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Tornado Outbreak November 24, 2001

National Weather Service Meteorologists has conducted storm damage surveys to determine the extent of severe weather that affected the northern two-thirds of Alabama on Saturday, November 24th, 2001. Some surveys were conducted Sunday and additional surveys next couple of days.

A major storm system affected Alabama on Saturday, November 24th, 2001, causing a large number of tornadoes. Estimates indicate that around 24 tornadoes occurred Saturday. The National Weather Service in Birmingham issued 85 warnings including 58 tornado warnings for 33 counties and 27 severe thunderstorm warnings for 22 counties. Some counties were warned more than once due to multiple storms affecting some counties. The Birmingham National Weather Service is responsible for the northern two-thirds of the state or 50 counties, map of County Warning Area.

Follow the links below, or click on a location on the map to view the surveys that are available. Additional information and weather data will be posted as time permits.

The Surveys
NameCountiesF-ScaleDeathsInjuries
AnsleyPikeF000
BarfieldClay/RandolphF10?
Caddo-TrinityLawrence/MorganF202
Cane CreekCalhounF105
CedarvilleHaleF000
Geraldine-Pine RidgeDekalbF20?
Germany MountainTalladegaF200
Good HopeCullmanF000
HaleyvilleMarion/WinstonF2013
Half AcreMarengoF000
Kennedy-Fayette-Carbon HillLamar/Fayette/WalkerF321
MoundvilleHaleF000
Mt. Carmel - AltoonaBlount/EtowahF4022
New HopeMadisonF200
Pell CitySt. ClairF202
Poseys CrossroadsAutaugaF100
SamanthaTuscaloosaF100
Sand RockCherokeeF22several
Spring Hill - BrundidgePikeF100
SylacaugaTalladegaF2015
Trussville-ArgoJefferson/St.ClairF201
Union GroveMarshallF207
VanceTuscaloosaF000
VinemontCullmanF100

Click on a track to view the survey. More tracks will be added as time permits. Not all surveys have been posted.

Caddo_Trinity Tornado survey. New Hope Tornado survey. Union Grove Tornado survey. Vinemont Tornado survey. Geraldine-Pine Ridge Tornado Survey Mt. Carmel - Altoona Tornado survey. Cane Creek Tornado survey. Barfield Tornado survey. Germany Mt. Tornado Survey. Sylacauga Tornado survey. Samantha Tornado survey. Kennedy-Fayette-Carbon Hill Tornado Survey Haleyville Tornado Survey Sand Rock Trussville Argo Tornado Survey Pell City Tornado Survey Tornado Tracks from the November 24, 2001 Outbreak, click on a track to view the survey.


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