2 thunderstorm wind, 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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 7, 12:55 PM CST, 3 hours 20 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
408 PM CDT WED JUL 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM TSTM WND DMG COURTLAND 34.67N 87.32W
07/07/2004 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE AND A FEW POWER LINES DOWNALONG HIGHWAY 33.
0354 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE LEIGHTON 34.72N 87.51W
07/07/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE DOWN AND A TRANSFORMER BLOWN DOWN.
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TROUTMANSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 413 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ004-005-072145- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE- 413 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY INTO SOUTHWESTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY... AT 413 PM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR TOWN CREEK TO HILLSBORO IN NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE WHEELER LAKE... RIPLEY...AND INTERSTATE 65. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 15/CBD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
432 PM CDT WED JUL 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM HAIL 7 S FALKVILLE 34.28N 86.91W
07/07/2004 0.75 INCH CULLMAN AL AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZE HAIL ALONG I 65 RIGHT ON THE MORGAN CULLMAN
COUNTY LINE
0420 PM TSTM WND GST DECATUR 34.57N 86.99W
07/07/2004 60 MPH MORGAN AL AMATEUR RADIO
RIGHT ALONG LIMESTONE MORGAN COUNTY LINE NEAR TENNESSEE
RIVER
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BCCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 443 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ALZ006-072230- MADISON- 443 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING MADISON COUNTY... AT 440 PM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FAR SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE TRIANA...HUNTSVILLE AIRPORT... INTERSTATE 565...AND MADISON. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES... SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 15/CBD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 447 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 TNZ096-072230- LINCOLN- 447 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY... AT 445 PM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR DELINA IN NORTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE HOWELL...BELLEVILLE...BOONEVILLE AND FAYETTEVILLLE. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 15/CBD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 455 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 TNZ097-072245- FRANKLIN TN- 455 PM CDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY... AT 455 PM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEXIE CROSSROADS EAST THROUGH WINCHESTER TO NEAR SEWANEE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT AROUND 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. A FEW ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE DECHERD AND COWAN. 15/CBD
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
Several trees and power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, 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: 5413052, 5413053.