11 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jun 23, 2:00 PM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 300 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 .SHORT TERM...BOTH ETA AND GFS PAINT THE SAME GENERAL PICTURE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...ALTHOUGH GFS BEGINS TO HAVE CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PROBLEMS AFTER 24 HOURS. SHORT WAVE GIVING ADDED LIFT FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALABAMA...AND THESE SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. A 30KT 850MB JET MAX MOVES OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING...SO COULD HAVE SOME GUSTY WINDS WITH STRONGER STORMS. HOWEVER STILL THINK BIGGEST PROBLEM WILL BE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN. THURSDAY DYNAMICS WEAKEN...BUT MOISTURE REMAINS HIGH SO MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS. BY THURSDAY NIGHT ETA HAS A STRONGER SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTH OVERNIGHT. THIS FEATURE IS ALSO SEEN IN THE GFS...BUT DISPLACED FURTHER SOUTH. THE ETA SEEMS MORE REALISTIC AS GFS HAS STRONG LOCALIZED VORT MAXES INDICATIVE OF CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK. THE REMNANTS OF THE COLD FRONT JUST TO OUR NORTH SHOULD SINK SOUTHWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. .LONG TERM...BOTH ETA AND GFS NOW SHOW SOME MID LEVEL DRYING SATURDAY OVER THE NORTH BEHIND FRIDAYS VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE. WILL LOWER POPS OVER THE NORTH...BUT NOT ELIMINATE COMPLETELY. WE STAY IN BROAD MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH THE WEAK FRONT NEARLY STATIONARY SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO ABOVE NORMAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. CONSEQUENTLY QUITE A BIT OF CLOUDINESS WHICH WILL HOLD DOWN TEMPERATURES A LITTLE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 68 84 69 83 / 60 50 30 60 ATHENS 68 85 68 85 / 60 50 30 60 GAINESVILLE 66 81 68 80 / 60 50 40 60 ROME 66 85 68 83 / 60 40 50 60 COLUMBUS 70 88 71 87 / 50 50 30 60 MACON 70 87 71 87 / 50 50 30 60 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 26
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1030 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-232000- 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- 1030 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE WESTERN GULF COAST TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL SAG SOUTH INTO GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .PRIMARY HAZARD...THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION WITH CAPES EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 THIS AFTERNOON AND LIFTED INDICES OF -2 TO -3. HOWEVER...WIND PROFILES REMAIN WEAK AND MID TO UPPER LEVEL TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM...THUS IT IS NOT LIKELY THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH SEVERE WIND OR HAIL CRITERIA. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEAR 2 INCHES...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .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. JCD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 319 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 GAZ091-231945- 319 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN MARION COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 316 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRANTLEY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM OVER THE NEXT HOUR. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 345 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 411 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 GAZ042-052-232045- 411 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS IN HEARD AND CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 410 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EPHESUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 445 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 428 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 GAZ093-232100- 428 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS IN MACON COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 426 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTEZUMA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 500 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 501 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 GAZ095-232130- 501 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS IN HOUSTON COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HENDERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUST OF 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 530 PM EDT.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:18 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Charleston National Weather Service Forecast Office relayed a report of several trees down in Marietta.
The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported that a number of trees and large limbs were blown down across the southern portion of the county from the southwest corner near Acworth and the border with Cobb county to the east border just west of Birmingham in Fulton county. In addition, the public reported that a large corn field was flattened by the strong winds in the southwest corner of Cherokee county, near Payne.
The Fulton County Emergency Manager and the public both reported that a number of trees were blown down in at least a half-a-dozen different locations in and near Atlanta and in the northern part of the county in Alpharetta.
The public reported that several trees and some large limbs were blown down.
The Upson County Emergency Manager reported that a number of trees had been blown down in various areas throughout the county. A number of power lines had also been brought down by the fallen trees. Structural damage was reported to the roofs of several homes and some businesses and one vehicle was damaged. Several thousand people in the county were left without power for a few hours following the storm.
The public reported that a large tree was blown down at a residence onto a wooden fence. The fence was destroyed as a result.
The SkyWarn Coordinator for Gwinnett County reported that one tree was blown down.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Department reported that a number of trees had been blown down around the county. The southern part of the county was the most affected.
The Bibb County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down on the north side of the city.
The Jones County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down.
A trained spotter and University of Georgia Student reported that a large oak tree was uprooted onto a home just southwest of the University of Georgia Campus on Springdale Street. The home did sustain some damage. In addition, at least one other large limb (greater than 6 inches in diameter) was blown off another tree in the nearby vicinity
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: 5410326, 5410329, 5410325, 5410327, 5410319, 5410324, 5410328, 5410322, 5410320, 5410321, 5410323.