2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 3:24 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
424 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...
TROPICAL STORM GASTON IS CENTERED ON THE WILLIAMSBURG/FLORENCE
COUNTY LINE IN EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. KMYR IS REPORTING SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT 20Z...35G45KT...AND THE GEORGETOWN
MESONET SITE IS REPORTING 36KT GUSTS ALONG WITH A 998 MB PRESSURE.
KLTX VELOCITY PRODUCTS ARE STILL SHOWING 50-53 KT WINDS AT 5000 FT
AGL. ALL THIS POINTS TO GASTON REMAINING A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM
INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE ITS ENCOUNTER WITH LAND REDUCES THE
WINDS TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.
THE STORM IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTH AND IS PRODUCING FLOODING RAINFALL
ON THE WESTERN EYEWALL REMNANT...AND TORNADOES IN THE NORTH AND EAST
QUADRANTS OF THE CIRCULATION. ALL SENSIBLE WX ELEMENTS IN THE SHORT
TERM ARE KEYED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE MOVEMENT OF GASTON. WILL
INITIALIZE WITH 100 POPS AND SKY IN THE PATH OF THE CIRCULATION
CENTER...TAPERING DOWN TOWARD THE SOUTH AND EAST.
WILL KEEP THE FLOOD WATCH UP FOR THE COUNTIES DIRECTLY IN THE PATH
OF THE STORM...PROBABLY SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF WILLIAMSBURG-
FLORENCE-MARION-DARLINGTON-MARLBORO-DILLON-ROBESON. INLAND TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNINGS CAN BE DROPPED EXCEPT FOR WILLIAMSBURG-FLORENCE-
AND MARION COUNTIES WHERE THEY WILL REMAIN UP THROUGH THE EVENING.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A HUMID AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE BEHIND GASTON AND SHOULD REMAIN
FOR A COUPLE DAYS UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES IN TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS FRONT...WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO SURGE SOUTH AND ACROSS
THE EASTERN CAROLINAS...IS NOW EXPECTED TO STALL AND DISSIPATE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE FLOW ALONG MUCH OF THE EAST COAST OF THE
U.S. WILL TURN N OR NE INTO THE CIRCULATION OF HURRICANE FRANCES.
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOMEWHERE ON THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.MARINE...
SEAS RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 10 FT AT FRYING PAN SHOALS AND NEAR 9 FT
EDISTO. WITH GASTON ON THE DECLINE...THESE SHOULD BE THE MAX VALUES
FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE AND HAVE POPULATED GRIDS TO REFLECT THIS
TREND. WILL WAIT UNTIL AFTER COORDINATION WITH HURRICANE CENTER TO
MAKE A DECISION ON EXTENDING TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND OR SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES.
WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE DRAMATICALLY MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF GASTON.
WNAWAVE MODEL DETECTING TROPICAL ENTITY WEST OF BERMUDA...HOWEVER
SWELL PROGGED TO MOVE NORTH WITH ALONG WITH THIS FEATURE. SYNOPTIC SW
FLOW IS REESTABLISHED WITH APPROACHING FRONT...TROUGH. FRONT STALLS
ALONG COAST WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF WEAK WAVES DEPICTED TO INTERRUPT
SW FLOW AT THE SURFACE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM NE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BACKING SURFACE
FLOW TO NE. SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE 3 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THIS PERIOD
WITH A FEW IN THE 5 FOOT RANGE LATE FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
TROPICAL SYSTEM IN A WEAKENING PHASE BUT STILL BRINGING STRONG WINDS
TO CRE AND MYR. VSBYS AND CIGS NOT FALLING QUITE AS MUCH AS
PREVIOUSLY THOUGH AS DRY AIR IS ERODING MOST OF THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE STORM. WRAPAROUND MOISTURE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE NORTH AND
WEST THROUGH ABOUT 04Z. AS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NE
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM S TO N. HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED
TO AFFECT FLO THROUGH EVENING HOURS...WITH MUCH LESSER PROBLEMS
EXPECTED CLOSER TO COASTLINE TERMINALS WHERE WIND WILL BE THE MAIN
ISSUE.
