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 Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 9:50 AM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1050 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 .UPDATE... OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES INITIATING CONVECTION THIS MORNING ACROSS AREA. SOME BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS HAVE ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE MID 80S. BELIEVE WITH CONTINUING BREAKS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES COULD STILL REACH HIGH VALUES. 12Z SUN KBMX SOUNDING SHOWING PRECIP WATER VALUES AROUND 2 INCHES WITH PLENTY OF INSTABILITY. EXPECT INSTABILITY TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALSO. WITH ALL THIS IN MIND...WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS ALL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE WITH MOCLDY SKY WORDING. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 02 JBW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 136 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-141836- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 136 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. THE PRIMARY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG...SLOW MOVING STORMS...WILL BE THE HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME STORMS EARLIER TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IS FORECASTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE GULF COAST. AS THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTHBOUND...ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL STREAM IN ACROSS THE STATE. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY, MONDAY NIGHT, AND TUESDAY AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL. THIS SITUATION WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY AS THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THIS COULD BECOME A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:18 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Several lightning strikes caused damage across Lamar County. The guard rails along a railroad track were damaged in Sulligent. Several trees were damaged by the lightning strikes in Sulligent and Vernon. One home was damaged in Sulligent. No injuries were 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, June 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: 5410273.