10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning, 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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 7, 2:00 PM EST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 300 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 .SHORT TERM...WEAK TROUGHINESS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. ATMOSPHERE NOT AS UNSTABLE AS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND STILL LIGHTLY CAPPED. I DO EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION INTO THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE SOUTHEAST BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. SURFACE RIDGE THAT BUILDS IN FROM WESTERN ATLANTIC REMAINS PLAGUED BY WEAK LEE TROUGH POKING INTO EASTERN GEORGIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT WITH THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDING QUITE STRONG OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S....I WILL KEEP SATIRDAY AND SUNDAY DRY FOR NOW. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WE MAY HAVE TO WATCH HEAT INDICES BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORY. .LONG TERM...BY MONDAY...SURFACE TROUGH SUPPRESSES WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND NORTH FLORIDA...AS UPPER RIDGE RETROGRADES TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS EASES THE SUBSIDENCE ACROSS THE AREA ALLOWING SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION BACK INTO THE PICTURE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. && .....OPTIONAL SECTIONS..... .FIRE WEATHER...NO ISSUES. && .HYDROLOGY...NO ISSUES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 71 89 72 91 / 30 30 20 20 ATHENS 69 93 70 92 / 30 30 20 20 GAINESVILLE 69 89 70 91 / 30 30 20 20 ROME 68 91 68 92 / 30 30 20 20 COLUMBUS 72 94 72 94 / 30 40 20 20 MACON 70 93 71 95 / 30 40 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 AM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071600- 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- 500 AM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS WILL MOVE TO THE APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE CAROLINAS INTO GEORGIA WILL BECOME ENHANCED WITH DAYTIME HEATING. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND DIME SIZE HAIL. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THE BEST LOCATION FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY TO EMANUEL COUNTY. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY INTO THE EARLY EVENING. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS CONTINUES OVER THE AREA. CAPES OF 1500 TO 2500 CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 4 TO MINUS 7. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE AROUND MID DAY AND WILL HELP STORMS TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS. HOWEVER WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN NEARLY UNIDIRECTIONAL. THIS WILL HELP TO INHIBIT ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS OVER A LARGE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE ACTIVATION IS NEED. EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AND ALSO MONDAY AND TUESDAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. BDL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1258 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM HAIL 6 NW DANIELSVILLE 34.19N 83.29W
07/06/2004 0.88 INCH MADISON GA PUBLIC
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW DANIELSVILLE 34.19N 83.29W
07/06/2004 MADISON GA PUBLIC
TWO POWER POLES AND THREE TREES BLOWN DOWN
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 135 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 GAZ108-071800- 135 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WILCOX COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 132 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. THIS STORM SHOULD DIMINISH BY 200 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 317 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 GAZ112-113-071945- 317 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS IN TOOMBS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 311 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER UVALDA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THIS STORM SHOULD DIMINISH BY 345 PM EDT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Crisp County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down.
The Crisp County 911 center reported penny-sized hail.
The Pike County 911 center reported that a number of trees had been blown down around the county by thunderstorm winds.
The Lamar County 911 center reported that a number of trees and several power lines were blown down around the county. The Herald Gazette of Barnesville reported that one large tree fell across a home on Forsyth Street. Another large tree barely missed a home on Thomaston Street. In addition, the scoreboard on the baseball field at the Ed Taylor Memorial Recreation Department was mangled during the thunderstorm and the radio tower for WBAF radio was destroyed. Up to 800 homes were without power in the Barnesville area for several hours when large trees fell on power lines in the area.
The Talbot County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down. One tree, which was uprooted, fell on a garage and destroyed the structure.
The Talbot County 911 center reported penny-sized hail.
The Monroe County 911 center reported that Park Road was blocked when a tree fell down onto the road during thunderstorm winds.
The Meriwether County 911 center reported that a couple of trees were blown down.
The Waverly Hall Fire Department reported that one tree had fallen on Georgia Highway 85.
The Dade County Emergency Managment Director reported that several trees were blown down around the county. The worst damage was in the area just west of Trenton on Sand Mountain.
The Dade County Emergency Management Director reported that four cows were killed when lightning struck a tree near the cows, causing the tree to split and fall on the cows.
The Rockdale County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down around the county.
The Newton County 911 center reported penny-sized hail.
The Covington News reported that seven cows were killed by lightning. The cows were located on a farm north of Covington off Gum Creek Road. A brood of four cows and three calves were killed instantly by a lightning strike. The cows were between four and seven years old.
The Walton County 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down at the intersection of Georgia Highway 138 and U.S. Highway 78 west of Monroe and one tree was down in the city of Monroe.
An off duty Lexington Police officer reported golf ball-sized hail.
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, July 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: 5414745, 5414746, 5414747, 5414748, 5414749, 5414750, 5414806, 5414813, 5414807, 5414808, 5414809, 5414811, 5414810, 5414815, 5414812, 5414814.