Tropical Storm — Upper Baldwin, Alabama

2001-08-04 to 2001-08-05 · Upper Baldwin, Alabama

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Barry affected the area on the 4th and 5th. Coastal Alabama was put under a Tropical Storm Watch at 900 am on August 4. The watch was upgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning at 300 pm on August 4 and to a Hurricane Warning at 700 am on August 5. The Hurricane Warning was lowered to a Tropical Storm Warning at 900 pm on August 5 and dropped at 1100 pm on August 5. Most of the damage along coastal Alabama was minor beach erosion. The new berm on Dauphin Island, built to protect homes against storm surge, had a twenty foot section of the berm washed away. Storm surge in coastal Mobile and Baldwin counties was estimated at 1 to 2 feet. The highest wind speed measured in the area was a gust of 35 mph at the Mobile Regional Airport. Very little rain fell over coastal Alabama with Brookley getting about three-quarters of an inch.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5264849. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.