Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 16 to 17, 2004

Name: Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 16 to 17, 2004
Start: 2004-09-16T00:00
End: 2004-09-17T18:00
Location: Georgia

September 16 to 17, 2004 · NWS FFC · 97 events in 97 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 97

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.

Hurricane Ivan, a classic long-lived Cape Verde hurricane and at three times within its life cycle a category five hurricane, developed from a tropical wave which moved off the African coast on August 31st. The system became a tropical depression on September 2nd, and tropical storm on September 3rd, and a hurricane early on September 5th. Later that same day, it became a major hurricane. Ivan moved westward for several days and passed over the southern Windward islands, then moved west-northwest through the southern Caribbean passing just north of Venezuela and the Netherlands Antilles. The hurricane reached category five strength on September 9th as it neared Jamaica. The hurricane weakened to a category four storm as it passed near Jamaica. The storm maintained its category four strength as it turned slightly west of north until the 11th when it briefly strengthed once again to a category five storm. The storm passed near Grand Cayman and the west tip of Cuba from September 11th to the 12th as mostly a category four hurricane. The storm then turned to the northwest and moved through the Yucatan Channel. It briefly regained category five strength one more time as it moved through the Gulf, but weakened to a category three hurricane by the time it struck the U.S. Gulf Coast near Gulf Shores, Alabama around 2 am September 16th. From here, the weakening hurricane moved nearly due north to near Birmingham by the evening of the 16th. By this time it had weakened to a tropical storm. The storm then turned northeast across northwest Georgia during the early morning hours of the 17th as it weakened to a tropical depression. Ivan brought tornadoes, high winds, and significant to record flooding to north and central Georgia. The track of Ivan across central and northeast Alabama also put much of central and eastern Georgia in the favorable quadrant for strong spiral feeder bands and tornadoes. Six tornadoes were confirmed with Ivan causing an estimated $3.4 million dollars in damages. These tornadoes consisted of two F1 tornadoes, one each in Madison and Wilkes county in northeast Georgia, with one F0 tornado reported in Cherokee, Madison, Spalding, and Upson counties. Numerous reports of funnel clouds and other tornado sightings were reported, but no other tornado touchdowns were confirmed. Flooding was extensive and widespread across the west central, north central, and northwest parts of the state. Average rainfall of 5-8 inches was reported in much of the area northwest of a Columbus, to Athens line, with some areas from Atlanta northwest to Trenton reporting in excess of 10 inches of rain. This rain fell just a little over a week from the 3-5 inches of rain which occurred from Tropical Storm Frances. Catastrophic and historical flooding occurred in the Atlanta area, where the excessive rainfall forced many creeks and rivers to record levels. Dozens of homes and businesses in Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, and Cherokee counties were submerged in flood waters, some for several days thereafter. Extensive flooding was also reported further north and west, especially in Dade and Gilmer counties, where homes and vehicles were washed away by flood waters. Damage estimates from flooding in the Peachtree City forecast area were $40.9 million dollars. Overall, sustained high winds with Ivan affected less of north and central Georgia than was observed with Frances, just 10 days prior. However, with Ivan the problem was more with wind gusts than it was with sustained winds, such as were observed with Frances. Wind gusts of 50-60 mph were common with one main southeast-northwest oriented spiral rain band that swept across the area during the mid and late afternoon. This left many counties in north and central Georgia with downed trees, power lines, damages to homes, businesses, and vehicles, as well as widespread power outages. Strong winds continued well into the 18th across the north causing even more trees and some power lines to fall. Damages estimates from high winds were $14.3 million dollars. Another $5.0 million in damages was caused by river flooding in Cobb county which continued for several days after Ivan exited the area. Twenty-three counties in the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area of north and central Georgia were given a disaster declaration by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

What forecasters said that day

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 15, 4:35 PM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 4:35 PM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
535 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2004

.SHORT TERM...
HURRICANE IVAN MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF WITH EXPECTED
LANDFALL NEAR DAYBREAK.  MOISTURE SWINGING OUT AHEAD OF IVAN
SPREADING NORTH ACROSS FORECAST AREA PROVIDING LIGHT SHOWERS AND
SPRINKLES.  EXPECT MOISTURE TO CONTINUE TO DEEPEN ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA AS IVAN MOVES NORTH INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA BY MIDDAY
THURSDAY. THEREFORE...WILL STAY WITH HIGHER POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

OVERALL...LOOKING AT THREE POSSIBLE IMPACTS ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTHERN GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY.  EXPECT WINDS TO BEGIN TO INCREASE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 AND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 POSSIBLE.  THIS IN
LINE WITH THE GFS SURFACE WINDS AND THE 30 METER ESTIMATES.  EXPECT
SQUALL RAIN BANDS TO HAVE BEST POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS. WILL STAY
WITH HIGH WIND WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL COORDINATE WITH
EVENING AND MIDNIGHT STAFF ON POSSIBILITY OF UPGRADING TO HIGH WIND
WARNING OR WIND ADVISORY FOR LATE THURSDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR
WEST.  MAY NOT MEET HIGH WIND CRITERIA IN MANY LOCATIONS BUT
CONSIDERING WET SOILS...TOPPLED TREES MAY BE A HAZARD ALONG WITH
POWERLINES.  IN TERMS OF RAINFALL AND FLOODING POTENTIAL...SEVERAL
MODELS INDICATING 3 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS AND AREA WEST OF A LINE FROM
MACON TO ATHENS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10
TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST GA MOUNTAINS.  THE
HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA JUST TO THE RIGHT OF
THE EXPECTED TRACK.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ACROSS
NORTH GEORGIA WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR TO POSSIBLY MODERATE FLOODING
PROBLEMS.  THIRD IMPACT WILL BE WITH HIGH SHEAR ENVIRONMENT
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED WEAK TORNADOES.  GULF BEARING TROPICAL
STORMS GENERALLY ARE MORE CONDUCIVE FOR THESE WEAK TORNADOES.

