Bibb: The Macon Telegraph reported that at least two dozen reports of downed trees and power lines were received. Approximately 600 people were left without power.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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 episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
High wind damage, associated with Tropical Storm Jeanne, is listed below, in alphabetical order by county for those counties that "high wind" criteria was either met or assumed to be met.Bibb: The Macon Telegraph reported that at least two dozen reports of downed trees and power lines were received. Approximately 600 people were left without power. A car sustained damage when it drove into a tree which had fallen on the road. No injuries or major damage was reported. (Estimated Damage: $30,000)Crawford: The Crawford County Sheriff reported that a number of trees were down in the county. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Crisp: The Crisp County Sheriff reported that a number of trees were down in the county. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)Dooly: The Dooly County Sheriff reported that a good number of trees and power lines were down throughout the county. In addition, a tree fell on a home in Unidalla causing damage to the structure. (Estimated Damage: $50,000) Laurens: The Laurens County 911 Center reported that widespread and numerous trees were down throughout the county. Some power lines were down as well. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Sumter: The Americus Times/Recorder reported widespread damage to trees and power lines throughout the county. One home sustained damage when a large tree fell on the front porch and adjacent power lines. (Estimated Damage: $50,000)Twiggs: The Twiggs County 911 Center reported that numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the county. (Estimated Damage: $25,000)Webster: The Webster County 911 Center reported that at least 20 trees were down within the county. (Estimated Damage: $5,000)
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 26, 7:50 PM EST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 850 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 .UPDATE... HAVE UPGRADED HIGH WIND WATCH TO HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MIDDLE GA AS EXPECT WINDS UP TO 40-45 KTS AT A FEW THOUSAND FEET OFF THE GROUND TO MIX DOWN IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING IN MIDDLE GA. WILL ALSO ADD WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST OF THE REST OF THE AREA FOR MONDAY AS EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME TREES AND POWERLINES COMING DOWN. SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA BY MONDAY NIGHT. OVERALL...SYSTEM MOVING A BIT FASTER THAN MODELS BASED ON CURRENT SATELLITE TRENDS. EXPECT HIGHER WINDS WILL BE WITH RAIN BANDS MAIN THREAT FROM THIS SYSTEM IS WIND && .HYDROLOGY...WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH FOR EASTERN AREAS. HOWEVER...FLOOD THREAT IS MINOR. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FROM MACON TO ATHENS AND EAST. THIS MAY RESULTS IN SOME VERY MINOR FLOODING. WEST OF THIS LINE MAINLY AN INCH OR LESS. && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTHEAST OF AN AMERICUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON LINE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WIND ADVISORY FOR MONDAY FOR MOST OF THE REST OF NORTH AND MIDDLE GEORGIA SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO BLUE RIDGE. FLOOD WATCH FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT EAST OF A LINE FROM CORDELE TO MACON TO ATHENS TO NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. && NOEL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261455- 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- 515 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 8PM TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA... .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY. HURRICANE JEANNE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND INTO GEORGIA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... WITH THE WET SOILS FROM RECENT RAINS...AND STRONG WINDS MOVING INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF HURRICANE JEANNE...SOME TREES CAN BE BLOWN DOWN TONIGHT. .DISCUSSION... CURRENT FORECAST TRACKS BRING HURRICANE JEANNE INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL GA MONDAY MORNING. JEANNE THEN MOVES INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA (BETWEEN MACON AND AUGUSTA) BY MONDAY EVENING AND EXITS THE STATE NORTH OF AUGUSTA LATE MONDAY NIGHT. WIND WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR OUR AREA AS JEANNE MOVES INTO THE STATE. EXPECTING SUSTAINED WINDS TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL GA WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PART OF CWA HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... FURTHER WESTWARD TRACK OF HURRICANE JEANNE INCREASES THE THREAT OF ITS IMPACTS ON NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. CURRENTLY...JEANNE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA TODAY...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 BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY 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 48 HOURS. ONCE JEANNE MOVES THROUGH LOOKS LIKE WE CAN EXPECT DRY WEATHER THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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: 5427685, 5427683, 5427680, 5427682, 5427684, 5427645, 5427681, 5427686.