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Event Details
| Event | Lightning |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | MORGAN |
| WFO | HUN |
| Begin Date | 07/18/2012 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | SSE |
| Begin Location | HUNTSVILLE LACEYS SP |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.51/-86.59 |
| End Date | 07/18/2012 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 200.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A moist and unstable air mass lead to another afternoon of scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some of which were strong to severe. Up to 3000 were without power temporarily in the Athens area as a result of the storms. Very heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches in less than an hour resulting in significant ponding of water and isolated brief flash flooding. Many of the storms produced frequent lightning as well sparking a few house fires. |
| Event Narrative | Lightning sparked a house fire in the attic of a home on Edwards Circle in Laceys Spring. The house was a total loss according to firefighters. Thankfully, no injuries occurred. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 236.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| GURLEY | MADISON CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 13:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTSVILLE LACEYS SP | MORGAN CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K | |
| ATHENS | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| ATHENS | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| ATHENS | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ATHENS | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| O NEAL | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| ATHENS | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 14:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| ATHENS | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 14:57 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| ATHENS | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKLAND | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 15:04 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| FRENCH MILL | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 15:05 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K | |
| ATHENS | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 15:32 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CROSSVILLE | DEKALB CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 15:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.50K | 0.00K |
| MARGERUM | COLBERT CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 16:11 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.50K | 0.00K |
| CENTRAL HGTS | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 07/18/2012 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 236.00K | 0.00K |
