Lightning Strike in Texas, May 30, 2004

Name: Lightning Strike in Texas, May 30, 2004
Start: 2004-05-30T20:45
End: 2004-05-30T20:45
Location: Texas

May 30, 2004 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 30, 8:30 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 8:30 PM CST, 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
930 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT ZONE FORECASTS LOOK FINE THROUGH 11 PM WHEN AN UPDATE WILL
BE REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT TORNADO WATCH ISSUANCE.  HENCE WILL LEAVE
CURRENT ZONES AS IS THROUGH ABOUT 1045 PM AS TEMPS...WINDS...AND
POPS ARE ON TRACK FOR ALL ZONES.

THE SW AR CONVECTION CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND MOVE EAST
GIVING HEMPSTEAD AND NEVADA COUNTIES A RAIN BREAK FROM THE
REGENERATING THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING BEFORE SUNSET.  DID
GIVE CONSIDERATION FOR A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ACROSS SW AR BUT DECIDED
THAT CELLS ARE MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO NOT PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLOODING
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EXTREME S TIER OF AR AS THIS AREA HAS BEEN
RELATIVELY DRY FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS AS WELL AS ACROSS E TX AND N
LA.

THE INVERSION REMAINS TOUGH ACROSS DEEP EAST TEXAS...HENCE EXPECT
LITTLE TO NO CONVECTION TONIGHT IN THE PINEY WOODS.  FURTHUR N
ACROSS NE TX AND N LA...THE COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH FORCING
FOR CONTINUED SEVERE CONVECTION.  EXPECT THE FULL SUITE OF FOUL
WEATHER THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE NIGHT...HAIL...HIGH WINDS...AND A FEW
TORNADOES AS WELL.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  72  89  70  90 /  70  30  20  20
MLU  72  89  73  89 /  70  50  20  20
TXK  69  88  58  89 /  70  20  20  20
TYR  72  90  69  91 /  30  20  20  20
LFK  74  93  72  92 /  30  20  20  20

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 11:00 AM CST, 9 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1200 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-311100-
ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD-
HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION-
MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA-
PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR-
WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD-
1200 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON
AND ACROSS ALL OF THE REGION TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE STORMS WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE
ADJACENT SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS DURING
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND OVER THE REMAINDER
OF THE REGION TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN
THREAT...HOWEVER THE WIND SHEAR WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH...THAT ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. THE FRONT SHOULD BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT
ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND SERVE AS FOCUS FOR
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS AND
THE LOUISIANA...ARKANSAS BORDER MEMORIAL DAY AND TUESDAY. THE
BOUNDARY WILL ALSO HELP FOCUS ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20
CORRIDOR THROUGH MIDWEEK. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS...MAY BE NEEDED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND THE ADJACENT SECTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 5:10 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED EVENT TIME TO 608 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
610 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0608 PM     HAIL             2 S LOCKESBURG          33.94N 94.17W
05/30/2004  0.88 INCH        SEVIER             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

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Local storm report, May 30, 5:24 PM CST, 3 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
624 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     HAIL             5 N FOREMAN             33.79N 94.40W
05/30/2004  0.88 INCH        LITTLE RIVER       AR   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            REPORT FROM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

&&

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Local storm report, May 30, 6:00 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
700 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0633 PM     HAIL             WINTHROP                33.83N 94.35W
05/30/2004  1.75 INCH        LITTLE RIVER       AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

0640 PM     HAIL             3 SE HOPE               33.64N 93.55W
05/30/2004  2.75 INCH        HEMPSTEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT FROM SHOVER SPRINGS COMMUNITY.

&&

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Local storm report, May 30, 7:12 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
812 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S HOPE                33.58N 93.59W
05/30/2004                   HEMPSTEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN BETWEEN PATMOS AND SHOVER SPRINGS

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROSSTON                 33.59N 93.28W
05/30/2004                   NEVADA             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF
            THE COUNTY

&&

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Local storm report, May 30, 7:14 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
814 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HOPE                    33.67N 93.59W
05/30/2004                   HEMPSTEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            UNDERPASSES FLOODED IN HOPE

0745 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE HOPE               33.63N 93.54W
05/30/2004                   HEMPSTEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROADS FLOODED IN THE SHOVER SPRINGS COMMUNITY

&&

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Local storm report, May 30, 8:04 PM CST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
904 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     HAIL             4 NW ROSSTON            33.63N 93.33W
05/30/2004  2.75 INCH        NEVADA             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            BASEBALL SIZED HAIL FELL BETWEEN LANESBURG AND ROSSTON

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW ROSSTON            33.65N 93.35W
05/30/2004                   NEVADA             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            BARN HEAVILY DAMAGED IN LANESBURG

0745 PM     HAIL             2 N ROSSTON             33.62N 93.28W
05/30/2004  0.88 INCH        NEVADA             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0815 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ROSSTON                 33.59N 93.28W
05/30/2004                   NEVADA             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY ROADS FLOODED ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY. HIGHWAY 371
            IS BARRICADED NEAR THE MOUNT MORIAH CHURCH COMMUNITY

&&

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The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:44 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Wood

When: May 30, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Wood County, Alba
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a home causing some structural damage.

What these are

Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, May 2004

Sources

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: 5394300.