Florida, 2004Lightning Strike in Florida, July 8, 2004
July 8, 2004 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What forecasters said that day
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 Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 8, 8:50 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 8:50 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
950 AM EDT THU JUL 8 2004
.CURRENTLY...DRY AIR ALOFT HAS MOVED IN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE CWA WITH CURRENT SOUNDING SHOWING ONLY 1.21 PWATS AND MOST
MOISTURE BELOW 850MB. AREA OF DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NW
UNDER THE UPPER HIGH TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND ALONG THE WEST
FL COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. SFC RIDGE AXIS TO START DRIFTING NORTHWARD
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...TURNING WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES TO SE
BY TONIGHT. CURRENT ZONES LOOK GOOD FOR TODAY WITH HIGHEST POPS OVER
THE INTERIOR AND NORTHERN ZONES WHERE BEST MOISTURE AND SEABREEZE
INTERACTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. NO UPDATES PLANNED.
&&
.MARINE...BUOYS SHOWING LIGHT GENERALLY SW WINDS AND SEAS LESS THAN 2
FEET. LITTLE CHANGES FOR UPDATE.
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&
JLC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 4:21 AM EST, 7 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
521 AM EDT THU JUL 8 2004
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-081400-
CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-
LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-SARASOTA-SUMTER-
521 AM EDT THU JUL 8 2004
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY:
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
WITH DAYTIME HEATING ALONG THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE OVER COASTAL
AREAS LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND LATER
COLLIDING WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON OVER INTERIOR AND SOUTHERN AREAS...THEN TAPER OFF INTO
THE EVENING.
DRIER AIR ALOFT IN THIS UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL INCREASE THE
POSSIBILITY FOR STRONGER STORMS. WEAK WESTERLY STEERING FLOW ALOFT
WILL ALLOW FOR SLOW MOVING STORMS WHICH COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR...CAUSING MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS
OF MORE THAN 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
WITH TODAYS STORMS.
WHEN SKIES DARKEN...MOVE INDOORS. IF THERE IS TIME...UNPLUG
APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE STORM ENDS BEFORE
USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
UPDATES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY:
SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED EACH DAY. THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY OF STRONG STORMS EACH
AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
&&
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Lightning, Hernando
- When
- July 8, 11:45 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando County, Spring Hill
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 28.556, -82.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A construction worker was struck by lightning and was thrown 10 feet while working at a new elementary school on Elgin Boulevard. The man was outside taking tools to a metal storage shed when he was struck. The lightning struck the man's head and exited his right foot. The man went into cardiac arrest and was listed in critical condition at a local hospital.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 8, 20041 death · 3 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 8, 20041 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, July 8 to 9, 2004$925,000 · 77 kt wind · 24 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 2004$1.2 million · 1.5 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, July 8, 20046 injured · $85,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 8, 2004$152,000 · 4 in hail · 27 events
- Lightning Strike in New York, July 8, 20047 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 8, 2004$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 8, 2004$45,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Florida, July 8, 2004$30,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado in New York, July 8, 2004$30,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, July 8, 2004$30,000 · 1 event
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: 5412749.