A logger was killed by lightning.
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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 episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A logger was killed by lightning.
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 Aug 7, 1:33 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
233 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2007
...DANGEROUS HEAT CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES...
.SHORT TERM TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...LARGE HIGH LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE
SOUTHERN STATES MAINTAINS ITS HOLD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
COMPRESSIONAL SINKING AND WARMING FROM THE SYNOPTIC SCALE RIDGE
PROVIDES FOR A WARM NIGHT AND ANOTHER HOT DAY WEDNESDAY. DEWPOINTS IN
THE MID 70S AND TEMPERATURES IN THE MID...TO POSSIBLY UPPER 90S IN A
FEW SPOTS WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN HOTTER ON WEDNESDAY. DAYTIME HEAT
INDEX VALUES RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE HEAT...REFER TO THE HEAT ADVISORY PRODUCT. CANNOT
TOTALLY DISCOUNT SHOWERS OR STORMS HERE OR THERE GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND WEAK MESOSCALE/SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES TO
PROVIDE LIFT. STORMS COULD BE EFFECTIVE IN PRODUCING BRIEF STRONG
WIND GUSTS. THE STRENGTH OF THE HIGH LEVEL RIDGE SHOULD KEEP
COVERAGES AND ANY SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF FROM THE HEAT ON THE LOW SIDE. /10
THIS AFTERNOONS WET MICROBURST RISK IS UPPER END MODERATE.
.LONG TERM THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...FORECASTERS SEE CONSISTENCY
IN THE LONG RANGE GUIDANCE FROM THE PREVIOUS SHIFT. THE LARGE UPPER
RIDGE CONTINUES TO HOLD OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER OF STATES FOR THE
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD...RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION IN THE CRITICAL
HEAT INDICES THURSDAY. BY THE WEEKEND...THE EASTWARD EXTENT OF THE
UPPER RIDGE ERODES AS LOWER HEIGHTS DIG SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC. ALTHOUGH THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS A BIT MORE WESTWARD INTO THE
PLAINS LATER IN THE PERIOD...FORECAST AREA LOOKS TO CONTINUE UNDER
ITS INFLUENCE. HOT DAYS AND CRITICAL HEAT INDICES SHOULD REMAIN IN
THE WEEKEND PLANS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT WEAK MID LEVEL
DISTURBANCES COULD RIDE SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
AND INTO THE GULF COAST. AS THESE DISTURBANCES INTERACT WITH DEEP
LAYER MOISTURE (PRECIPITABLE WATERS 1.8 TO 2 INCHES) AND DAYTIME
INSTABILITY...LOW END SCATTERED COVERAGES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
MAINTAINED IN THE FORECAST. /10
&&
.MARINE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL
DRIFT WEST THROUGH THE WEEK AS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES BY THE WEEKEND.
THIS RESULTS IN A GENERAL WESTERLY WIND WITH THE USUAL DIURNAL
CHANGES. /11
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. /10
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 76 96 77 96 / 20 20 20 20
PENSACOLA 80 94 79 95 / 20 20 20 20
DESTIN 82 94 81 94 / 20 20 20 20
EVERGREEN 75 97 76 97 / 10 20 20 20
WAYNESBORO 74 95 76 95 / 10 20 20 20
CAMDEN 76 99 76 99 / 10 20 20 20
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...AND
WILCOX.
FL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...AND WAYNE.
GM...NONE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 935 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2007 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-081200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 935 AM CDT TUE AUG 7 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA TO DESTIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MIDDLE 70S WILL MAKE FOR OPPRESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT OF THESE CONDITIONS...A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. REFER TO THE HEAT ADVISORY (NPWMOB) FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. OTHERWISE...WITH MID TO UPPER RIDGING CENTERED TO JUST TO OUR NORTH...WILL HAVE A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVE GENERALLY NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA TODAY...AND WITH ABUNDANT LOLVL MOISTURE IN PLACE...WILL LIKELY SEE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FEATURE...EVEN WITH THE RIDGING ALOFT. WITH DRIER AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE...SOME OF THESE ISOLATED STORMS COULD EXHIBIT A STRONG DOWNBURST POTENTIAL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY RAIN CHANCES AND THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LOW AS HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE AREA. DAYTIME HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90S...COMBINED WITH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S OVER MANY AREAS...WILL MAINTAIN ELEVATED HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY LATER THIS WEEK. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WILL POSSIBLY BE EXTENDED INTO THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A male was struck and killed by lightning while working on a logging crew. The sixty-one year old was part of a crew who were working in the forest when the bolt hit. Emergency personnel were unable to revive him.
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, Monroe | 2007-08-07 | 61 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
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