1 heavy rain, 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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 25, 9:00 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1000 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 .UPDATE...ISOLATED SHOWERS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING WITH AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH DAYTIME HEATING. MORNING FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK OTHERWISE SO WILL JUST UP POPS ACROSS THE NORTH TO 20 PERCENT. .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 700 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-251651- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-CRAWFORD- CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-FANNIN-FAYETTE- FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK- HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON- JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE- MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE- OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE- SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR- TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON- WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 700 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH THURSDAY. GEORGIA WILL REMAIN UNDER A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS TODAY WITH ONLY WEAK UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. .PRIMARY HAZARD...THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN AND GULF COAST STATES THROUGH THURSDAY. EVEN WITH THIS RIDGE BUILDING IN...GEORGIAS ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN MOIST AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE. COMBINE THAT WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND GEORGIA SHOULD SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED AS INSTABILITY INDICES REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS AND ATMOSPHERIC WINDS REMAIN WEAK ALSO. THE RIDGE SHOULD ALSO HELP TO SUPPRESS AND MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1207 PM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 GAZ021-251700- 1207 PM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM EDT... AT 1202 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST CHEROKEE COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS OVER THE NEXT HOUR...ON TOP OF THE THE 1 TO 2 INCHES THAT HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THAT AREA THIS MORNING. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 125 PM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 GAZ032-251830- 125 PM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN COBB COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 119 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM OVER MARIETTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF COBB COUNTY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...AND AROUND 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS OVER THE NEXT HOUR. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. RISING WATER CAN EXPECTED ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cobb County 911 Center reported minor street flooding on several streets in the area. In addition, some minor flooding was reported at a local shopping mall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 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: 5420106.