4 heavy rain, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 6, 8:45 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
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
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1015 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-070900- 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- 1015 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT...MONDAY NIGHT. ...ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...MAINLY EASTERN GEORGIA... ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...MAINLY EASTERN GEORGIA... ...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...MAINLY CENTRAL AND EASTERN GEORGIA... ...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF BAINBRIDGE GEORGIA IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AT 10 PM MONDAY EVENING. IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH FAR WESTERN GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .PRIMARY HAZARD...THE PRIMARY HAZARD FOR TONIGHT WILL BE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM ATLANTA TO COLUMBUS TO LUMPKIN. ON TUESDAY...THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD FURTHER NORTH INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THIS RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF ROADS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND EVENTUALLY LARGER MAIN STEM RIVERS LATER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL THREAT OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL AND POORLY ROOTED TREES...AND MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. FINALLY...THERE IS A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES THAT MAY DEVELOP WITHIN THE OUTER SPIRAL FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FRANCES. THE PRIME AREA TO BE AFFECTED BY THESE WOULD MAINLY BE IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM ATHENS TO MACON. .DISCUSSION... TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST GEORGIA TONIGHT AND INTO WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA EARLY TUESDAY. DURING THIS TIME IT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AS IS COMMON WITH SUCH WARM CORE SYSTEMS...THERMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY IS LIMITED. THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL COME FROM ISOLATED...BRIEF...TORNADOES...THAT OFTEN OCCUR WITH SUCH TROPICAL SYSTEMS OF THIS INTENSITY. THE MAIN THREAT FOR THESE TORNADOES WILL BE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE STORM CENTER IN THE OUTER SPIRAL FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEM. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN. GIVEN THE ASSYMETRIC NATURE OF FRANCES...THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL EAST OF THE STORM TRACK...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM DALTON...TO ATLANTA...TO AMERICUS...WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. LESSER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER WEST TOWARD THE ALABAMA...GEORGIA BORDER. FINALLY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY...DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY HEAVIER SQUALLS OR RAIN BANDS TONIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS...MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM ATHENS TO MACON...WILL NEED TO STAY ABREAST OF ADDITIONAL TORNADO WATCHES AND POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND MIDDLE GEORGIA. FURTHERMORE...SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS WILL NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THEIR COUNTIES FOR FLOOD PROBLEMS AS THE STEADY MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES UNABATED OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WILL AFFECT MAINLY AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 TONIGHT...THEN THROUGHOUT THE AREA TUESDAY. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH WEST GEORGIA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...FINALLY EXITING THE AREA TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AND BE LESS OF A THREAT THAN TONIGHT. WHILE THE MAIN THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN EASTERN GEORGIA WILL BE TONIGHT...THERE WILL REMAIN A LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES TUESDAY AS THE CIRCULATION CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH FRANCES MOVES SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH WEST GEORGIA. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AS WELL AS RESIDENTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...SHOULD CONTINUE TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS...STATEMENTS...WATCHES...AND WARNINGS ISSUED. PLEASE REFER TO THE PRODUCT...A T L E S F A T L...AND...A T L S P S A T L...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN...WIND...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. RAB
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News along with the Pulaski County 911 Center reported that heavy rain caused the newly renovated court house to suffer roof damage. The damaged roof allowed water to leak inside, causing damage to part of the new library.
The Houston Home Journal of Perry reported that heavy rain, on the order of 4-8 inches during the evening and early morning hours, resulted in the collapse of the roof of the First Baptist Church of Perry. Two large gaping holes were left in the roof as a result of the weight of the water on the roof.
The Newnan Times/Herald reported that more than 6 inches of rain fell across the county during the early morning hours in association with Tropical Storm Frances. The heavy rain caused a large sinkhole to develop on East Washington Street. The road was closed as a result.
The Soperton News reported that heavy rain, associated with Tropical Storm Frances, caused significant leaks in the roof and flooded five rooms of the county high school.
The Times Courier of Ellijay reported that heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Frances, resulted in flash flooding that washed away part of a road and a home. The home was condemned and the residents were evacuated.
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: 5424341, 5424340, 5424338, 5424342, 5424339.