Severe Weather Outbreak - November 23-24, 2004

November 23-24, 2004...Severe Weather Outbreak

An intense storm system used an unusually warm and moist air mass as fuel, and brought severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flash flooding to a large portion of Alabama.

The event started in northern Alabama during the afternoon and evening hours on Tuesday, November 23. However, the most destructive weather occurred during the early morning hours Wednesday, November 24.

National Weather Service Storm assessment teams determined that a total of 16 tornadoes touched down duing the event, with additional scattered wind damage around the state. High winds not directly associated with the thunderstorms also caused damage in Randolph County.

Event location names below link to individual storm surveys:


Location	County	Event	Rating
Autaugaville	Autauga	Tornado	F2
Bessemer	Jefferson	Tornado	F0
Bluff Springs	Tallapoosa/Clay	Tornado	F1
Central Mills	Marengo/Dallas	Tornado	F0
Childersburg	Talladega	Tornado	F1
Cooper-Mitchell Lake-Hanover	Autauga/Chilton/Coosa	Tornado	F2
Detroit	Lamar	Tornado	F1
Eastaboga-Bynum	Talladega/Calhoun	Tornado	F2
Frog Eye	Tallapoosa	Tornado	F0
Logan Martin Lake	St. Clair / Talladega	Tornado	F0
Millbrook	Elmore	Tornado	F0
Montgomery	Montgomery	Wind Damage	--
Opelika	Lee	Tornado	F0
Rock Mills	Randolph	Non-Thunderstorm Wind	--
Sardis	Dallas	Tornado	F0
Shilo	Marengo	Tornado	F2
Summerfield	Dallas	Tornado	F1
Winterboro	Talladega	Tornado	F1

Severe Weather Episode Data

Surface Analysis Nov 23 6 pm	Surface Analysis Nov 24 6 am
500 mb Analysis Nov 23 6 pm	500 mb Analysis Nov 24 6 am
Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook Issued Nov 23 at 1130 am	Day 1 Severe Weather Outlook Issued Nov 24 at 7 am
Storm Reports 11/23/04	Storm Reports 11/24/04
6 pm Upper Air Sounding from BMX on Nov 23 Courtesy of University of Wyoming	6 am Upper Air Sounding from BMX on Nov 24 Courtesy of University of Wyoming