4 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 26, 8:20 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
920 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004
...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH AN INCREASING
RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES AND FLOODING RAINS..
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...TS JEANNE IS ON TRACK TO MOVE INTO SRN GA
TNGT BRINGING HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND TORNADOES. AN EXPANSIVE
AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ACCOMPANIES THE CIRCULATION CNTR. RADAR ESTIMATES
FROM THE KJAX RADAR INDICATE THE RAIN HAS BEEN HEAVY WITH HOURLY
RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR...AND THIS MAY BE
CONSERVATIVE DUE TO THE TROPICAL NATURE OF THE RAINS. EXPECT HVY
RAIN AND PSBL FLOODING TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF SE GA TNGT. GENERALLY
RAIN AMOUNTS OF 4-8 INCHES WITH ISOLD HIGHER AMOUNTS LOOK
REASONABLE. WINDS WILL ALSO INCR TNGT AS JEANNE DRAWS CLOSER. WINDS
ALONG THE GA COAST ARE ALREADY GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH AND EXPECT
SIMILAR SPEEDS TO SPREAD INLAND ESPECIALLY AS THE RAIN GETS HEAVIER.
VWPS FROM KJAX AND KCLX ARE SHOWING 45-55 KT WINDS OF WIND AT 1-2
KFT. SO GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE CERTAINLY PSBL AS THE RAINFALL
GETS HEAVIER. THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WRNG WL CONTINUE. THE
RISK OF TORNADOES WILL ALSO INCREASE AS 0-1KM STORM RELATIVE
HELICITY INCREASE TO 400-600 M2/S2. ADDITIONAL TORNADO WATCHES WILL
LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT. FARTHER N INTO SC...THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE MON. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF SE SC ON MON.
FOR THE UPDATE...WILL INCREASE POPS TO 100 PERCENT ACROSS SE GA AND
CONTINUE MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN AND TORNADOES. THE ATMOS WILL REMAIN
WELL MIXED OVERNIGHT SO TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN NEAR STEADY
THROUGH MORNING. WILL ALSO TWEAK WINDS JUST TAD BASED ON THE LATEST
TRENDS.
&&
.MARINE...PRESSURE GRADIENT RATHER TIGHT ACROSS THE MARINE ZONES AT
PRESENT AND WILL ONLY INCREASE AS JEANNE MOVES INTO SOUTH GEORGIA
OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE HARBOR AND SOUTH CAROLINA
WATERS RIGHT NOW BUT WILL VEER TO EAST OVERNIGHT. WINDS ACROSS THE
GEORGIA WATERS HAVE BEGUN THE GRADUAL SHIFT TO THE EAST. LATEST
COASTAL/OFFSHORE OBS SHOW FORECAST FOR THE HARBOR AND SC WATERS IN
VERY GOOD SHAPE. NO CHANGES NEEDED IN THOSE GROUPS. HOWEVER...WIND
SPEEDS ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND FROM OFFSHORE SHOW WINDS HAVE ARE
E-NE AND HAVE INCREASED TO 25-30 KT SO WILL UPDATE WORDING FOR THE
GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS TO BRING THEM UP TO THOSE LEVELS AND WILL
CHANGE WORDING TO EAST. SEAS STILL LOOK OK. IN THE GEORGIA OFFSHORE
WATERS...OBSERVATION PLATFORMS SHOW WINDS NOW 25-30 KT SO WILL OPEN
UP THE RANGE AND LEAVE AFTER MIDNIGHT WORDING AS IS. WILL UPDATE
WORDING FOR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IN THE HARBOR TO SAY AROUND
TIME OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY MORNING.
&&
.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...TROPICAL STORM WARNING GAZ116>119-138>141.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING GAZ087-088-099>101-
114-115-137.
FLOOD WATCH GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 AM GAZ114>119-137>141.
SC...HIGH SURF ADVISORY SCZ048>051.
GALE WARNING SCZ048>051.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 12 AM TUESDAY ALL SC ZONES.
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE SCZ048>051.