.LONG TERM...
MUCH UNCERTAINTY INTO THE WEEKEND AS WHERE AND IF IVAN STALLS ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THIS MAY MAKE FOR ADDITIONAL
FLOOD POTENTIAL.
&&

.AVIATION...
CIGS MOSTLY AROUND OVC015 OVERNIGHT...PERHAPS GOING BLO 1 THSD FT
TOWARD DAYBREAK. MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW
MORNING. DONT SEE ANY HEAVY RAIN UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO
AFTERNOON. LATEST NHC TRACK TAKES IT A LITTLE FURTHER WEST INTO
ALABAMA...SO AT LEAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS BIGGEST PROBLEM IN TERMS
OF LOW CIGS/VSBYS MAY BE ANY FEEDER BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
IN THE SHORT TERM DONT SEE ANY VSBYS BELOW 3 MILES WITH JUST LIGHT
RAIN AND A LITTLE FOG.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATLANTA     69 76 70 76 / 70 90 99 80
ATHENS      68 76 68 77 / 70 90 99 80
GAINESVILLE 67 76 67 75 / 60 90 99 80
ROME        69 76 69 76 / 70 90 99 90
COLUMBUS    72 80 72 81 / 80 90 99 80
MACON       72 80 72 80 / 70 90 99 70
&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH ACROSS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.
HIGH WIND WATCH ACROSS WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF CWA THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
&&

JCD

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 15, 8:15 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
915 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2004

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-160708-
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-

915 PM EDT WED SEP 15 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

...ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA TOWARD
DAYBREAK...

.SYNOPSIS...
HURRICANE IVAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD...REACHING THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST DURING THE NIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...MAINLY
FROM LAGRANGE SOUTH TO COLUMBUS. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE AFTER 4
AM.

.DISCUSSION...
THE OUTER BANDS CIRCULATING AROUND HURRICANE IVAN WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH DURING THE NIGHT. THE LEADING BAND OF CONVECTION COULD
REACH WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. DUE TO STRONG WIND
SHEARS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE...TORNADOES COULD POSSIBLY
DEVELOP IN THE AREAS OF STRONGER CONVECTION. THIS AREA OF STRONGER
CONVECTION IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL AFTER
4 AM. THE AREA MOST LIKELY AFFECTED WOULD BE FROM LAGRANGE SOUTH TO
COLUMBUS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR
WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.

.DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FLOODING RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE
AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON
GEORGIA.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

97 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Baldwin

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Banks

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Barrow

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Bartow

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Bibb

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Bleckley

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Bleckley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Butts

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Butts forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Carroll

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Catoosa

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Catoosa forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Chattahoochee

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Chattahoochee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.347, -84.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Chattooga

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Chattooga forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Cherokee

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Clarke

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Clayton

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Clayton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Cobb

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Coweta

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Coweta forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Crawford

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Crisp

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Crisp forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dade

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dawson

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, De Kalb

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dodge

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dooly

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Dooly forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Douglas

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Emanuel

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Emanuel forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Fannin

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Fayette

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Floyd

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Forsyth

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Gilmer

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Glascock

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Glascock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Gordon

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Gordon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Greene

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Gwinnett

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Hall

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Hancock

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Haralson

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Haralson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Harris

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Harris forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Heard

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Heard forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Henry

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Houston

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Houston forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jackson

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jasper

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jefferson

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Johnson

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jones

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Lamar

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Laurens

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Laurens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Lumpkin

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Lumpkin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Macon

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Madison

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Marion

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Meriwether

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Meriwether forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Monroe

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Montgomery

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Morgan

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Murray

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Muscogee

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Muscogee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Newton

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, North Fulton

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: North Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Oconee

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Oglethorpe

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Oglethorpe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Paulding

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Peach

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Peach forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Pickens

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Pike

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Polk

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Pulaski

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Putnam

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Rockdale

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Schley

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Schley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, South Fulton

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: South Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Spalding

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Spalding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Stewart

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Sumter

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Talbot

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Taliaferro

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Taliaferro forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Taylor

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Telfair

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Telfair forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Toombs

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Toombs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Towns

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Towns forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Treutlen

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Treutlen forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Troup

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Troup forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Twiggs

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Twiggs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Union

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Upson

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Upson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Walker

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Walton

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Warren

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Washington

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Webster

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Wheeler

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, White

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Whitfield

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Whitfield forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Wilcox

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Wilcox forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Wilkes

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Wilkes forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Wilkinson

When: September 16, 12:00 AM EST to September 17, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Wilkinson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Tropical Storm: A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, September 2004 The 2004 hurricane season

Sources

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: 5424269, 5424270, 5424271, 5424272, 5424273, 5424274, 5424275, 5424276, 5424277, 5424278, 5424279, 5424280, 5424281, 5424282, 5424283, 5424284, 5424285, 5424286, 5424343, 5424465, 5424466, 5424467, 5424468, 5424469, 5424470, 5424471, 5424472, 5424473, 5424474, 5424475, 5424476, 5424477, 5424478, 5424479, 5424480, 5424481, 5424482, 5424483, 5424484, 5424485, and more.