&&
.ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...FLOOD WATCH ROBESON COUNTY
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10 PM PENDER-NEW HANOVER-BRUNSWICK-
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-ROBESON COUNTIES
SC...TROPICAL STORM WARNING HORRY-GEORGETOWN COUNTIES
FLOOD WATCH DILLON-MARION-FLORENCE-WILLIAMSBURG-DARLINGTON-
MARLBORO COUNTIES
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING WILLIAMSBURG-FLORENCE-MARION
COUNTIES
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10 PM HORRY-MARION-DILLON-MARLBORO COUNTIES
MARINE...TROPICAL STORM WARNING LITTLE RIVER INLET TO S
SANTEE RIVER
PUBLIC...TRA
MARINE...SHK
AVIATION...MBBHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 300 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-291900- BLADEN NC-BRUNSWICK NC-COLUMBUS NC-DARLINGTON SC-DILLON SC- FLORENCE SC-GEORGETOWN SC-HORRY SC-MARION SC-MARLBORO SC- NEW HANOVER NC-PENDER NC-ROBESON NC-WILLIAMSBURG SC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNETTSVILLE...BURGAW...CONWAY... DARLINGTON...DILLON...ELIZABETHTOWN...FLORENCE...GEORGETOWN... HAMPSTEAD...HARTSVILLE...KINGSTREE...LAKE CITY...LELAND...LORIS... LUMBERTON...MARION...MULLINS...MURRELLS INLET...MYRTLE BEACH... SHALLOTTE...SOUTHPORT...TABOR CITY...WHITEVILLE AND WILMINGTON 300 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM... IN NORTH CAROLINA...BLADEN...BRUNSWICK...COLUMBUS...NEW HANOVER...PENDER...ROBESON. IN SOUTH CAROLINA... DILLON...HORRY...MARION...MARLBORO. RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM GASTON WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ISOLATED AND SHORT LIVED TORNADOES ACROSS AREAS WITHIN THE WATCH THROUGH THE EVENING. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SOUTH TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER... ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF INLAND SOUTH CAROLINA PLUS ROBESON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA... ...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES... TROPICAL STORM GASTON IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH INLAND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED IN MARION COUNTY AROUND 730 PM AND END UP JUST WEST OF LUMBERTON BY 10 PM. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE STORM IN FLORENCE...MARION...DILLON...AND ROBESON COUNTIES. THESE WINDS CAN BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED LIMBS TO BREAK OFF OF TREES. THE MORE SUFFICIENT IMPACT FROM THE SYSTEM WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL. GASTON WILL MOVE FARTHER NORTH AND INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...TAKING THE RAIN AND WIND ALONG WITH IT. FLOODING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF GASTON...PRODUCING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN A NARROW BAND THROUGH MARION...FLORENCE AND TOWARD THE LUMBERTON AREA TONIGHT. AREAS FARTHER EAST TOWARD THE COAST WILL HAVE LIGHTER AMOUNTS ALTHOUGH SQUALLS WILL BRING VERY HEAVY BRIEF PERIODS OF RAIN. .DAY TWO...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ON TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY WEATHER. MAJOR HURRICANE FRANCES IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE CAROLINAS AND SHOULD IMPACT FLORIDA NEXT WEEKEND. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. MBB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
346 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM TROPICAL STORM WALLACE 34.72N 79.84W
08/29/2004 MARLBORO SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
&&
MBBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
450 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM FLASH FLOOD KINGSTREE 33.67N 79.83W
08/29/2004 WILLIAMSBURG SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED OVER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY. THIRD AVENUE IN KINGSTREE CLOSED DUE
TO FLOODING.
&&
RANPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
550 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM FLASH FLOOD KINGSTREE 33.67N 79.83W
08/29/2004 WILLIAMSBURG SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED AROUND THE COUNTY INCLUING JACKSON
STREET IN KINGSTREE AND ONE LANE OF U.S. 52 SOUTH AT
GREELEYVILLE CROSSROADS.
&&
RANPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
558 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM HEAVY RAIN KINGSTREE 33.67N 79.83W
08/29/2004 9.85 INCH WILLIAMSBURG SC AMATEUR RADIO
GAUGE MEASUREMENT IN KINGSTREE.
0400 PM TROPICAL STORM DILLON 34.42N 79.37W
08/29/2004 DILLON SC AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND TOMBSTONES BLOWN DOWN BY HIGH WINDS.
&&
TRAThe Wilmington radar (KLTX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston totaled around 6 inches in a few hours, causing flooding...especially in the Lake City and city of Darlington areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 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: 5410074, 5410075.