Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee
- When
- July 7, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Coffee County, 2 mi N of Pridgen
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.733, -82.933
Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 7, 2004
S. Hwy 441.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
A semi-tractor trailer was blown off U.S. Hwy 441. Driver suffered minor injuries. Some trees were blown down and others were twisted off at the top.
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 Jul 7, 1:30 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 1:30 PM EST, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 230 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 .SHORT TERM...VERY HIGH INSTABILITY ALONG WITH A BETTER MOISTURE PROFILE THIS AFTERNOON IS LEADING TO AN EARLY START TO CONVECTION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WILL STILL BE LOOKING FOR PULSE SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AS MID LEVEL DRY AIR SHOULD LEAD TO SOME WET MICROBURSTS IN CONTINUED HIGH CAPE ENVIRONMENT. GPS DERIVED SOUNDINGS CONTINUING TO INDICATE INCREASING PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WHICH WILL LEAD TO HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL AS WELL. MODELS...ESPECIALLY THE MESO-ETA...HAVE BACKED OFF ON DEEP LAYER DRY AIR OVER THE KEYS ROTATING INTO THE WESTERN ZONES FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND INSTEAD KEEP THIS FEATURE LARGELY WEST OF OUR AREA. DESPITE MODEL AGREEMENT IN ADEQUATE MOISTURE...SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCIES REMAIN WRT POPS. WESTERN ZONES VARY BY SOME 30% TO 40% IN THESE AREAS WITH THE GFS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE. WITH SOME VORTICITY ADVECTION PROGGED FOR THE FLORIDA PORTION...WILL GO HIGHER THAN THE MET GUIDANCE WITH GENERALLY HIGH END SCATTERED EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS...TAPERING SLIGHTLY LESS TO THE NORTH AND WEST. WILL STILL SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE STORMS AS 500 TEMPS REMAIN -7 TO -8 AND RESIDUAL MID LEVEL DRY AIR COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL MICROBURSTS. FOR FRIDAY...WILL BEGIN TO SEE UPPER RIDGE BUILD BACK IN FORCE FROM THE EAST WITH 593 DM HEIGHTS BY AFTERNOON. GFS MAINTAINS HIGH POPS DESPITE THIS AS IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO DRY OUT THE MID LEVELS. WILL GENERALLY GO WITH A BLEND FOR THE POPS BUT LEAN SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE DRIER ETA NUMBERS. WILL ALSO STAY ON THE HIGH SIDE OF GUIDANCE FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS GIVEN WARMING MID-LEVELS. WILL SEE CONTINUING TREND OF BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH 595DM HIGH CENTERED DIRECTLY OVER THE CWA. GUIDANCE IS SLOW TO RESPOND TO THIS AND HAVE GONE ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR MAX TEMPS AND BELOW FOR POPS. MAY STILL BE TOO HIGH FOR POPS AS ETA SHOWS SIGNIFICANT DRYING FROM THE SOUTH...BUT WILL AT LEAST TRIM POPS FOR NOW AND LET LATER SHIFTS RE-EVALUATE. .LONG TERM...UPPER RIDGE HOLDS STRONG THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY AND OFFSHORE THE CAROLINAS BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SUPPRESS THE RIDGE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA LEADING TO MORE IN THE WAY OF CLIMO POPS AND TEMPS. && .MARINE...RIDGE TO REMAIN MAINLY S OF THE AREA WITH W TO SW FLOW EXPECTED ALTHOUGH RIDGE MAY MOVE BRIEFLY UP TO NRN FL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. OCCASIONAL SW SURGES AT NIGHT AOB 15 KT. SEAS TO REMAIN AOB 3 FT. NO HEADLINES REQUIRED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 72 93 73 94 / 20 40 30 30 SSI 76 91 76 90 / 20 40 30 30 JAX 73 91 75 93 / 20 50 30 40 SGJ 75 90 76 89 / 20 40 30 30 GNV 72 92 72 93 / 20 50 30 40 OCF 72 92 71 93 / 20 50 30 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. && PUBLIC...JTD/MH MARINE/FIRE WX...ARS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 10:00 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1100 AM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-081000- ALACHUA FL-APPLING GA-ATKINSON GA-BACON GA-BAKER FL-BRADFORD FL- BRANTLEY GA-CHARLTON GA-CLAY FL-CLINCH GA-COASTAL CAMDEN GA- COASTAL GLYNN GA-COFFEE GA-COLUMBIA FL-DUVAL FL-ECHOLS GA-FLAGLER FL- GILCHRIST FL-HAMILTON FL-INLAND CAMDEN GA-INLAND GLYNN GA- JEFF DAVIS GA-MARION FL-NASSAU FL-PIERCE GA-PUTNAM FL-ST. JOHNS FL- SUWANNEE FL-UNION FL-WARE GA-WAYNE GA- 1041 AM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...HEAT INDICES 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON... HIGH MOISTURE VALUES COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDICES TOPPING THE 100 DEGREE MARK THIS AFTERNOON. IF POSSIBLE...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT RESIDENTS REMAIN INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE DURING THE WARMEST PART OF THE DAY. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...BE SURE TO TAKE IN PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND LIMIT EXPOSURE AS NECESSARY. DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH THE SEABREEZES TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. MZ/JTD
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:23 PM EST, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 223 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 FLZ022-023-071915- BAKER FL-COLUMBIA FL- 223 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BAKER AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 223 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF TAYLOR...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF FARGO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND TAYLOR 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. CARROLL
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:30 PM EST, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 230 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 FLZ038-071915- FLAGLER FL- 230 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 230 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CENTERED OVER PALM COAST...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND PALM COAST...BUNNELL AND FLAGLER BEACH 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. CARROLL
Local storm report, Jul 7, 1:34 PM EST, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
234 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0229 PM HAIL PALM COAST 29.57N 81.21W
07/07/2004 0.25 INCH FLAGLER FL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
DEESESpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 1:42 PM EST, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 242 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 GAZ132-133-071930- COFFEE GA-JEFF DAVIS GA- 242 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COFFEE AND JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 242 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRIDGEN...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROXTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND RED BLUFF...PRIDGEN... BROXTON...DENTON AND WEST GREEN 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. CARROLL
Local storm report, Jul 7, 1:48 PM EST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
248 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0234 PM HAIL PALM COAST 29.57N 81.21W
07/07/2004 0.50 INCH FLAGLER FL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DEESESpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 2:15 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 315 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 FLZ037-040-072000- MARION FL-PUTNAM FL- 315 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN MARION AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 315 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALT SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF JUNIPER SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND SALT SPRINGS... GEORGETOWN...WELAKA...CRESCENT CITY...POMONA PARK AND LAKE COMO THROUGH 400 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. CARROLL
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kansas, July 7, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 7, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 7, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, July 7, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 7, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Maryland, July 7, 2004
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 2004
- Hail in Kansas, July 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 7, 2004
- Flash Flood in New York, July 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 7, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 7, 2004
More
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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: 5405628.