 PM GOOD HOPE AL TORNADO
11/10/02 CULLMAN MANY TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNLocal storm report, Nov 10, 9:40 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
940 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0745 PM ARLEY AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WINSTON *** 2 INJ ***
10 HOMES DAMAGED -Local storm report, Nov 10, 9:42 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
942 PM CST SUN NOV 10 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0707 PM FAYETTE AL WIND DAMAGE
11/10/02 FAYETTE 7 MILE N OF FAYETTE -
HOUSE DAMAGE
0710 PM RUSSELLVILLE AL WIND DAMAGE
11/10/02 FRANKLIN HWY 48 - NEAR RUSSLEVILLE
- TREES AND POWER LINES
DOW
0712 PM FAYETTE AL TORNADO
11/10/02 FAYETTE NRN FAYETTE CNTY -
NUMEROUS HOUSES DAMAGED-
POSSILBE INJURIES - MTF
0725 PM ROGERSVILLE AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 LAUDERDALE IN ROGERSVILLE
0726 PM COUNTY WIDE AL WIND DAMAGE
11/10/02 WALKER HWY 13 CLOSED - TREES
DOWN
0732 PM DOUBLE SPRINGS AL 0.88 IN HAIL
11/10/02 WINSTON NEAR DOUBLE SPRINGS
0740 PM POPLAR SPRINGS AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 WINSTON HWY 278 AREA
0745 PM ARLEY AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WINSTON LARGE HAIL / NUMEROUS
HOUSES DAMAGED
0745 PM ARLEY AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WINSTON *** 2 INJ ***
10 HOMES DAMAGED -
0755 PM COUNTY WIDE AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 CULLMAN WRN PORTION OF CNTY
0815 PM CARBON HILL AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WALKER MAJOR DAMAGES - UNKNOWN
# INJURIES - MTF
0815 PM CARBON HILL AL TORNADO
11/10/02 WALKER CARBON HILL ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL DAMAGED
0817 PM CULLMAN AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 CULLMAN NORTH OF CULLMAN AT
AIRPORT
0832 PM FOWLERS CROSSROADS AL TORNADO
11/10/02 FAYETTE 1 MILE E HWY 102
0835 PM RED BAY AL 0.75 IN HAIL
11/10/02 FRANKLIN IN RED BAY
0846 PM UNION GROVE AL FUNNEL CLOUD
11/10/02 MARSHALL 4 MILE E OF UNION GROVE
0914 PM CRANE HILL AL TORNADO
11/10/02 CULLMAN STRUCTURES DAMAGED
0927 PM GOOD HOPE AL TORNADO
11/10/02 CULLMAN MANY TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNTornado, Cherokee
- When
- November 10, 11:20 PM CST to 11:32 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County, 3 mi SE of Centre
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 10.5 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -85.633
The Centre Tornado touched down near Highway 411, just to the east of the Cherokee Country Club. It then traveled northeast, crossed over Cowan Creek, and damaged houses along County Road 40 at approximately 1122 pm CST. The tornado continued its northeastward movement and crossed over County Road 16 at approximately 1125 pm CST. One death was reported in a mobile home at the point where the tornado crossed over County Road 16. From this point, the tornado crossed County Road 31, damaging more homes before moving over Spring Creek. The tornado turned more to the east-northeast, damaging even more homes, before finally lifting near the eastern end of Weiss Lake near Mud Creek.The Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency estimates that 88 homes were either damaged or destroyed as this tornado moved across the county. In addition to the one fatality, there were also 4 injuries reported.The tornado was on the ground from 1120 pm CST to approximately 1132 pm CST. It had a path 10.5 miles long, and at its widest point was 440 yards wide.Beg: 34 07.176/85 38.020 End: 34 10.010/85 27.928
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, November 10, 20028 deaths · 51 injured · $1.6 million · F3 · 12 events
- Tornadoes in Alabama, November 10, 20027 deaths · 53 injured · $4.3 million · F3 · 4 events
- Tornado in Tennessee, November 10, 20027 deaths · 28 injured · $968,000 · F3 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Ohio, November 10, 20024 deaths · 17 injured · $30 million · F4 · 5 events
- Tornadoes in Alabama, November 10, 20024 deaths · 38 injured · $3.2 million · F3 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 10 to 11, 20021 death · 55 injured · $61 million · F3 · 33 events
- Tornadoes in Ohio, November 10, 20021 death · 2 injured · $14 million · F3 · 3 events
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, November 10, 20021 death · 19 injured · $1.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Georgia, November 10 to 11, 200214 injured · $11 million · F2 · 61 events
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Ohio, November 10, 20022 injured · $774,000 · F3 · 49 events
- Tornadoes in Indiana, November 10, 20023 injured · $380,000 · F3 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, November 10, 20024 injured · $15 million · F2 · 5 events
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: 5321578.