1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Aug 1, 11:22 AM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1222 PM CDT THU AUG 01 2002 SHRA/TSRA SPROUTING EAST...COLD POOL ALF PER RAOB AT TLH. PUSHING UP POPS TO GOOD CHC/LIKELY RANGE. NO OTHER CHANGES. 77 .MOB... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 48 year old male was working on a roof of a house when lightning hit near him. The man was stunned by the strike and was taken to a local hospital where he was examined and later released.
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