Hail, Baldwin
- When
- March 13, 2:40 AM CST to 2:42 AM CST
- Where
- Baldwin County, Seminole
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.517, -87.483
Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 13, 2003
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Mar 12, 10:00 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 10:00 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1000 PM CST WED MAR 12 2003 ZONE PACKAGE UPDATED TO REFLECT SEEMINGLY TEMPORARY LULL IN THE PRECIP...WITH PATCHY DENSE FOG FORMING IN BETWEEN. 16/MILLER **************************************************************** QUICK UPDATE FROM THE SHORT TERM FORECAST DESK... FIRST BATCH OF STORMS MOVING OUT TO THE EAST WITH THE STRONGEST CONVECTION OVER THE GULF WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AIRMASS STABILIZED IN THE WAKE OF THE RAINS OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE STORM OVER MONROE COUNTY IN THE PAST HOUR DID SHOW SOME ELEVATED CORE...BUT FELL OUT QUICKLY AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST INTO MORE STABLE AIR. STRONGEST STORMS WERE ALONG THE AL/NWFL COAST EARLY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHERN BALDWIN...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES. MOST HAIL REPORTS RANGED FROM MARBLES TO QUARTERS. DID GET ONE ISOLATED GOLFBALL HAIL REPORT FROM THE GULF BREEZE AREA AROUND 520 PM...MATCHING UP TO WHERE NEXRAD HAD THE BEST CORE ALOFT DESCENDING. WE ARE NOW WATCHING CLOSELY THE STORMS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THESE STORMS LOOK FAIRLY HEALTHY EVEN FROM THE DISTANT MOBILE NEXRAD. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A DARKER SIGNATURE INDICATIVE OF DRIER MIDLEVEL AIR. THE CORPUS/LAKE CHARLES SOUNDINGS VERIFY THIS ALONG THE WEAK SHORTWAVE AXIS...AND EXPECT THIS MAY BE HELPING GIVE THE STORMS A LITTLE BETTER CAPACITY TO PRODUCE HAIL. WE EXPECT THESE STORMS TO WEAKEN A BIT AS THEY MOVE EAST INTO AN AIRMASS STABILIZED BY PREVIOUS CONVECTION. HOWEVER...THE STORMS STILL SHOW FAIRLY COLD TOPS AND ARE NOT WARMING ON THE LATEST IR IMAGERY. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY. 05/GARMON .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 12:00 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-131200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1200 AM CST THU MAR 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...(REST OF TONIGHT) A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED...A FEW STRONG STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE FRONT RIDES BACK NORTH OF THE AREA BY EARLY SATURDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...STORM SPOTTERS AND HAM RADIO OPERATORS SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 12, 11:10 PM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
ALZ051>053-061>064-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-130615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1110 PM CST WED MAR 12 2003 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA LATE THIS EVENING... AT 1110 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI SOUTHWESTWARD TO JUST WEST OF MANDEVILLE LOUISIANA. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. AS THIS LINE MOVES EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH 1 AM...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH...IN ADDITION TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL. WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. HEAVY RAINS TOTALING 1 TO 2 INCHES AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...WITH THIS ACTIVITY. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 12:55 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
ALZ061>064-130815- THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1255 AM CST THU MAR 13 2003 ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 215 AM CST... ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED BETWEEN TANNER WILLIAMS AND LEAKSVILLE... WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR... I10 AND I65 INTERSECTION...BROOKLEY FIELD AIRPORT...I10 NEAR THE BATTLESHIP...WALLACE TUNNEL...DAPHNE...JACKSON OAK...LOXLEY AND SILVERHILL THROUGH 215 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 1:52 AM CST, 48 minutes before
ALZ059-062-064-FLZ001-130915- THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 152 AM CST THU MAR 13 2003 ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 315 AM CST... ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR ESCAMBIA AND BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DYAS TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUTH OF WEEKS BAY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR... NOKOMIS...ROSINTON...ATMORE...WALNUT HILL...FOLEY...OAK GROVE AND ELSANOR THROUGH 315 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. WWUS84 KMOB 130753 RRA SPSMOB ALZ059-062-064-FLZ001-130915- THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 152 AM CST THU MAR 13 2003 ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 315 AM CST... ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR ESCAMBIA AND BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DYAS TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUTH OF WEEKS BAY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR... NOKOMIS...ROSINTON...ATMORE...WALNUT HILL...FOLEY...OAK GROVE AND ELSANOR THROUGH 315 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 1:52 AM CST, 48 minutes before
ALZ059-062-064-FLZ001-130915- THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 152 AM CST THU MAR 13 2003 ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA UNTIL 315 AM CST... ...THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY FOR ESCAMBIA AND BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DYAS TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUTH OF WEEKS BAY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR... NOKOMIS...ROSINTON...ATMORE...WALNUT HILL...FOLEY...OAK GROVE AND ELSANOR THROUGH 315 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:39 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin
- When
- March 13, 2:40 AM CST to 2:42 AM CST
- Where
- Baldwin County, Summerdale
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.483, -87.700
High winds from a thunderstorm blew an awning off a building.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Oregon, March 13, 2003
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 13 to 14, 2003
More
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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: 5347322, 5347415.