Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 26 to 28, 2004

Name: Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 26 to 28, 2004
Start: 2004-09-26T00:00
End: 2004-09-28T12:00
Location: Georgia

September 26 to 28, 2004 · NWS FFC · 97 events in 97 counties and zones

S. land falling hurricane to affect Georgia within a three week period, following just 10 days after Hurricane Ivan, which followed just 10 days after Hurricane Frances.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 97 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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 Jeanne was the third major southeast U.S. land falling hurricane to affect Georgia within a three week period, following just 10 days after Hurricane Ivan, which followed just 10 days after Hurricane Frances. Jeanne caused the least damage to north and central Georgia counties of the three tropical systems to affect the state during the month of September. High winds were limited mainly to the southeast portions of middle Georgia and flooding rains were limited to the Atlanta area and south middle Georgia counties. No tornadoes were observed with Jeanne as the favorable tornado-producing spiral feeder bands remained well east over the Carolinas and western Atlantic. Hurricane Jeanne developed on September 13th from a tropical wave over the Leeward Islands. Jeanne moved slowly across the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on the 15th, then slowly over the Dominican Republic and Haiti the 16th and 17th. Most of this time, the storm maintained only strong tropical storm strength. Jeanne then took a northward turn on the 18th and moved across the southeastern Bahamas as a tropical storm. From this point, Jeanne meandered through a slow clockwise loop from the 20th through 23rd, when the loop was finally completed. During this time the storm strengthened to a category two hurricane. Jeanne then began a slow westward track on the 23rd and strengthened to a category three hurricane. The storm then made landfall on the 25th, just north of West Palm Beach, Florida, at almost the exact same location as Hurricane Frances had done 20 days prior. Jeanne weakened to a tropical storm as it turned north-northwest across central Florida on the 26th and then weakened into a tropical depression as it moved into southern Georgia early on the 27th. The storm tracked from near Valdosta during the early morning hours of the 27th, reaching Macon around sunset on the 27th, then accelerating into northeast Georgia near Athens by midnight and out of the state early on the 28th. High winds of 35 to 40 mph with some higher gusts were confined mainly to the central and southeast portions of middle Georgia, roughly southeast of a line from Macon to Sandersville. Rainfall of 4-6 inches was also common in much of middle Georgia, but flooding problems observed in these areas were minor. However, during the evening, a deformation zone developed on the northwest side of the center of circulation around Jeanne over the Atlanta metropolitan area. This unfortunately brought excessive rainfall of 4 to 8 inches to some of the same areas that received in excess of 10 inches of rain just 10 days prior with Ivan. Once again major to record flooding was observed along several creeks on the north side of Atlanta and subsequently the Chattahoochee River. Many homes that were in the stages of cleanup from Ivan, were severely impacted once again with major flooding. Overall damages from flooding and high winds were estimated at $5,000,000.

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 25, 8:30 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 8:30 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
930 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

.UPDATE...
WILL MAKE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO FORECAST OVERNIGHT. WILL GO MOSTLY
CLEAR NORTH AND PARTLY CLOUDY IN MIDDLE GA BASED ON SATELLITE
TRENDS. WILL ALSO GO WITH LIGHTER WINDS AS WE DECOUPLE SOME.  BEST
WIND WILL NOT ARRIVE HERE UNTIL MONDAY...BUT THEY WILL PICK UP SOME
WITH MIXING IN EASTERLY FLOW SUNDAY.  WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY ALL
AREAS TONIGHT.

AS FOR WINDS...WILL HOLD OFF ON HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY FOR MIDDLE GA.  LOOKS LIKE WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA ARE MORE LIKELY THAN HIGH WIND WARNING...BUT ENOUGH
UNCERTAINTY. WILL LET MID SHIFT DECIDE WHAT IS BEST TO DO WITH NEW
MODEL RUNS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...BASED ON CURRENT TRACK AND RAINFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
WITH ISOLATED 5 INCH TOTALS IN PARTS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA...ONLY MINOR
FLOODING WOULD OCCUR AT WORST.  HOWEVER...MAY STILL NEED A FLOOD
WATCH AND WILL ALSO LET MID SHIFT DECIDE. MIDDLE GEORGIA CAN HANDLE
3 TO 4 INCHES SO DO NOT EXPECT TOO MANY HYDROLOGIC PROBLEMS BEYOND A
LITTLE MINOR FLOODING FROM REMAINS OF HURRICANE MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GA.

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

NOEL

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 25, 9:16 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1016 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-260800-
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-

1016 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...SUNDAY NIGHT.

...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY. HURRICANE JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
STEERED WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA THROUGH THE PERIOD ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF THE LARGE SUBTROPICAL UPPER HIGH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THE FURTHER WESTWARD TRACK OF HURRICANE JEANNE INCREASES THE THREAT
OF ITS IMPACTS ON NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. CURRENTLY...JEANNE IS
EXPECTED TO TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA SUNDAY...THEN TURN NORTH
AND MOVE FROM SOUTH CENTRAL TO EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT. ON THIS PATH...CENTRAL AND EASTERN GEORGIA WILL
EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...POSSIBLY STARTING AS EARLY AS SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS...BUT LESS RAIN BASED ON THE
CURRENT TRACK. EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SPOTTERS...AND ALL RESIDENTS OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
HURRICANE JEANNE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY
NEED TO BE ISSUED SUNDAY FOR PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

&&

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

RAB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 25, 9:45 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1045 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-261800-
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-
1045 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...REMNANTS OF HURRICANE JEANNE EXPECTED TO IMPACT PARTS OF NORTH
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY MONDAY...

HURRICANE JEANNE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK AND SPEED...REMNANTS OF JEANNE
WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND SPREAD INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN AND
GUSTY WINDS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER STATEMENTS FOR
DETAILED INFORMATION ON HURRICANE JEANNE.

...FLOOD POTENTIAL...
HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL MOVE INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA AS EARLY AS
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY SPREADING INTO PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA
MONDAY....GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH.  BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK AND SPEED...THE HEAVIEST RAIN
WILL FALL MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO
MACON TO ATHENS WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS GENERALLY BETWEEN
1 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS RANGE ACROSS
THIS AREA...MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WITH ANY CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK
AND SPEED...RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND THUS FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL CHANGE
ACCORDINGLY.

...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...
BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS
CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WITHIN THE SPIRAL RAIN
BANDS...WIND GUSTS MAY REACH TO NEAR 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS
SOUTH AND EAST OF MACON. ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...WINDS WILL INCREASE
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE ON
MONDAY...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH IN THE SPIRAL RAIN
BANDS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF ATLANTA. HIGH WINDS MAY UPROOT
TREES AND CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

MUCH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE EXACT TRACK OF JEANNE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

NOEL

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Event by event

97 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Douglas

When: September 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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, Baldwin

When: September 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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, Whitfield

When: September 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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 26, 12:00 AM EST to September 28, 12:00 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: 5424061, 5424062, 5424063, 5424064, 5424065, 5424066, 5424067, 5424068, 5424069, 5424070, 5424071, 5424072, 5424073, 5424074, 5424075, 5424076, 5424077, 5424078, 5424079, 5424080, 5424081, 5424082, 5424083, 5424084, 5424085, 5424086, 5424087, 5424088, 5424089, 5424090, 5424091, 5424092, 5424093, 5424094, 5424095, 5424096, 5424167, 5424168, 5424169, 5424170, and more.