4 heavy rain, 3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 5, 10:00 PM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1000 PM EST THU FEB 5 2004
.OVERVIEW...
WEDGE IS WEAKENING AS SEEN BY 3 HOUR PRESSURE CHANGES BEING
NEGATIVE...PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENING AND THUS WINDS DIMINISHING
SOME. TRAINING AHEAD OF COLD FRONT OVER ALABAMA CONTINUING.
.SHORT TERM...
PREFRONTAL TRAINING CELLS MAKING VERY SLOW EAST WARD PROGRESS. WILL
KEEP FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY GOING AS DYNAMICS HAVE NOT
DIMINISHED.
STRONG JET SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY PASSING OVER STORM IN ALABAMA
SHOULD PASS NORTH OF CELL WITHIN 2 HOURS...THUS PUTTING CELL IN LEFT
REAR AND REMOVING UPPER DIVERGENT SUPPORT. IN ADDITION...AS IT
CROSSES NORTH OF WARM FRONT OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA.
WIND ADVISORY WILL DIMINISH TOWARD SUNRISE AS GRADIENT
DIMINISHES...BUT CONTINUE FOR NOW AS GRADIENT STILL STRONG.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUED. DYNAMICS OF TRAINING CELLS HAS
DIMINISHED SOME...BUT WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF FRONT. MAIN THREAT WILL
BE AFTER 10Z OVER NORTH.
SLOWED TEMPERATURE RISE FORECAST IN PREVIOUS ZONES DUE TO MORE
PERSISTENT WEDGE THAN ORIGINALLY FORECAST.
.ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY NORTHEAST TONIGHT
FLOOD WATCH NORTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAYHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 510 AM EST THU FEB 5 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-051630- 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- 510 AM EST THU FEB 5 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE TO THE GREAT LAKES LATE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE TO NORTHEAST GEORGIA FRIDAY MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE BRIEF LIGHTNING. THE BEST TIME FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DISCUSSION... STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL DRIVE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE GREAT LAKES QUICKLY OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA. AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT...SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION. STORMS WILL BE BRIEF AS INSTABILITIES WILL BE WEAK. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .OTHER HAZARDS... HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NORTH OF ATLANTA AND GAINESVILLE. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG OR SEVERE. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. BDL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1157 PM EST THU FEB 5 2004 GAZ001-002-060530- 1157 PM EST THU FEB 5 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS IN DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EST... AT 1150 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 17 MILES WEST OF TRENTON TO 24 MILES SOUTH OF TRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE ADVISED AREA BEFORE THE ACTIVITY ENDS BY 1230 AM EST. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:58 UTC.
4 heavy rain, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Dade county 911 center reported that heavy rain had caused some minor flooding on two roads, one between New England and Trenton and the other in the city of Trenton.
The Chattooga county 911 center reported that heavy rainfall had resulted in flooding of several roads throughout the county, particularly between Chelsea and the Dade county line along Georgia Highway 337. Several roads in the Summerville area also had to be closed because of high flowing water. In some spots, up to one foot of water was flowing over the roads.
The Catoosa county 911 center reported that six to seven roads around the county were closed because of minor flooding. Most of the problems were in the Ringgold area.
The Whitfield county 911 center reported high water on several roads across the county. However, no road closures were reported.
The Murray county 911 center reported that several roads around the county were flooded and had to be closed. The worst flooding occurred on Georgia Highway 52 west of Chatsworth leading into Whitfield county, where water up to one foot deep was flowing over a bridge.
The public reported that locally heavy rain had contributed to localized flooding of roads and streets in the area.
The Gordon county 911 center reported that several roads in the county were flooded and some had to be closed. Georgia Highway 53 in Calhoun was flooded and closed because of high water caused by a creek which had flowed out of its banks. The water was estimated to be approximately one foot deep flowing over the road. A number of the roads across the county had several inches of water standing or flowing over them from heavy rain during the early morning hours.
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, February 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: 5385860, 5385861, 5386104, 5386105, 5386108, 5386107, 5386106.