South Carolina, 2004Tornado in South Carolina, September 6, 2004
September 6, 2004 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What forecasters said that day
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NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 6, 12:25 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 12:25 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 6, 4:58 AM EST, 8 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
558 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004
AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>051-071000-
ALLENDALE-BEAUFORT-BERKELEY-BULLOCH-CANDLER-CHARLESTON-COASTAL BRYAN-
COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY-
COASTAL MCINTOSH-DORCHESTER-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-HAMPTON-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY-
INLAND MCINTOSH-JENKINS-LONG-SCREVEN-TATTNALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAXTON...DARIEN...HALFMOON LANDING...
HINESVILLE...LUDOWICI...METTER...MILLEN...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE...
SAVANNAH...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...TOWNSEND...
WILMINGTON...WILMINGTON ISLAND...ALLENDALE...BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...
EDISTO BEACH...HAMPTON...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...SAINT GEORGE AND WALTERBORO
558 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004
...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 2 PM EDT...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.SEVERE WEATHER...A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES EXISTS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AS RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM FRANCES MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA. PLEASE REFER TO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS REGARDING WATCHES
ISSUED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
.MARINE...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GEORGIA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALSO IS IN EFFECT AS
LARGE WAVES OF 9 TO 15 FEET BREAK ALONG THE BEACHES. BEACH EROSION IS
ALSO POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS...SURF ZONE FORECASTS...AND
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
.MARINE...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MAY EXTEND INTO TUESDAY ALONG
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH SURF. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENTS...SURF ZONE FORECASTS...AND COASTAL FLOOD
STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY....
PARTICULARLY IN THOSE AREAS WITHIN A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH.
JPC
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 6, 10:22 AM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>Tornado, Beaufort
- When
- September 6, 1:40 PM EST to 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Hilton Head Is
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.217, -80.750
A picket fenced was knocked down. Part of the fence went through the door of a house. The roof of a house was partially lifted and then set back down. This caused some interior damage to the home.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind in Georgia, September 6 to 7, 2004$40 million · 56 events
- Storm Surge in Florida, September 6, 2004$2.5 million · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Georgia, September 6 to 7, 2004$613,000 · 34 events
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 6 to 7, 200497 events
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Georgia, September 6 to 7, 2004$190,000 · 5 events
- Flooding in Georgia, September 6 to 7, 2004$57,000 · 20 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 6 to 7, 20041 injured · F1 · 22 events
- Tornado in Florida, September 6, 2004$60,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, September 6, 2004F1 · 1 event
- High Wind in Georgia, September 6, 200450 kt wind · 16 events
- Tornado in Florida, September 6, 2004$20,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Flooding in Florida, September 6 to 14, 20046 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5423269.