Thunderstorm Wind, Brantley
- When
- April 8, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brantley County, Waynesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 31.233, -81.800
Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 8, 2004
Okefenokee Rural Electric reported numerous trees down on powerlines near Highway 86.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
Okefenokee Rural Electric reported numerous trees down on powerlines near Highway 86.
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 Apr 8, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 135 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 .SHORT TERM...WILL KEEP THIS SHORT DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. THUNDERSTORMS NOW SOUTH OF AREA THAT EARLIER PRODUCED ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER. ANOTHER AREA OF CONVECTION IN S GA MOVING TOWARD AREA SHOULD PUSH ACROSS SE GA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE TO E COAST AROUND 00Z THIS EVENING ENDING RAIN CHANCES. ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THINGS QUIET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. .LONG TERM...RAIN CHANCES RETURN SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFYS OVER PLAINS AND APPROACHES AREA. && .MARINE...WILL GO WITH SCEC CONDITIONS. PREFRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS TONIGHT WITH A STALLING COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 56 81 55 82 / 50 00 00 00 SSI 60 77 60 77 / 50 00 00 00 JAX 59 81 58 81 / 30 00 00 00 SGJ 61 77 61 80 / 20 00 00 00 GNV 60 83 57 84 / 20 00 00 00 OCF 61 82 56 85 / 20 00 00 00 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. && MZ/JD
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 9:51 AM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1051 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-082100- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 PM FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. MZ
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 8, 11:26 AM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1226 PM EDT THU APR 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 AM TSTM WND DMG GREEN COVE SPRINGS 29.99N 81.68W
04/08/2004 CLAY FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT 800 BLOCK ORANGE AVE N HIGHWAY 17
POWER OUTAGES IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS
&&
MZLocal storm report, Apr 8, 12:56 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
156 PM EDT THU APR 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM HAIL PONTE VEDRA BEACH 30.24N 81.39W
04/08/2004 0.88 INCH ST. JOHNS FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
MZSpecial weather statement, Apr 8, 1:06 PM EST, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 206 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 GAZ150>153-164-165-081845- BRANTLEY GA-CHARLTON GA-INLAND CAMDEN GA-INLAND GLYNN GA-PIERCE GA-WARE GA- 206 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CHARLTON... BRANTLEY...WARE...PIERCE...CAMDEN AND GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 206 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOBOKEN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WINOKUR...HOBOKEN...HICKOX...RAYBON... HORTENSE...NAHUNTA...ATKINSON AND WAYNESVILLE THROUGH 245 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SANDRIK
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 1:27 PM EST, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 227 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 GAZ149-163-081915- ATKINSON GA-CLINCH GA- 227 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLINCH AND ATKINSON COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 227 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLACOOCHEE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WILLACOOCHEE... PEARSON...AXSON...HOMERVILLE...COGDELL AND ARGYLE THROUGH 315 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SHASHY
Local storm report, Apr 8, 1:39 PM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
239 PM EDT THU APR 08 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM HAIL NEEDHAM 31.16N 82.43W
04/08/2004 0.50 INCH WARE GA PUBLIC
0230 PM HAIL HOMERVILLE 31.04N 82.75W
04/08/2004 0.25 INCH CLINCH GA EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
MZSpecial weather statement, Apr 8, 1:45 PM EST, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 245 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 GAZ153-154-081930- COASTAL GLYNN GA-INLAND GLYNN GA- 245 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GLYNN COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 245 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF DOCK JUNCTION...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND THALMANN...BRUNSWICK...BOYS ESTATE...DOCK JUNCTION...COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES...ST. SIMONS...GLYNN HAVEN AND LITTLE ST. SIMONS ISLAND THROUGH 330 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SHASHY
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 8, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, April 8, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 8, 2004
- Hail in New Mexico, April 8, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 8, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 8, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 8, 2004
- Hail in Texas, April 8, 2004
- Hail in New Mexico, April 8, 2004
- Hail in South Carolina, April 8, 2004
- Hail in Alabama, April 8, 2004
- Hail in Alabama, April 8, 2004
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 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: 5387121.