Tornado in Florida, September 7, 2004

Name: Tornado in Florida, September 7, 2004
Start: 2004-09-07T09:00
End: 2004-09-07T09:00
Location: Florida

September 7, 2004 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Hurricane "Frances"Trained spotter reported a tornado on the ground near Candler Hills Golf Course. No damage was reported.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

Hurricane "Frances"Trained spotter reported a tornado on the ground near Candler Hills Golf Course. No damage was reported.

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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 7, 8:45 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 8:45 AM EST, 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
945 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH FRANCES MOVING ACROSS AREA PRODUCING
FLOODING RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FUNNEL CLOUD/TORNADOES.  THIS THREAT
WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS BANDS MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND
HELICITY VALUES REMAIN HIGH.  WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT FORECAST
WITH MINOR CHANGES TO TEMPS/POPS.

MARINE...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN 25 TO 30 KNOT RANGE CONTINUE WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS.  WILL CONTINUE SCA WITH MENTION
OF GALE FORCE GUSTS.  SEAS HAVE BEEN HOLDING STEADY AROUND 10 FEET

WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH ALL AREAS EXCEPT ST JOHNS AND FLAGLER.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FERNANDINA BCH TO FLAGLER BCH.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FERNANDINA BCH TO FLAGLER BCH
     OUT 60 NM.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY ALL AREAS.
GA...FLOOD WATCH ALL AREAS.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALTAMAHA TO FERNANDINA BCH.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALTAMAHA TO FERNANDINA BCH
     OUT 60 NM.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY ALL AREAS.
&&

MZ/ARS

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 5:00 AM EST, 4 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
600 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-081000-
ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLAY-
CLINCH-COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-COFFEE-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-
FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN-JEFF DAVIS-
MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
600 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES WAS ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TODAY. OUTER RAINBANDS WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE LOCAL REGION TODAY RESULTING IN THE CONTINUED
POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AS SOME MID LEVEL DRY AIR AND DAYTIME HEATING
COMBINES WITH STRONG BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE
HAIL AND STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF ACTIVATE IF ANY WARNINGS ARE ISSUED
IN THEIR AREA. IN ADDITION...PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

PP

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 7, 5:42 AM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
642 AM EDT TUE SEP 07 2004

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

0630 AM     FLOOD            LAKE CITY               30.19N 82.64W
09/07/2004                   COLUMBIA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 TO 3 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON U.S. HIGHWAY 441 AT
            DREW ROAD

&&

HESS

Local storm report, Sep 7, 6:18 AM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
718 AM EDT TUE SEP 07 2004

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

1145 PM     TROPICAL STORM   2 NE PATTERSON          31.40N 82.11W
09/06/2004                   PIERCE             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT BROKE OFF POWER POLE ACROSS U.S.
            HIGHWAY 84 NORTHEAST OF PATTERSON. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
            DIRECTING TRAFFIC THROUGH THE AREA.

&&

HESS

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 7:12 AM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
812 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

FLZ023>025-071300-
BAKER FL-DUVAL FL-NASSAU FL-
812 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NASSAU...BAKER AND
DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 900 AM EDT...

AT 812 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
RAIN BAND 3 MILES WEST OF MAXVILLE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF
RAIFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS RAIN BAND WILL ALSO
AFFECT AREAS AROUND MAXVILLE...BALDWIN...BRYCEVILLE...NASSAU
VILLAGE-RATLIFF...CALLAHAN AND HILLIARD THROUGH 900 AM EDT. GUSTY
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND
DAMAGE.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594.

PETERSON

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 8:06 AM EST, 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
906 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

FLZ036-037-040-071345-
ALACHUA FL-MARION FL-PUTNAM FL-
906 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALACHUA...MARION
AND PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS VALID UNTIL 945 AM
EDT...

AT 906 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES EAST OF RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND ROMEO...RAINBOW LAKES
ESTATES...LOWELL...SPARR...FLEMINGTON...REDDICK...MCINTOSH AND CITRA
THROUGH 945 AM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE
ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594.

PETERSON

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 8:07 AM EST, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
907 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

FLZ024-GAZ165-166-071345-

COASTAL CAMDEN GA-INLAND CAMDEN GA-NASSAU FL-
907 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NASSAU AND CAMDEN
COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS VALID UNTIL 945 AM EDT...

AT 907 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
TARBORO TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF CALLAHAN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WOODBINE TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CALLAHAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND TARBORO...KINGS FERRY...
CALLAHAN...WOODBINE...COLESBURG...KINGSLAND...KINGS BAY BASE AND
HARRIETTS BLUFF THROUGH 945 AM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF
LOW-LYING AREAS.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594.

ZIBURA

Local storm report, Sep 7, 8:13 AM EST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
913 AM EDT TUE SEP 07 2004

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

0800 AM     FLOOD            SCREVEN                 31.48N 82.02W
09/07/2004                   WAYNE              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PLANTATION RD AND MT PLEASANT RD WASHED OUT

&&

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Marion

When: September 7, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Marion County, Candler
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 0.2 yd
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 29.067, -81.967

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 2004 Warnings in Florida, September 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: 5421096.