1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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 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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 23, 2:16 AM EST, 8 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 316 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2004 .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... QUIET WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST SUN...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. WILL LIKELY SEE FEW TO SCT CU DEVELOP...MAINLY OVER ERN SECTIONS TODAY. WILL BE A LIGHT N TO NE BREEZE NEAR THE COAST WITH GRADIENT AHD OF HIGH. WINDS WITH MORE OF AN ELY COMPONENT ON FRIDAY. WITH SOME MOISTENING OF BOUNDARY LAYER WITH ONSHORE FLOW... MAY BE LOOKING AT MORE OF A FOG THREAT FRI NIGHT. WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH CLOUD BY SUN...AHD OF JEANNE...WHICH MOST LIKELY WILL BE NEAR FL COAST AT THAT TIME...STARTING TO TURN N AS HIGH TO ITS N SHIFTS NE OF THE STORM FOR DETAILS ON TRACK OF JEANNE...REFER TO TPC FORECASTS. && .LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... LONG TERM DEPENDENT ON TRACK OF JEANNE. REFER TO TPC FORECASTS FOR INFORMATION ON TRACK OF JEANNE. MODELS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY DIVERGENT OVER PAST FEW DAYS...BUT SEEMS TO BE A GROWING CONSENSUS OF JEANNE RECURVING AND APPROACHING OUR FA SOMETIME IN THE MON AND TUE TIME FRAME. TPC FORECASTS INDICATE THIS RECURVATURE. NOT CLEAR WHETHER IT WOULD APPROACH OUR AREA ALONG A PATH WELL INLAND FROM THE COAST...OR ONE ALONG OR CLOSE TO THE COAST. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY THAT FAR OUT...OTHER SCENARIOS REMAIN POSSIBLE. IN ANY CASE...WENT AHEAD AND TRENDED UP POPS FOR MON AND TUE...AND KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE S FOR SUN NIGHT. MARINE FCSTR BACKED OFF ON WINDS SUN NIGHT AND MON AS SYSTEM APPEARS A TAD SLOWER THAN IN PREVI FCST. FOR DETAILS ON PATH OF JEANNE...REFER TO TPC FORECASTS. && .AVIATION...VFR...XCPT FOR LCL MVFR/IFR CNDTNS ARND SR DUE TO PTCHY FOG. && .MARINE...NO FLAGS IN SHORT TERM DESPITE N-NE FLOW. ONSHORE FLOW XPCTD TO SLOWLY INCRS SEAS TO ARND 5 FT ACROSS NC CSTL WTRS BY LATE FRI. WITH FUTURE SPEED AND TRACK OF JEANNE STILL IN QSTN...HAVE DECIDED TO CUT BACK WNDS A BIT ON MONDAY...BRINGING THEM TO SOLID SCA SNDTNS BY 00Z TUE (AND DROPPED THE GUST WORDING) HOWEVER...INCRG E-SE SWELL WILL SLOWLY BUILD SEAS OVR THE WEEKEND. THUS WILL KEEP THE MOD RISK OF RIPS THIS FCST PCKGE. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...REILLY AVIATION/MARINE...44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 900 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2004 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-240900- ACCOMACK VA-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-NORTHAMPTON VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPE CHARLES...CHINCOTEAGUE...EXMORE... KEMPSVILLE...OCEAN CITY AND VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT 605 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ATLANTIC BEACHES FROM THE MARYLAND DELAWARE BORDER SOUTH TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE... THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. AS ALWAYS...RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST PREVALENT NEAR INLETS... JETTIES...PIERS AND SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR UP TO 2 HOURS BEFORE AND 4 HOURS FOLLOWING LOW TIDE. REFER TO THE SURF ZONES FORECAST ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE AT 530 AM FOR MORE DETAILS. RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM AND TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF THE RIP...THEN SWIM TOWARD SHORE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... HURRICANE JEANNE OR ITS REMNANTS MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. VAZ092-240900- SOUTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOYKINS...COURTLAND AND FRANKLIN 900 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR AREAS NEAR THE NOTTOWAY RIVER NEAR SEBRELL. .DAY ONE... MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR FOR THE NOTTOWAY RIVER AT SEBRELL. REFER TO THE FLOOD STATEMENT ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE AT 610 AM FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... HURRICANE JEANNE OR ITS REMNANTS MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-049-060>091-093>097-240900- AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA- GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA-GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA- HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD-ISLE OF WIGHT VA- JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LANCASTER VA- LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MATHEWS VA-MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA- NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA- NORTHAMPTON NC-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC- PERQUIMANS NC-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA- RICHMOND VA-SOMERSET MD-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD-YORK VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AHOSKIE...AMELIA COURTHOUSE...ASHLAND... AULANDER...BLACKSTONE...BON AIR...BOWLING GREEN...BRODNAX...CALLAO... CAMBRIDGE...CAMDEN...CARTERSVILLE...CHAMPLAIN...CHARLES CITY... CHASE CITY...CHESTER...CHURCHLAND...CLAREMONT...COLONIAL BEACH... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...CREWE...CRISFIELD...CUMBERLAND...CURRITUCK... DAHLIA...DEEP CREEK...DELTAVILLE...DINWIDDIE...DISPUTANTA... DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH...DOWNTOWN RICHMOND... DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...EDENTON...ELIZABETH CITY...EMPORIA...FAIR PORT... FARMVILLE...FORK UNION...FORT LEE...FRUITLAND...GARYSBURG... GATESVILLE...GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GOOCHLAND... GRANDY...GREAT BRIDGE...HADENSVILLE...HAMPDEN SYDNEY...HAMPTON... HERTFORD...HIGHLAND SPRINGS...HOLLAND...HOPEWELL...HURLOCK... KENBRIDGE...KILMARNOCK...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...KING WILLIAM... LANGLEY AFB...LAWRENCEVILLE...LOUISA...MANNBORO...MATHEWS... MCKENNEY...MECHANICSVILLE...MILFORD...MINERAL...MONTROSS...MOSELEY... MURFREESBORO...NEW KENT...NEW POINT COMFORT...NEWPORT NEWS...NORGE... OCEAN VIEW...PALMYRA...PATRICK HENRY FIELD...PETERSBURG... POCOMOKE CITY...POQUOSON...POWHATAN...PRINCESS ANNE...PURDY... QUEENS LAKE...RICH SQUARE...ROBLEY...ROXBURY...RYLAND... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...SALISBURY...SEAFORD...SMITHFIELD... SOUTH HILL...SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...SURRY...TALLEYSVILLE... TAPPAHANNOCK...TOANO...TUCKAHOE...URBANNA...VICTORIA...WAKEFIELD... WARSAW...WAVERLY...WEEKSVILLE...WEST POINT...WILLIAMSBURG... WINDSOR AND WINFALL 900 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... HURRICANE JEANNE OR ITS REMNANTS MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 22
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
837 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0457 PM TORNADO 5 NW LOUISA 38.07N 78.06W
09/17/2004 F1 LOUISA VA NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN OR SNAPPED OFF. PATH LENGTH
INTERMITTENT FOR ONE AND A HALF MILES. PATH WIDTH 30 TO
50 YARDS. TWO HOUSE TRAILERS BLOWN INTO THE RIVER.
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ALSThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Drowned in a rip current near the Pine Island community.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Currituck | 2004-09-23 | 35 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, 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: 5424238.