2 lightning, 2 hail, 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 Sep 1, 2:40 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 340 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 .SHORT TERM...OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS LIFTED INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND IS THE MAIN FOCUS FOR CONVECTION INTO THE EVENING. SCATTERED CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER DARK. THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SURFACE AND UPPER RIDGES BUILD OVER THE REGION IN RESPONSE TO APPROACH OF FRANCES TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS STARTS TO PUT A CAP ON CONVECTION THROUGH SATURDAY. .LONG TERM...BIG ISSUE REMAINS THE ULTIMATE PATH OF FRANCES...WITH MODELS STILL A BIT UNSTEADY. CURRENT TPC FORECAST TRACK PUSHES FRANCES NORTHWEST INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUES THE TRACK NORTHWEST INTO EXTREME EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA BY MONDAY EVENING. GFS MODEL STILL WANTS TO TAKE FRANCES FURTHER EAST THAN THIS WITH CENTER OF ROTATION INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA MONDAY MORNING AND THEN RAPIDLY NORTH INTO THE CAROLINAS BY MONDAY EVENING. EITHER WAY THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON OUR FORECAST AREA WILL BE POTENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS WESTERLY TRACK WOULD HAVE THE STORM OVER LAND LONG ENOUGH FOR WINDS TO DROP BELOW 30 MPH SUSTAINED AND EASTERLY TRACK KEEPING THE FORECAST AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LOW. STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THIS DILEMA. EXITING SYSTEM DRAWS DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. && .....OPTIONAL SECTIONS..... .AVIATION...NONE. && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .UPDATE...NONE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 71 86 69 87 / 50 40 30 20 ATHENS 70 85 68 86 / 50 40 30 20 GAINESVILLE 70 84 68 85 / 50 40 30 20 ROME 70 87 68 88 / 50 40 30 20 COLUMBUS 73 87 70 88 / 30 40 30 20 MACON 72 87 70 88 / 30 40 30 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1117 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-012001- 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- 1117 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WAVER ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE MID ATLANTIC. .PRIMARY HAZARD...THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DISCUSSION... A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL BE THE FUEL FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED FROM COLUMBUS TO ATHENS. THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FROM 3 PM TO 8 PM. WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL WINDS...NO SEVERE WEATHER...SUCH AS LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS... IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN... BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR HURRICANE FRANCIS...NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA MAY BE AFFECTED ON MONDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL SHOULD KEEP TUNED THE LATEST INFORMATION HEADING INTO THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. OTHERWISE...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PERIOD. && 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 427 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 GAZ048-057-012100- 427 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN HENRY AND NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FROM ALCOVY TO MCDONOUGH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 500 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 527 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 GAZ056-057-012200- 527 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN SPALDING AND HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WHITEHOUSE TO ROVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS OVER THE NEXT HOUR. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THE THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 600 PM EDT.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:30 UTC.
2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Griffin Daily News reported that lightning struck a home on Manley Road. The home suffered significant damage as the attic and some of the living area was set on fire. Even areas that did not burn suffered extensive smoke damage.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The public reported dime to quarter-sized hail.
The Macon Telegraph reported that lightning struck a well pump that served both the West Laurens Middle and High Schools, knocking the pump out of service and forcing the closure of the school for the day.
The Putnam County Sheriff reported that a couple of trees were blown down. In addition, the public reported pea-sized hail and that 4.2 inches of rain fell in the area during a one hour period between 10 pm and 11 pm EDT.
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, September 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: 5424337, 5424335, 5424333, 5424336, 5424334.