5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 25, 1:55 PM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 255 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2004 .SHORT TERM...LOW OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA AT THE CURRENT TIME WITH MOST OF THE STEADY RAIN WELL NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER PLENTY OF CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA...STRONGEST FROM ABOUT ATHENS TO AMERICUS IN THE AREA WHICH RECEIVED THE MOST SUN. THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA HAS THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE...AND EVEN THAT IS SMALL AS APPEARS TO BE MOSTLY HEAVY RAIN. A NORTH/SOUTH BAND OF SHOWERS OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA ALONG A PREFRONTAL TROUGH IS MOVING EASTWARD AND SHOULD BRING MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THIS EVENING. BOTH ETA AND GFS SHOW MID LEVEL DRYING BEHIND THE LOW ON SATURDAY...ENOUGH TO DROP POPS COMPLETELY OVER THE FAR NORTH. SHOULD BE OUR DRIEST DAY IN A WHILE. MOISTURE RETURNS SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AM GOING CLOSER TO ETA POPS AS GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE LITTLE BULLSEYES OF PRECIP INDICATIVE OF CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK. .LONG TERM...A TREND BACK TO MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS... WITH POPS CLOSER TO CLIMATOLOGY. UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF...WHICH SHOULD CUT OFF THE SOURCE REGION FOR THE SHORT WAVES THAT HAVE BEEN MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST THE PAST FEW DAYS. && .HYDROLOGY...WILL KEEP FLASH FLOOD WATCH GOING...THOUGH EXPECT THE THREAT IS REDUCED. CELLS ARE MOVING NEAR 30KT SO WOULD HAVE TO GET TRAINING FOR ANY FLOODING TO OCCUR. HOWEVER NORTH GEORGIA GOT SOME STEADY RAIN THIS MORNING...SOME CONVECTIVE RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE REMAINS VERY LOW. WOULD NOT TAKE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RAIN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 68 84 67 85 / 60 20 20 40 ATHENS 69 86 68 84 / 60 20 20 40 GAINESVILLE 67 83 65 84 / 60 20 20 40 ROME 69 87 67 87 / 70 10 20 40 COLUMBUS 72 88 69 88 / 60 30 20 40 MACON 72 89 69 89 / 60 30 20 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 26
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 900 AM EDT FRI JUN 25 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-251600- 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- 900 AM EDT FRI JUN 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS WILL DRIFT TOWARD NORTH GEORGIA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS. DIME SIZE HAIL...LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE BEST TIME WILL BE FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. .DISCUSSION... A TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEAKLY UNSTABLE WITH CAPES OF 1500 OR LESS. HOWEVER...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT WITH A SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A LOW LEVEL WIND MAX OF 35 KNOTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON HELPING TO AID THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE ACTIVATION IS NEEDED. EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION. .OTHER HAZARDS... HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. BDL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 326 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2004 GAZ072-073-252000- 326 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS IN JONES AND BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 321 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF MACON TO NEAR HILLSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 400 PM EDT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS. 39
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Houston County 911 center reported that several trees were blown down.
The Twiggs County Sherif reported that a few trees were blown down on Myricks Mill Road.
The Wilkinson County 911 center reported that a few trees and power lines were down along Georgia Highway 57 along the Wilkinson/Twiggs county line west of Massey Hill and also east of Gordon on Gordon-McIntyre Road.
The Washington County 911 center reported that three trees were blown down on Deepstep Road.
The Treutlen County Commissioner, along with the Truetlen County Fire Chief, reported that a number of large trees were blown down in the northwest and west part of the county. Several power lines were also down as well. At least 10-15 trees were blown down, at least one of which was completely uprooted. Some roads were blocked, including Georgia Highway 29 between Orland and Interstate 16. One tree caused minor damage to a home.
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: 5410393, 5410390, 5410391, 5410392, 5410394.