4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 9:21 AM CST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1021 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2004 .UPDATE... MID MORNING SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK RIDGE POSITION FROM THE TX COASTLINE NE INTO THE LOWER TN VLY. A SFC TROUGH WAS LOCATED FROM THE OH RIVER (SDF-CVG VCNTY) THROUGH THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKE AND INTO NRN MS. VIS IMAGERY AND KHTX RADARS SHOWING SCT CONVECTION FROM THE SRN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU SWD INTO EAST CENTRAL AL. MRNG RAOBS FROM OHX/BMX SHOW 3 KJ/KG CAPE UNMODIFIED...BUT MOISTURE LAYER FAIRLY SHALLOW. THUS WITH VERTICAL MIXING THIS AFTN EXPECT 20-30% COVERAGE AT BEST. WILL ADJUST POPS BASED ON VIS IMAGERY TRENDS (AND APPARENT CU/TCU BOUNDARY EVIDENT ALONG/EAST OF I-65). VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES AND DEEP VERTICAL MIXING WOULD BE CONDUCIVE TO ISOLD MICROBURST PRODUCING STORMS...AND WILL HAVE TO MONITOR STRONGER CELLS TODAY. TEMPS ALREADY RUNNING IN THE MID 80S IN MOST LOCATIONS...AND MAY NEED TO ADJUST TEMPS UP EAST OF I-65 BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS. DWPTS ARE ALSO FAIRLY OPPRESSIVE (M/U 70S)...SO WILL LIKELY ADD HEAT INDICES WORDING TO TEXT FOR THIS AFTN. UPDATE COMING SHORTLY. && .PREV DISCUSSION... FOR THE SHORTER TERM. UPPER RIDGING SHOULD CONTINUE ITS RETROGRESSION REACHING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY WED. THIS WILL PLACE THE VALLEY IN NW FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUS CHALLENGES REGARDING POPS... COVERAGE ETC ABOUND. HAVE KEEP A PERSISTENCE FORECAST GOING FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS...WITH MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS/T-STORMS. TEMPS HOWEVER SHOULD WARM OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WARMING POSSIBLY TO THE MID 90S FOR PARTS OF NW AL...AKA FRANKLIN/LAWRENCE COUNTIES. HEAT INDICES FOR TUE/WED WILL WARM TO THE 100-103 RANGE FOR THE NW TOO...WILL NOTE THIS IN THE UPCOMING TEXT ZONES. FOR THE LONGER TERM...THE COLD FRONT BEING ADVERTISED PREVIOUSLY SHOULD MAKE A MOVE ACROSS THIS COUNTY WARNING AREA LATE WED/EARLY THU. WITH THE FRONT...WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF PRECIP IN FOR PARTS THE 1ST PARTS THUR...THEN GOING ON A DRY TREND FOR FRI/SAT. THE FRONT SHOULD START COMING BACK SUN/MON...THUS WILL ADD POPS TO THE FORECAST FOR SUN. THE BULK OF THE COLD AIR NORTH OF THE FRONT SHOULD REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE VALLEY...THUS DAILY HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID/UPPER 80S FOR FRI-SUN SHOULD HOLD. THANKS SURROUNDING OFFICES FOR PRODUCTIVE AND HELPFUL INTER-SITE CHAT. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 15/CBD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 130 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-131115- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 130 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS AREA WILL AID NORMAL DAYTIME HEATING...ALLOWING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE MOST PART...TYPICAL SUMMERTIME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. HOWEVER...A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW AND MID 90S TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THESE WARMER TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA. PERSONS ACROSS THE AREA ARE URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID OR LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ...DURING THE TIME OF PEAKING HEATING. THIS COMBINATION COULD PRODUCE A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH THIS SYSTEM... SO BETTER DETAIL WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FURTHER OUTLOOKS. SLIGHTLY DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 15/CBD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1133 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2004 ALZ010-121730- DE KALB- 1133 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS DEKALB COUNTY... AT 1130 AM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR IDER SOUTH TO NEAR SYLVANIA. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS WAS LOCATED BETWEEN FYFFE AND GERALDINE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE VALLEY HEAD...FORT PAYNE...MENTONE AND INTERSTATE 59. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. 15/CBD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 140 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2004 ALZ005-006-008-121930- LIMESTONE-MADISON-MARSHALL- 140 PM CDT MON JUL 12 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES... AT 135 PM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM HAMPTON COVE SOUTH TO NEAR LAKE GUNTERSVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE GRANT... GUNTERSVILLE...COLUMBUS CITY AND LAKE GUNTERSVILLE. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. BOATERS ALONG LAKE GUNTERSVILLE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. 15/CBD
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:04 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Highway 69.
A few trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
A few power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
A few power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
Penny size hail was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, July 2004
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: 5413054, 5413055, 5413056, 5413057, 5413058.