1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 2:50 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 350 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2004 ...UPDATE TO MODIFY COASTAL WATERS FORECAST... WINDS OVER THE WESTERN WATERS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOW WELL BELOW SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS. THUS...WILL REMOVE SCEC FROM THE FORECAST. ******************************************************* .SYNOPSIS...CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES IS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA. THESE STORMS HAVE INDEED TURNED OUT TO BE WEAKER THAN THE ONES TO THE NORTH AND WEST...AS THE STORMS HAVE ENCOUNTERED MORE UNFAVORABLE AIR OVER US. BARRING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SKIES ARE PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY SUNNY...WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S PRODUCING UNCOMFORTABLY HUMID CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 WITH HIGHER GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .SHORT TERM...THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT...STALLING WHAT IS LEFT OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH ITS ASSOCIATED BAND OF INCREASED MOISTURE ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. MODELS SHOW A BROAD MID- TO UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH SETTING UP EAST OF THE ROCKIES...THROUGH WHICH NUMEROUS SHORTWAVES ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL BRING INCREASED CHANCES FOR RAIN...TOO LATE TO RESCUE THE MONTH OF MAY FROM ITS RAIN DEFICIT. .LONG TERM...THE UPPER TROUGHING WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN US THURSDAY THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WORK WEEK...WITH NUMEROUS SMALL IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH DURING THIS TIME. THESE ALONG WITH A WEAK BOUNDARY STALLED OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL GENERATE SHOWERS AND CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA. POPS AND TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL. && .MARINE...IT REMAINS WINDY JUST WEST OF OUR COASTAL AREA IN MOB WATERS...AND OUR WESTERN WATERS WERE IN SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS MOST OF THE DAY. IN OUR EASTERN WATERS...WINDS AND SEAS HAVE NOT RISEN QUITE AS MUCH AS EXPECTED...REMAINING BELOW CRITERIA MOST OF THE DAY WITH NO INDICATION OF INCREASING. MODELS ALSO DO NOT JUSTIFY KEEPING SCEC FOR EASTERN WATERS. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY FROM THE WEST AT SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVELS TOMORROW THROUGH SATURDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TLH 72 85 69 86 / 40 60 30 50 PFN 75 84 73 86 / 50 60 30 50 DHN 70 86 69 86 / 60 60 30 50 ABY 70 85 67 87 / 60 60 30 50 VLD 72 85 67 88 / 40 60 30 50 CTY 74 88 70 87 / 20 30 30 50 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. && 16
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 417 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-010817- BAKER GA-BAY FL-BEN HILL GA-BERRIEN GA-BROOKS GA-CALHOUN GA- CALHOUN FL-CLAY GA-COASTAL WALTON FL-COFFEE AL-COLQUITT GA-COOK GA- DALE AL-DECATUR GA-DIXIE FL-DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-FRANKLIN FL- GADSDEN FL-GENEVA AL-GRADY GA-GULF FL-HENRY AL-HOLMES FL-HOUSTON AL- INLAND WALTON FL-IRWIN GA-JACKSON FL-JEFFERSON FL-LAFAYETTE FL- LANIER GA-LEE GA-LEON FL-LIBERTY FL-LOWNDES GA-MADISON FL-MILLER GA- MITCHELL GA-QUITMAN GA-RANDOLPH GA-SEMINOLE GA-TAYLOR FL-TERRELL GA- THOMAS GA-TIFT GA-TURNER GA-WAKULLA FL-WASHINGTON FL-WORTH GA- 418 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA TODAY...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SQUALL LINE WILL APPROACH THIS AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PROXIMITY OF THIS SQUALL LINE AND STRONG DAYTIME HEATING OF A MOIST AIRMASS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW OF WHICH COULD BE SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL. ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA...BUT CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY...THEN DIMINISHING RAIN CHANCES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SOME STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS THIS AFTERNOON...AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. .RIP CURRENTS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND COAST. A RIP CURRENT IS A STRONG NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH THROUGH THE SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...WADE SIDEWAYS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF ITS PULL. TO ESCAPE...RIDE THE CURRENT OUT BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM TO SHORE OUTSIDE THE NARROW CURRENT. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE VIA OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TLH/ OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS. 9-FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1100 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>013-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-312100- BAKER GA-BAY FL-BEN HILL GA-BERRIEN GA-BROOKS GA-CALHOUN GA- CALHOUN FL-CLAY GA-COASTAL WALTON FL-COFFEE AL-COLQUITT GA-COOK GA- DALE AL-DECATUR GA-DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-GENEVA AL-GRADY GA-HENRY AL- HOLMES FL-HOUSTON AL-INLAND WALTON FL-IRWIN GA-JACKSON FL-LANIER GA- LEE GA-LOWNDES GA-MILLER GA-MITCHELL GA-QUITMAN GA-RANDOLPH GA- SEMINOLE GA-TERRELL GA-THOMAS GA-TIFT GA-TURNER GA-WASHINGTON FL- WORTH GA- 1100 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE..EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON (400 PM CDT). THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN ALABAMA...COFFEE...GENEVA...DALE...HENRY...AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON... CALHOUN...AND GULF. IN GEORGIA...QUITMAN...CLAY...EARLY...MILLER...SEMINOLE...RANDOLPH... CALHOUN...BAKER...DECATUR...TERRELL...DOUGHERTY...MITCHELL...GRADY... LEE...WORTH...COLQUITT...THOMAS...TURNER...TIFT...COOK...BROOKS...BEN HILL...IRWIN...BERRIEN...LANIER...AND LOWNDES. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 17-GOULD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Rip currents claimed the life of a 26-year-old man at Panama City Beach. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Bay | 2004-05-31 | 26 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, May 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: 5404476.