1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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 Nov 23, 7:30 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 730 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 .SHORT TERM... WET WEATHER IN STORE FOR THE AREA THROUGH THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT HAS PLAGUED THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS FINALLY OPENS AND LIFTS NORTHEAST. HAVE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO THE ALREADY NEARLY SATURATED GROUND AND HIGH STREAM FLOWS. AS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM LIFTS TO THE NORTH OF US WEDNESDAY...A STRONG ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW LIFTS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY DRAGGING A RATHER STOUT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAIN SHOULD END OVERNIGHT WITH CLEARING AND NOTICEABLY COOLER WEATHER FOR THANKSGIVING DAY. .LONG TERM... NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW LATE THURSDAY QUICKLY SWINGS BACK TO SOUTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE REGION. DRY WEATHER SHOULD PREVAIL UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY SATURDAY AS NEXT FRONT APPROACHES. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS PRETTY QUICKLY...WITH ONLY MARGINAL MOISTURE RETURN. SHOULD SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE FRONT ENDING BY SUNDAY MORNING. SUNDAY AND MONDAY APPEAR DRY AND SEASONAL FOR NOW...WITH NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE FORECAST. && .AVIATION... WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AND SATURATED TO NEAR-SATURATED CONDITIONS...EXPECTING IFR CIGS AND VIZ TO BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT. LOW CONDS SHOULD OCCUR FIRST IN METRO ATLANTA AND AT ATHENS...THEN ACROSS CENTRAL GA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 60 65 50 55 / 80 90 40 00 ATHENS 60 66 49 56 / 80 90 40 00 GAINESVILLE 58 65 48 54 / 80 90 40 00 ROME 59 65 49 54 / 80 90 20 00 COLUMBUS 63 70 55 60 / 80 90 40 00 MACON 63 69 54 61 / 60 90 40 00 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTH GEORGIA. && 20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 808 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-240706- 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- THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT IS ORIENTED EAST TO WEST ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT EXTENDS EAST TO WEST ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. .PRIMARY HAZARD...THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. THIS FLOW OF AIR IS INTERSECTING WITH THE STATIONARY FRONTS RESULTING IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF LIFT. A MORE GENERAL SOURCE OF LIFT IS DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT. LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING IS A LIMITING FACTOR...BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE ANY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE TO EATONTON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AND SOME HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. SOME MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. && 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 513 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 GAZ080-091-232245- 513 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTH TAYLOR AND NORTH MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EST... AT 511 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH MARION COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH MARION AND SOUTH TAYLOR COUNTIES. THE THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 545 PM EST.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 611 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 GAZ059-060-072-073-232345- 611 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL...40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN JONES...BALDWIN...PUTNAM AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EST... AT 608 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST JASPER COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 25 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 645 PM EST.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 706 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 GAZ069-240030- 706 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL...40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN UPSON COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EST... AT 702 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ROLAND...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 730 PM EST.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 708 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 GAZ061-073-240045- 708 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN BALDWIN AND EXTREME SOUTH HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EST... AT 702 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MERIWETHER...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 730 PM EST.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 741 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 GAZ076-240100- 741 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN NORTH JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EST... AT 737 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WRENS...MOVING EAST AT 25 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 800 PM EST.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 820 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 GAZ074-076-240145- 820 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN WASHINGTON AND WEST JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EST... AT 818 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTH WASHINGTON COUNTY...TO DEEPSTEP...MOVING EAST AT 25 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 845 PM EST.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that two homes were flooded in south Cherokee county when persistent heavy rain caused a storm drainage system to overflow. Damage to the homes was minor.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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