2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 Jun 16, 5:40 PM EST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 640 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 .SHORT TERM... UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER EAST TEXAS WILL REMAIN CUT OFF AND SLOWLY PULL NORTHEAST INTO THE LOWER MS AND TN VALLEYS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS STRONG MID-UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST...IT SHOULD BEGIN TO SHEAR OUT AND WEAKEN BY FRIDAY. HOWEVER...SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS STRONG SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS CENTERED OFF SOUTHEAST COAST. EXPECT MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT WARM AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL HELP INHIBIT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. DIURNAL HEATING WILL ALLOW SOME CONVECTION TO DEVELOP AS MODERATE INSTABLITY DEVELOPS EACH AFTERNOON DUE TO MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER. HOWEVER...DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING OVER CHANCE CATEGORY. A WEAK LEE SIDE TROUGH SHOULD FORM OVER CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...SO GOOD WARM UP IS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY. .LONG TERM... MID AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST US THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SO SAME PATTERN AS SHORT TERM EXPECTED. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLATTEN OUT A BIT GOING INTO SUNDAY AS TROUGH MOVES THROUGH GREAT LAKES. AS FLOW TURNS MORE ZONAL...LEE SIDE TROUGH WILL BREAK DOWN ON SATURDAY. EXPECT SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES...BUT WILL REMAIN WARM. BY MONDAY...UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS ARISES. UKMET HAS SHARP TROUGH DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION... WITH FRONT MOVING INTO GEORGIA. HOWEVER...GFS HAS MUCH WEAKER TROUGH DEVELOP WITH A TROPICAL LOW BRINGING GULF MOISTURE AND HIGHER POPS INTO THE REGION. CANADIAN MODEL IS A BLEND OF BOTH SOLUTIONS. DECIDED TO STICK WITH A PERSISTENCE FORECAST...UNTIL MODEL UNCERTAINTY CAN BE RESOLVED. && .AVIATION... PATTERN LOOKING MORE TYPICAL OF JUNE WITH CONVECTION DRIVEN BY DIURNAL HEAT CYCLE NOW THAT RIDGE HAS BUILT BACK OVER THE AREA. WILL PROBABLY MENTION THREAT OF PRECIP WITH A VCTS TIL AROUND 03Z. NO SIG CIGS TIL TEMPO BKN-OVC005-010 08Z-13Z WHICH SHOULD LIFT TO SCT-BKN030 BY MID MORNING. SOME MVFR VSBYS IN FOG AROUND SUNRISE...TOO. AVIATION USERS. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON THE AVIATION SECTION OF THIS PRODUCT. LET US KNOW IF YOU USE THE AVIATION SECTION...AND HOW YOU USE IT. PASS ALONG ANY SUGGESTED AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT AND ANY OTHER WAYS WE MAY BETTER SERVE YOU. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR COMMENTS TO OUR WEB MASTER AT SR-FFC.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV. THANK YOU && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 72 89 72 90 / 30 30 20 30 ATHENS 70 91 70 92 / 30 30 20 30 GAINESVILLE 70 88 70 89 / 30 30 20 30 ROME 72 92 72 92 / 30 30 20 30 COLUMBUS 74 92 74 93 / 30 40 20 30 MACON 74 94 74 94 / 30 40 20 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 08
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1155 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-162132- 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- 1155 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED... .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN TX CONTINUES TO BRING GULF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION TODAY. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF GEORGIA WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR CONVECTION TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. .PRIMARY HAZARD...THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AS A DEEP PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO COMBINES WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO PRODUCE A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS TO DEVELOP IN AREAS OF CONVECTION. CAPE VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 1000 TO 1500 THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WARM AIR ALOFT...AND A LACK OF ANY WELL DEFINED LIFTING MECHANISMS...WILL KEEP CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THERE IS 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 709 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 GAZ011-012-019-162345- 709 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN FLOYD... CHATTOOGA AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 702 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HOLLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO END ACROSS THE AREA BY 745 PM EDT. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Floyd county 911 center reported that a couple of trees were blown down in two separate locations in northern Floyd county.
The Murray county 911 center reported that lightning struck and knocked down a power pole.
The Gilmer county 911 center reported that lightning strikes caused damage to trees and power lines in the area. Three trees were either split apart or set on fire by lightning. The lightning also caused damage to power lines in the area.
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, June 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: 5409414, 5409491, 5409490.