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September 2004
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards)
ALABAMA, Central
Pike County
Countywide 02 1755CST
1855CST
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped
several inches of rain across Pike
County in a short period of time. Major
street flooding was reported in the
city of Troy around 7 pm and continued
across the area for the next hour or
so.
ALZ046-048>050 Bullock–Russell–Pike–Barbour
07 0015CST
0600CST
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward mainly along the Alabama and
Georgia state line Strong winds of 30
to 40 mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ021-036-045-047 Cleburne–Coosa–Macon–Lee
07 0015CST
0600CST
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward mainly across the eastern
counties of Central Alabama. Strong
winds of 30 to 40 mph along with
saturated ground conditions allowed
several trees and power lines to be
blown down.
ALZ020 Cherokee
07 0015CST
0600CST
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward near the Alabama and Georgia
state line. Strong winds of 30 to 40
mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ028>029-037>038 Clay–Randolph–Tallapoosa–Chambers
07 0015CST
0600CST
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward near the Alabama and Georgia
state line. Strong winds of 30 to 40
mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ043 Elmore
07 0500CST
A few trees were downed from the
Remnants of Frances. One tree fell on
a vehicle injuring the occupant.
Lamar County
Millport 12 1805CST
Nickel size hail was reported in the
city of Millport.
Jefferson County
Birmingham Arpt 16 0000CST
2359CST
The daily rainfall associated with the
tropical system Ivan was 9.75 inches.
This broke the previous daily rainfall
record at the Birmingham International
Airport of 8.84 inches which was
established in 1916.
Montgomery County
(Mgm)Montgomery Arp 16 0000CST
2359CST
The daily rainfall associated with the
tropical system Ivan was 5.07 inches.
This broke the previous daily rainfall
record at Dannelly Field of 2.18
inches which was established in 1971.
Pike County
1 E Troy 16 0125CST 0.1 30
A brief weak tornado was reported just
east of Troy. Several trees were blown
down over a short distance. This weak
tornado was associated with an outer
rain band of the tropical system Ivan.
Approximate brief touchdown location
31.80N/85.97W.
Barbour County
2 S Clio 16 0156CST 0.2 40
A brief weak tornado was reported
across the extreme southwest portion
of Barbour County. Several trees were
knocked down. This weak tornado was
associated with an outer rain band of
the tropical system Ivan. Approximate
brief touchdown location 31.71N/85.68W.
Pike County
13 E Troy 16 0205CST 0.1 30
A brief weak tornado was reported cast
of Troy. Several trees were blown down
at the touchdown spot. This weak
tornado was associated with an outer
rain band of the tropical system Ivan.
Approximate location 31.78N/85.74W.
Montgomery County
5 E Snowdoun 16 0249CST 0.1 35
A brief weak tornado was reported east
of Snowdoun. Several trees were blown
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
32.23N/86.23W.
ALZ050 Barbour
16 0400CST
1300CST
Barbour County
Countywide 16 1005CST
1200CST
A few hundred trees and power lines
were knocked down or blown over
countywide. At least 200 residences
received varying degrees of roof
damage. Several homes were without
power three to four days. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 70
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer-rainbands. Doppler radar
estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain across
the county associated with Ivan. A few
roads were covered with water in the
southwest part of the county and were
temporarily impassable.
ALZ046 Bullock
16 0400CST
1300CST
Bullock County
Countywide 16 1005CST
1245CST
Thousands of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
county. Hundreds of homes suffered
varying degrees of wind damage. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 80
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer rainbands. Doppler radar
estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain
associated with Ivan and a few roads
were flooded in western Bullock County.
ALZ042 Lowndes
16 0400CST
1300CST
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down
countywide. Utilities were not all
restored for at least a week. Several
dozen homes sustained varying degrees
of wind damage. Debris removal took
over a month in spots. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated around 90 miles
an hour.
ALZ044 Montgomery
16 0400CST
1300CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down during Ivan.
At least 3300 homes sustained varying
degrees of wind damage. Power was not
fully restored for at least a week.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 75 miles an hour. Three women
in Montgomery were killed due to carbon
monoxide poisoning after Ivan. The
women had a generator running in their
home because the power was out of
service.
ALZ049 Pike
16 0400CST
1300CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
entire county. Power remained out of
service for around one week in places.
At least 400 homes suffered some type
of wind damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 75 miles an hour.
ALZ048 Russell
16 0400CST
1300CST
Russell County
Countywide 16 1005CST
1300CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Power was
not fully restored in some locations
for 4 days. At least 100 homes suffered
some form of wind damage, mainly roof
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate up to 4 inches of rain fell
in a short period of time. This
produced temporary flooding of some
roadways. One road sustained major
damage as it was washed out.
Barbour County
8 E Clayton 16 0405CST 0.1 40
A brief weak tornado was reported east
of Clayton. Several trees were knocked
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
31.91N/85.30W.
Macon County
9 SE Tuskegee 16 0500CST 0.1 25
A brief weak tornado was reported near
Tuskegee. Several trees were blown
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
32.32N/85.52W.
