8 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 7, 12:55 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 155 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 .DISCUSSION... EARLY AFTERNOON SFC ANALYSIS SHOWING REMNANTS OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERING NEAR THE KY/TN BORDER. MAIN 50H TROF AXIS EXTENDING FROM LAKE MI SWD INTO N MS. SCATTERED SHRAS/TSRAS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE TROF ACROSS W TN AND N MS WITH ACTIVITY OVER MS BEING ENHANCED FROM OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER MCS FROM THE WEST. SCATTERED SHRAS/TSRAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN/DEVELOP ACROSS THE TN VALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND MAY LINGER INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING WITH LOSS OF HEATING. POPS WILL BE HEAVILY BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS AT ZONE ISSUANCE TIME. SFC BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY AS 50H HEIGHTS SLOWLY RISE A FEW METERS. WEAK SHEAR AXIS AND S/WV NEAR THE UPPER TX COAST MAY REMAIN CLOSE ENOUGH TO RESULT IN SCATTERED CONVECTION AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT EXPECT OVERALL COVERAGE TO BE A LITTLE LESS AND WILL KEEP POPS IN THE LOW CHANCE RANGE. SUMMERTIME PATTER IS IN STORE THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. 50H HIGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE AREA...ALTHOUGH IT MAY BEGIN TO RETROGRADE A LITTLE BY THE END OF THE FCST. CHANCES FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL FALL OFF INTO THE ISOLATED RANGE WITH TEMPS RIGHT AROUND NORMAL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 69 89 70 90 / 30 20 10 20 SHOALS 69 90 70 90 / 30 20 10 20 CULLMAN 69 90 70 91 / 30 20 10 20 FAYETTEVILLE 68 88 69 89 / 30 20 10 20 FT PAYNE 67 87 67 89 / 30 20 10 20 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 09
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 100 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-081000- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 100 PM CDT WED JUL 7 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. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...ALONG WITH A NEARBY FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DUE TO THE UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE...ONE OR TWO THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. HOWEVER...ANY SUCH STORMS WILL BE QUITE ISOLATED...AND MOST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 146 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ003-071910- FRANKLIN AL- 146 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING RED BAY IN WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY... AT 146 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THROUGH 210 PM...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT RED BAY... THE BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR...VINA...AND ATWOOD. THIS STORM LIKELY CONTAINS WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 231 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ002-003-072015- COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL- 231 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A COMPLEX OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER COLBERT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES... AT 230 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A COMPLEX OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY AND HIGHWAY 72...TO PHIL CAMPBELL IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT MOUNT HESTER...FRANKFORT...RUSSELLVILLE...AND OAK GROVE...THROUGH 315 PM. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 300 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ004-072100- LAWRENCE- 300 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A COMPLEX OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING LAWRENCE COUNTY... AT 300 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A COMPLEX OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM LITTLEVILLE TO PHIL CAMPBELL. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT MOUNT HOPE AND MOULTON THROUGH 4 PM. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 310 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ016-072100- CULLMAN- 310 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A COMPLEX OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTHERN CULLMAN COUNTY... AT 310 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWEST WINSTON COUNTY...NEAR ADDISON. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT JONES CHAPEL...WEST POINT... SOUTH VINEMONT..AND FAIRVIEW THROUGH 4 PM. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 310 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ016-072100- CULLMAN- 310 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING NORTHERN CULLMAN COUNTY... AT 310 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWEST WINSTON COUNTY...NEAR ADDISON. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT JONES CHAPEL...WEST POINT... SOUTH VINEMONT..AND FAIRVIEW THROUGH 4 PM. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. BCC
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:48 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree and a few power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
A tree and transformer was blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
Penny size hail reported.
Estimated wind gust at 60 miles an hour.
A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
Penny size hail was reported.
Several trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
A few trees were blown down
A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
A few power lines were blown down by 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 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: 5412971, 5412972, 5412973, 5412974, 5413046, 5413047, 5413048, 5413049, 5413050, 5413051.