.MARINE...TROPICAL STORM WARNING AMZ354-374.
GALE WARNING AMZ330-350-352.
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE AMZ330.
&&
ST/HSA/ME/RBHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 428 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-271100- ALLENDALE-BEAUFORT-BERKELEY-BULLOCH-CANDLER-CHARLESTON-COASTAL BRYAN- COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY- COASTAL MCINTOSH-DORCHESTER-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-HAMPTON-INLAND BRYAN- INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH-JENKINS-LONG-SCREVEN-TATTNALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAXTON...DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING... HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...METTER...MILLEN...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE... SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...TOWNSEND... WILMINGTON...WILMINGTON ISLAND...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON... EDISTO BEACH...HAMPTON...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...SAINT GEORGE AND WALTERBORO 428 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 1 AM MONDAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE GEORGIA COAST... ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ...FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE AREA... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA... ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .TROPICAL WEATHER...HURRICANE JEANNE WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO THE EXTREME NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO EARLY TONIGHT...THEN TURN NORTH INTO NORTH FLORIDA OVERNIGHT. MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE GEORGIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT TIMES FARTHER INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AS BANDS OF HEAVIER RAIN MOVE INTO THE AREA. THUS...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING AND THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .HIGH SURF/RIP CURRENTS...HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO POUND THE BEACHES OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH MONDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA NORTH OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING. A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALSO CONTINUES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SEVERE WEATHER/FLOODING RAINS...THERE IS NOW A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MONDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR MOST IF NOT ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AT SOME POINT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND RAINBANDS FROM JEANNE WILL OCCASIONALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA INTO MONDAY...SOME OF WHICH CAN EASILY PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF MANY LOCATIONS...AND FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED AT A LATER TIME. FOR NOW...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .RIVER FLOODING...MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER NEAR JAMESTOWN...WHILE THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT CLYO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE REFER TO RECENT RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .TROPICAL WEATHER...HURRICANE JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH HIGH WINDS...FLOODING RAINS AND TORNADOES...WITH HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS AT LOCAL BEACHES. .MARINE WEATHER...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR...AS WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AND THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .RIVER FLOODING...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER SANTEE RIVER INCLUDING JAMESTOWN THROUGH THE PERIOD. ADDITIONAL RIVERS MAY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE NEXT WEEK DEPENDING UPON THE FUTURE TRACK OF HURRICANE JEANNE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. 33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 916 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 GAZ087-088-SCZ040-042-270200- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-JENKINS-SCREVEN- 916 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 ...STRONG WINDS WITH SHOWERS WILL IMPACT JENKINS COUNTY...SCREVEN COUNTY...ALLENDALE COUNTY AND HAMPTON COUNTY THROUGH 1000 PM EDT... AT 916 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCKY FORD TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF CUMMINGS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF STATESBORO TO 9 MILES WEST OF YEMASSEE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND CUMMINGS...HAMPTON...FAIRFAX...ALLENDALE...MILBURY...SYLVANIA... HILLTONIA...SCARBORO...AND MILLEN THROUGH 1000 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO OCCUR...PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES TIME. LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS VERY HEAVY RAIN. JPC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1054 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 GAZ114>119-137>141-270500- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-LONG- TATTNALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAXTON...DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING... HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE...SAVANNAH... TOWNSEND...WILMINGTON AND WILMINGTON ISLAND 1054 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... BRYAN...CHATHAM...EVANS...LIBERTY...LONG...MCINTOSH AND TATTNALL. THIS INCLUDES THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ADDITIONAL TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ST
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:13 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down large limbs and power lines.
A weak tornado knocked trees and large limbs down.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and large limbs.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and large limbs.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
A weak tornado knocked trees and large limbs down.
A weak tornado knocked trees and large limbs down.
A weak tornado knocked down trees and large limbs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Georgia, 2004Warnings 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: 5423183, 5423184, 5423185, 5423186, 5423187, 5423188, 5423189, 5423190.