1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 7, 1:25 PM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 225 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 .SHORT TERM...LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK HIGH NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. LATEST WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS DRY AIR MOVING ACROSS CWA WITH TRW/RW DEVELOPING ALONG THE DRY AIR AND MOISTURE AXIS JUST TO OUR WEST. ALSO SEEING A WEAK SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALABAMA COAST. WILL LEAVE IN A CHANCE OF TRW/RW ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AS STORMS SHOULD CARRY OVER INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF AROUND 1.75 INCHES. THIS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND INTERACTION BETWEEN ANY LEFT OVER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND THE SEA BREEZE WILL KEEP POPS AT LEAST 50 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD DIMINISH SOME BY FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT SLOWLY BUILDS IN ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOUT NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 105. && .EXTENDED...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF MOSTLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (ITS SUMMER). KEPT MOST OF PREVIOUS EXTENDED FORECAST AS IS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOUT NORMAL. && .MARINE...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IN WINDS AND SEAS IS EXPECTED. WILL LEAVE IN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .FIRE...NO HIGHLIGHTS WITH AFTERNOON RHS AND DISPERSIONS WELL BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. && .PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS... MOBILE 74 91 74 92 / 30 50 30 40 PENSACOLA 75 91 75 91 / 30 50 30 40 DESTIN 76 90 76 90 / 30 50 30 30 EVERGREEN 71 93 72 92 / 30 50 30 40 WAYNESBORO 72 92 72 92 / 30 50 30 40 CAMDEN 72 92 71 92 / 30 50 30 40 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. && 01/
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 500 AM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-071800- BALDWIN COASTAL-BALDWIN INLAND-BUTLER-CHOCTAW-CLARKE-CONECUH- COVINGTON-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-GEORGE- GREENE-MOBILE COASTAL-MOBILE INLAND-MONROE-OKALOOSA COASTAL- OKALOOSA INLAND-PERRY-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-STONE- WASHINGTON-WAYNE-WILCOX- 500 AM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED... SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS... GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 351 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ052-053-072115- WASHINGTON-CLARKE- 351 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY INTO WESTERN CLARKE COUNTY... AT 341 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM CHATOM TO JUST WEST OF BIGBEE ALONG THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER. THE STRONGEST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS 3 MILES NORTH OF ST STEPHENS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...LEROY AND PRESTWICK THROUGH 415 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 505 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 MSZ067-072230- WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO... 505 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY... AT 503 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF DENHAM...THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...DENHAM THROUGH 530 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 557 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ052-061-MSZ076-079-072345- UPPER MOBILE-WASHINGTON-GEORGE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUCEDALE... 557 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...GEORGE...SOUTHEAST GREENE AND NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTIES... AT 555 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF MALCOLM TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF BENNDALE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... CITRONELLE...LUCEDALE...BENNDALE AND MCINTOSH THROUGH 645 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 608 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ051-080015- CHOCTAW- 608 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY... AT 606 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM OAKCHIA TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF YANTLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... HALSELL...YANTLEY...EDNA...CROMWELL...INDIAN SPRINGS AND JACHIN THROUGH 715 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 629 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 FLZ001-003-005-080000- INLAND OKALOOSA-INLAND ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- 629 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER NORTHERN OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES... AT 626 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 MILES EAST OF CAMPTON TO 7 MILES EAST OF MCDAVID THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS DRIFTING EAST. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... MUNSON...CANNON TOWN AND BAKER THROUGH 700 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 711 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 FLZ003-004-080100- INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- 711 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER SANTA ROSA COUNTY... AT 707 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF ALLENTOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...MUNSON THROUGH 800 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 71 year old male was standing in a carport during a thunderstorm. Lightning struck a tree near the carport and then the bolt hit the man in the chest while he was standing underneath the metal carport. The male was not found for a couple of hours and was already dead when help arrived.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Covington | 2004-07-07 | 71 | Male | Other | Direct |
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: 5414224.