7 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 Dec 9, 9:45 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 945 PM EST THU DEC 9 2004 .SYNOPSIS...UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL USA SHOWS EVERY SIGN OF DEEPENING AS A STRONG UPPER JET DIVES SE OUT OF THE NRN PLAINS WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL CAA INTO THE TROUGH BASE. 01Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED A FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS NRN GA INTO E CENTRAL AL...WITH DEWPOINTS AT OR ABOVE THE UPPER 60S (F) OVER OUR CWFA S OF THE BOUNDARY. LOCAL RADARS SHOW SCATTERED SHOWER OVER OUR CWFA...WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER OUR NRN GA ZONES. LAPS ANALYSIS SHOWS OUR WRN ZONES REMAIN IN A REGION OF AROUND 1500 J/KG OF SURFACE BASED CAPE...THANKS TO STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES CAPPING THIS MOIST AIRMASS. THE 10/00Z TLH SOUNDING INDICATED AN IMPRESSIVE 19 DEGREE C LAPSE RATE IN THE 700-500MB LAYER. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT. BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS...HAVE RAISED POPS. MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO WINDS BASED ON LATEST RUC GUIDANCE. && .MARINE...LATEST RUC GUIDANCE SUGGEST WE WILL BE CLOSE TO SCA WIND CRITERIA LATER TONIGHT. BUOYS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MARGINAL SCEC RANGE. GIVEN THE EXPECTED BORDERLINE CONDITIONS...HAVE LEFT THE CURRENT FORECAST AS IS WITH SCA HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WRN ZONES ONLY. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ750-770. && TJT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 531 AM EST THU DEC 9 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-101100- 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 531 AM EST THU DEC 9 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... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL HEAD NORTHEASTWARD TODAY...BRINGING ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT TOWARDS OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...AND SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...WITH MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO FOLLOW FOR THE WEEKEND. AFTER A SECONDARY DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY...THE STAGE WILL BE SET FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OF THE SEASON ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS...AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. .RIP CURRENTS... ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES... WIND...WAVE...AND TIDAL CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS TODAY. ONLY EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD CONSIDER ENTERING THE WATER. 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. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. WATCH YOUR CHILDREN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND UNGUARDED BEACHES. 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. 17-GOULD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1134 PM EST THU DEC 9 2004 ALZ069-GAZ121>131-142>148-155>161-100800- BAKER GA-BEN HILL GA-BERRIEN GA-BROOKS GA-CALHOUN GA-CLAY GA- COLQUITT GA-COOK GA-DECATUR GA-DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-GRADY GA- HOUSTON AL-IRWIN GA-LANIER GA-LEE GA-LOWNDES GA-MILLER GA- MITCHELL GA-RANDOLPH GA-SEMINOLE GA-TERRELL GA-THOMAS GA-TIFT GA- TURNER GA-WORTH GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADEL...ALBANY...ASHBURN...BAINBRIDGE... BLAKELY...CAIRO...CAMILLA...COLQUITT...COTTONWOOD...CUTHBERT... DAWSON...DONALSONVILLE...DOWNTOWN DOTHAN...FITZGERALD... FORT GAINES...LAKELAND...LEESBURG...MORGAN...MOULTRIE...NASHVILLE... NEWTON...OCILLA...PELHAM...PUTNEY...QUITMAN...SYLVESTER... THOMASVILLE...TIFTON AND VALDOSTA 1134 PM EST THU DEC 9 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING (200 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING). THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN GEORGIA...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. IN ALABAMA...HOUSTON. AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER OVERNIGHT. 7-TREXLER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several roofs were damaged, with shredded tin wrapped around trees. Trees and power lines were toppled. Reported by Worth County 911.
Several homes suffered major damage. Numerous road signs, trees and utility poles were blown down. Reported by Worth County 911.
A home suffered roof damage. Reported by the Lee County Sheriff.
One person was injured when their single-wide trailer overturned. Reported by the Turner County EMA.
Numerous trees and power lines were down from Center Hill to Moultrie, along State Highways 111 and 37. Several trees fell onto mobile homes. A lodge in Moultrie lost part of its roof. Reported by the Colquitt County Sheriff.
Numerous trees were down. Several tin roofs were damaged. Reported by the Colquitt County Sheriff.
Numerous trees were down. Reported by the Cook County Sheriff.
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, December 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: 5430850, 5430851, 5430852, 5430853, 5430854, 5430855, 5430856.