1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 27, 2:38 AM EST, 8 hours 27 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 425 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-280823- 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 425 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTS OF GEORGETOWN COUNTY...WHERE 6 TO 8 FOOT BREAKERS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ALL AREA BEACHES. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS TODAY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY AS TROPICAL STORM JEANNE MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. SHK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 816 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004 NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-282000- BRUNSWICK NC-HORRY SC-NEW HANOVER NC-PENDER NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURGAW...CONWAY...HAMPSTEAD...LELAND... LORIS...MYRTLE BEACH...SHALLOTTE...SOUTHPORT AND WILMINGTON 816 AM EDT MON SEP 27 2004 ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY... LONG PERIOD EAST SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA BEACHES TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FOR ALL BEACHES FROM SURF CITY...NORTH CAROLINA TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER...SOUTH CAROLINA. THE EFFECTS FROM RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST COMMONLY SEEN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 130 PM. REMEMBER...RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMEMBER TO REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. ONCE YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP THEN BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST OR EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. RIP CURRENTS THAT OCCUR MAY BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO ANY PERSON WHO ENTERS THE SURF. IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED THAT PEOPLE REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES. 43
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:06 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado destoyed a barn and snapped trees. A house sustained minor damage.
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 historyThe tornado archive for South Carolina, 2004Warnings in South 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5423726.