ALZ041 Autauga
16 0530CST
1400CST
Autauga County
Countywide 16 0915CST
1245CST
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down as
Hurricane Ivan moved Across Central
Alabama. Hundreds of homes suffered
varying degrees of roof and structural
damage. At least 800 households were
displaced for at least one night due
to hurricane damage. At least 8000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Several residences
were without power for up to 5 days.
At least 75 farming operations
requested aide due to wind damage.
Many roadways were impassable due to
fallen trees. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 80 miles an hour.
Doppler radar estimated 5 to 7 inches
of rain during the event which caused
a few roads to flood and become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ040 Dallas
16 0530CST
1300CST
Dallas County
Countywide 16 0956CST
1230CST
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down across the entire
county. At least 45,000 customers were
without power during the height of the
storm. Some locations did not have
power restored for a week and a half.
At least 10 homes were totally
destroyed and another 400 homes were
damaged. Fallen trees blocked every
roadway in the county. Maximum wind
gust were estimated around 90 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 6 to 9 inches of
rain fell across Dallas County during
Ivan. One minor mudslide occurred due
to the heavy rain and a few roads were
temporarily impassable due to high
water. One relief worker suffered
minor injuries during the cleanup
operations.
ALZ043 Elmore
16 0530CST
1400CST
Elmore County
Countywide 16 0915CST
1245CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down across Elmore County.
Numerous homes sustained varying
degrees of roof damage. At least 8000
customers were without power during
the height of the storm. The power was
not fully restored for 7 days in some
locations. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar estimated up to 5 inches
of rain during the tropical system. A
few creeks and roads were temporarily
impassable, but the trees blocking
roadways were much more significant.
ALZ047 Lee
16 0530CST
1400CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across Lee County. At least
8000 customers were without power
during the height of the storm. Power
was not restored in all locations for
at least 3 days. At least 25 homes
suffered major damage and another
100 or more homes reported moderate
damage. Many more homes and structures
received minor damage. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated around 70 miles
an hour.
ALZ045 Macon
16 0530CST
1400CST
Macon County
Countywide 16 1005CST
1300CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. At least
300 homes suffered varying degrees of
wind damage. Power was restored to
most locations within two days. Debris
removal took up to two weeks. Doppler
radar and ground observations indicate
up to 5 inches of rain fell across
Macon County during Ivan. A few roads
and creeks were briefly flooded.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 70 miles an hour.
ALZ039 Marengo
16 0530CST
1300CST
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down or snapped off during
Ivan. Several hundred homes or
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. Numerous roadways were
blocked from fallen trees making them
temporarily impassable. Power was
was not fully restored for at least a
week in spots. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ030 Sumter
16 0530CST
1300CST
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down with the most
significant damage in the southern
part of the county. At least 5500
customers were without power for up to
two weeks. Several hundred homes and
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 85 miles an hour. One
man was killed by an allergic reaction
to bee stings. He was unable to phone
emergency personnel because the power
was out.
ALZ031 Greene
16 0600CST
1400CST
Thousands of trees and power lines were
blown down countywide. At least 3300
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Some locations
did not get power back for a week.
Twenty five to fifty homes suffered
significant damage and many more
sustained minor roof damage. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 90
miles an hour.
ALZ032 Hale
16 0600CST
1400CST
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down or snapped off during
Ivan. Several hundred homes or
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. At least 200 trees
blocked roadways making them
temporarily impassable. Power was not
fully restored for at least a week in
spots. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ033 Perry
16 0600CST
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down. At
least 1100 customers were without
power. Power was not completely
restored in some spots for two weeks.
Several hundred homes and mobile homes
were damaged. Many county roads were
blocked and impassable due to fallen
trees. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ034 Bibb
16 0700CST
1400CST
Bibb County
Countywide 16 0956CST
1245CST
At least one hundred trees and power
lines were blown down across Bibb
County during Hurricane Ivan. At least
150 households were impacted with
varying degrees of wind damage. Three
homes suffered extensive damage.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 65 miles an hour. Doppler radar
estimated 5 to 7 inches of rain during
Ivan which caused a few roads in
southern Bibb County to become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ038 Chambers
16 0700CST
1400CST
Chambers County
Countywide 16 1020CST
1630CST
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 60
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer rainbands. At least 8000
customers were without power during
the storm. J.P. Powell Middle School
had part of its roof blown off. Doppler
radar and ground observations indicate
3 to 5 inches of rain fell in
association with Ivan. A few roadways
became temporarily impassable due to
high water.
ALZ035 Chilton
16 0700CST
1400CST
Chilton County
Countywide 16 0956CST
1245CST
Thousands of trees were blown down
across Chilton County. Five structures
were heavily damaged and around
another 150 suffered minor roof damage.
At least 100 agricultural businesses
sustained damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 70 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 6 to 9 inches of
rain fell across the county during
Ivan. Several roadways were temporarily
impassable due to high water but even
more roads were affected by fallen
trees.
ALZ037 Tallapoosa
16 0700CST
1400CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
county. The most significant damage
occurred across the southern and
eastern sides of the county. Power was
not fully restored for at least 3
days. At least 75 homes and structures
were damaged to some degree by Ivan.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 70 miles an hour. In the
southern part of the county, a man was
seriously cut by a chain saw while
clearing debris.
