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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 19, 1:15 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 215 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONT STRETCHES E TO W ACROSS THE EASTERN USA THIS AFTERNOON AND A SHORT WAVE ALONG THIS FRONT WITH A FEW PULSES OF ENERGY HAVE KICKED OFF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SE. SOME OF THE STORMS IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ARE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. && .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THOUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE CWA TONIGHT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STORMS BECOMING SEVERE POSSIBLE. FAVORABLE DEEP SHEAR WITH THESE STORMS WILL ALSO ADD THE RISK OF TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY TOMORROW WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN HOLDING THROUGH THE DAY FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MODERATED THROUGH THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S AND MINS IN THE MID 60S THURS MORNING AND THEN AROUND 60 FRIDAY MORNING. GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW WINDS VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURES. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...EXTENDED GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NOSING DOWN THE LEE SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS BY FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND NORTHEASTERLY FLOW TO THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH LATE SUNDAY...THEN STALLS ACROSS THE CWA ON MONDAY. MOISTURE APPEARS TO BE LIMITED SO ONLY INCREASED POPS TO 20 PERCENT ON MONDAY. THE GFS INDICATES UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...SO INCREASED POPS TO 30 DURING THIS TIME. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .MARINE...NO HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD STAY BELOW CAUTION LEVELS AS MAINLY SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY WINDS WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST THEN TO THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY AND STRENGTHEN SOME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TLH 68 85 65 85 / 70 30 10 10 PFN 71 83 68 84 / 50 20 10 10 DHN 67 84 64 83 / 70 20 10 10 ABY 66 84 64 83 / 70 20 10 10 VLD 67 85 64 84 / 50 30 10 20 CTY 68 84 65 85 / 30 40 20 20 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR ALZ65>69. GA...NONE. FL...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR FLZ07>11. && LONG TERM:SHAFER SHORT TERM:BOLINSKI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 120 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR THE INLAND PANHANDLE AND ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-201000- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ADEL...ALBANY...APALACHICOLA... ASHBURN...BAINBRIDGE...BLAKELY...BLOUNTSTOWN...BONIFAY...CAIRO... CALLAWAY...CAMILLA...CARRABELLE...CHIPLEY...COLQUITT...COTTONWOOD... CRAWFORDVILLE...CROSS CITY...CUTHBERT...DALEVILLE...DAWSON... DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...DONALSONVILLE...DOWNTOWN DOTHAN...ELBA... ENTERPRISE...FITZGERALD...FORT GAINES...FORT RUCKER...GENEVA... GEORGETOWN...HEADLAND...LAKELAND...LEESBURG...MADISON...MARIANNA... MAYO...MONTICELLO...MORGAN...MOULTRIE...NASHVILLE...NEWTON... OCILLA...OZARK...PANAMA CITY...PANAMA CITY BEACH...PELHAM...PERRY... PORT ST. JOE...PUTNEY...QUITMAN...SANTA ROSA BEACH...ST. MARKS... STEINHATCHEE...SYLVESTER...TALLAHASSEE...THOMASVILLE...TIFTON... VALDOSTA AND VERNON 519 AM EDT TUE OCT 19 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL TAP INTO A WARM HUMID AIRMASS TO SPARK SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE..ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INLAND PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA WHERE A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. IN ADDITION TO PRODUCING TORNADOES...SOME STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. DRIER AIR WILL RETURN TO THE REGION BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES LOW THROUGH THIS PERIOD. NORTHEAST WINDS MAY REACH 15 TO 20 KNOTS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. MARINERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY..ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE TORNADO WATCH AREA. EMERGENCY MANAGERS..SPOTTERS..MEDIA AND OTHERS SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE WITH ANY REPORTS. 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. 24-BLOCK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 102 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>011-200000- COASTAL WALTON FL-COFFEE AL-DALE AL-GENEVA AL-HENRY AL-HOLMES FL- HOUSTON AL-INLAND WALTON FL-JACKSON FL-WASHINGTON FL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...BONIFAY...CHIPLEY... COTTONWOOD...DALEVILLE...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...DOWNTOWN DOTHAN... ELBA...ENTERPRISE...FORT RUCKER...GENEVA...HEADLAND...MARIANNA... OZARK...SANTA ROSA BEACH AND VERNON 102 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND THE INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN ALABAMA...COFFEE...GENEVA...DALE...HENRY...AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON AND JACKSON. SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO PRODUCING TORNADOES...STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. 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. 10-BOLINSKI
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor damage to a barn roof reported by the Walton County EMA.
A few trees and power lines down. A roof was damaged by a fallen tree. Reported by the Jackson County Sheriff.
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, October 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: 5427082, 5427083.