19 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 14, 2:00 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 300 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 .DISCUSSION... WILL BE LOOKING AT MAIN THREATS INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA (FA) BEING SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. SVR TSRA RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG LEWP MOVING EAST AND SOUTHEAST THRU SRN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TOWARD NORTH ALABAMA. SEVERAL REPORTS ALREADY OF HIGH WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS IN EVENING ZONES FA-WIDE. MAIN THREATS WILL BE BOW ECHO WIND DAMAGE AND SOME HAIL. EVEN THOUGH WET BULB ZERO VALUES ARE AROUND 12,000 FEET...STRONG DOWNDRAFTS WITH THE STORMS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME LARGE HAIL TO CONTINUE TO OCCUR. SWEAT INDICES HAVE INCREASED TO OVER 400 ALONG WITH CAPES RANGING FROM 4-5000 J/KG ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND INTO SRN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT TRENDING WITH FRONT MOVING INTO THE FA BY AROUND 00Z. MODELS ARE CONTINUING TO INDICATE DECENT DRYING BEHIND THE FRONT...WHICH I AM PROGGING TO MOVE THROUGH THE FA BETWEEN 00-06Z. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR SHORTLY AFTER BOUNDARY PASSES THROUGH AND WILL CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST TRENDS INTO THURSDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO PULL FRONT TO ON THRU THE FA AND THIS SOLUTION IS ACCEPTED. CURRENT FORECAST HAS A DECENT HANDLE ON ENDING PRECIP CHANCES AFTER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. GFS MODEL CONTINUES TO BRING ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE AT 500 MILLIBARS THROUGH THE FA ON SUNDAY. WITH SHORTWAVE AND PRECIP PROGGED OVER THE FA ON SUNDAY...WILL BUMP UP POPS AT LEAST TO 30 PERCENT FA-WIDE. WILL NOT BE MAKING MUCH CHANGES TO THE REST OF THE GOING FORECAST AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 70 90 67 90 / 60 10 10 10 SHOALS 71 90 68 89 / 60 10 10 10 CULLMAN 72 91 66 90 / 60 10 10 10 FAYETTEVILLE 69 88 66 89 / 60 10 10 10 FT PAYNE 71 89 65 89 / 60 10 10 10 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...SVR TSRA WATCH ALL NORTH ALABAMA COUNTIES EXCEPT CULLMAN UNTIL 7 PM. SVR TSRA WATCH FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM. TN...SVR TSRA WATCH FOR LINCOLN/MOORE/FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM. && TROUTMAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 100 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-151000- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 100 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS EVENING FROM THE NORTH. THE APPROACH OF THIS FRONT...ALONG WITH VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE THE CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE BETWEEN 1-2 PM FOR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AFTER 2 PM FOR THE BORDER COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE...AND 3-5 PM FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN ALABAMA. DAMAGING WINDS...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. ALONG WITH THE RISK OF STORMS...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SHOULD WARM TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S. THESE TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 EASTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...TO 110 NORTHWEST ALABAMA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... EXPECT DRY WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY LESS HUMID CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY LOOKS DRY AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUESTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RSB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1200 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-142200- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1200 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 ...HEAT INDICES 105 TO 110 ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ...A CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A VERY HUMID AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S...WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH HEAT INDICES THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE WEATHER WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST ALABAMA...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES MAY FEEL MORE LIKE 110 DEGREES IN SOME LOCATIONS. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA. PERSONS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ARE URGED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. WHEN OUTDOORS... AVOID PROLONGED PERIODS OF EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. ALSO...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AS THIS FRONT MOVES SOUTH...IT WILL INTERACT WITH THE UNSTABLE AIR ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH...AND POSSIBLY SOME LARGE HAIL. THE BEST TIME FOR STRONGER STORMS WILL BE FROM THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON...THROUGH THE MIDDLE EVENING HOURS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT... BRINGING AN END TO THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL ALSO FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT...MAKING FOR MORE COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. RSB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
225 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
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0215 PM HAIL LYNCHBURG 35.28N 86.36W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH MOORE TN BROADCAST MEDIA
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN LYNCHBURG
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HAThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
19 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast into the county.
Numerous trees and power lines blown down due to thunderstorm winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast through the county.
Several trees blown down due to thunderstorm winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast through the county.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast through the county.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down county wide as a line of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage as it moved southeast through the county.
A few power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds associated with the line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast through the county.
Several trees blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
A trained spotter estimated 60 miles an hour winds and had large limbs blown down at his location.
Flooding was reported with several inches of water covering area roads and a few roads were closed in and around Scottsboro.
A short lived tornado produced scattered wind damage just southwest of Huntsville with a few trees snapped in half and one tree fell onto a home. One person was slightly injured due to the falling tree.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast through the county.
Quarter size hail reported.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Numerous roads were flooded in Huntsville with several inches of water reported over numerous roads in and around the city.
A few trees were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
Penny size hail was reported.
A few roads were reported to be underwater with several inches of water over the roads.
A tree was blown down onto a home due to high winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast through the county.
A few trees were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
A short lived weak tornado downed a few trees and snapped power lines.
Penny size hail was reported.
Penny size hail reported.
Two roads were closed due to several inches of water reported over the roads in Cherokee.
Quarter size hail reported.
A short lived weak tornado downed a few trees in a short and concentrated path.
A tree and a few power lines blown down by thunderstorm winds.
Penny size hail reported.
Penny size hail reported.
Several roads were closed due to several inches of water reported over county roads due to flash flooding.
Numerous trees blown down due to a line of severe storms moving southeast through the county.
Several trees blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
A few trees blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
Amateur radio operator estimated thunderstorm winds at 60 miles an hour.
Penny size hail reported.
A 62 foot tree was blown down onto a large barn by thunderstorm winds.
Large limbs blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Alabama, 2004Warnings 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: 5413168, 5413169, 5413170, 5413254, 5413253, 5413255, 5413256, 5413257, 5413258, 5413266, 5413267, 5413263, 5413348, 5413259, 5413268, 5413265, 5413260, 5413264, 5413349, 5413351, 5413350, 5413353, 5413261, 5413354, 5413352, 5413356, 5413355, 5413358, 5413262, 5413357, 5413359, 5413360, 5413361, 5413362, 5413364, 5413363.