Tropical Storm, Monroe
- When
- September 16, 12:30 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm in Mississippi, September 16, 2004
Hurricane Ivan had weakened to a tropical storm before bringing strong winds to northeast Mississippi. Some trees and power lines were blown down.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 MEG wrote it up.
Hurricane Ivan had weakened to a tropical storm before bringing strong winds to northeast Mississippi. Some trees and power lines were blown down. One person was killed in Lee County when he came in contact with an antenna loaded with wires after the antenna had been knocked down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Tropical Storm, Lee
- When
- September 16, 12:30 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm, Itawamba
- When
- September 16, 12:30 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Itawamba forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -88.361 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tropical Storm, Chickasaw
- When
- September 16, 12:30 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.921, -88.948 (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
- Debris Flow and Flooding in North Carolina, September 16 to 17, 2004
- Debris Flow and Flood in North Carolina, September 16 to 17, 2004
- Debris Flow and Flood in North Carolina, September 16 to 17, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, September 16 to 17, 2004
- Tornado in Georgia, September 16, 2004
- Hurricane in Mississippi, September 16, 2004
- High Wind in North Carolina, September 16 to 17, 2004
- High Wind in Georgia, September 16, 2004
- Tornado in Georgia, September 16, 2004
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Alabama, September 16 to 17, 2004
- Flash Flood and High Wind in Alabama, September 16, 2004
- Flash Flood and High Wind in Alabama, September 16, 2004
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, September 2004The 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5422556, 5422557, 5422558, 5422559.