ALZ036 Coosa
16 0700CST
1400CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the area. At least
1000 customers were without power
during the tropical system. The power
was not restored in all locations for
at least 5 days. Two homes were totally
destroyed and at least 12 more homes
suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 4 to 5 inches of
rain fell across parts of Coosa
County, but no flooding was reported.
A woman, around the age of 40, died
when she fell into a well retrieving
water. She was at the well because the
utilities were out of service.
ALZ028 Clay
16 0730CST
1700CST
Clay County
Countywide 16 1045CST
1700CST
Hundreds of trees were knocked down
countywide due to Ivan. Twenty to
thirty homes sustained varying degrees
of wind damage. Maximum wind gust were
estimated between 55 and 65 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 5 inches
of rain fell during the tropical
system. At least 20 county roads were
temporarily impassable due to high
water.
ALZ024 Jefferson
16 0730CST
1500CST
Jefferson County
Countywide 16 1045CST
2000CST
Hundreds of trees were blown down
across all of Jefferson County. The
power was not fully restored in all
locations for at least 7 days. Over
500 homes sustained varying degrees of
wind damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicated 6 to 9 inches of rain fell
in association with Ivan. At least 250
homes suffered water damage due to
flooding. Many creeks and roadways
were flooded and were temporarily
impassable.
ALZ022 Pickens
16 0730CST
1400CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down in association with Ivan.
Power outages lasted as long as 5 days
in some locations. Hundreds of homes
suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
ALZ029 Randolph
16 0730CST
1700CST
Randolph County
Countywide 16 1045CST
1700CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down across the county. At
least 5500 customers were without
power and the power was not fully
restored in a few places for 2 to 3
days. One home was totally destroyed
and 10 to 20 others received mainly
minor damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 5 inches of rain
fell during Ivan. A few homes received
minor water damage and one road was
washed out.
ALZ025 Shelby
16 0730CST
1500CST
Shelby County
Countywide 16 0956CST
1245CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county due to
the tropical system Ivan. Twenty to
thirty homes suffered varying degrees
of damage, mainly roof damage. Power
was not completely restored for at
least 4 days. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate up to 8 inches of rain fell
across Shelby County Associated with
Ivan. Several area roads and creeks
flooded and several homes sustained
flood damage. A male employee of
Alabama Power was killed during the
storm recovery efforts near Lay Dam.
ALZ027 Talladega
16 0730CST
1700CST
Talladega County
Countywide 16 1045CST
1700CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. The most
significant damage occurred throughout
southern areas of the county. At least
12,000 customers were without power at
the height of the storm. It took at
least three days to restore all the
power. Thirty to fifty homes and
structures were damaged. In Talladega,
one woman injured her shoulder when a
tree fell through the roof of her home.
In Sylacauga, a man was injured when a
tree limb fell on his head. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 70
miles an hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 7 inches
of rain fell during Ivan. A few
roadways were covered with water and
temporarily impassable.
ALZ023 Tuscaloosa
16 0730CST
1400CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down countywide. At least 28,000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Power was not
fully restored for at least 4 days.
Twenty to twenty five homes suffered
varying degrees of wind damage.
Thousands of homes sustained minor
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
ALZ017 Blount
16 0900CST
1700CST
Blount County
Countywide 16 1200CST
1830CST
Numerous trees and power lines were
knocked down from Ivan’s high winds
across the county. Ten to twenty homes
suffered varying degrees of damage,
mainly minor roof damage. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated between 55 to 60
miles an hour. Doppler radar estimated
4 to 7 inches of rain during Ivan
which caused a few roads to become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ019 Calhoun
16 0900CST
1800CST
Calhoun County
Countywide 16 1045CST
1800CST
Hundreds, if not thousands, of trees
and power lines were blown down
countywide. Only 3 or 4 homes suffered
significant damage, while 30 to 50
homes received mainly minor roof
damage. Maximum wind gust were
estimated between 55 and 65 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 3 to 5 inches of
rain fell across the area associated
with Ivan. A few roadways became
temporarily impassable but more roads
were blocked by fallen trees.
ALZ020 Cherokee
16 0900CST
1800CST
Cherokee County
Countywide 16 1200CST
1830CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down areawide. At least three
homes sustained significant damage and
many more suffered minor roof damage.
Maximum wind gust were estimated
around 60 miles an hour. At least 8000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Several roadways,
creeks, and homes were flooded due to
the torrential rain. Doppler radar and
ground observations indicate as much
as 6 inches of rain fell in association
with Ivan.
ALZ021 Cleburne
16 0900CST
1800CST
Cleburne County
Countywide 16 1045CST
1800CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. At least
10 homes suffered moderate damage with
many more reporting minor roof damage.
The debris removal took two weeks in
some locations. Power was restored to
most of the county in 24 hours.
Maximum wind gust were estimated
between 55 and 65 miles an hour.
Several roadways and creeks were
flooded due to the torrential rain.
One creek bridge suffered damage.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 6 inches of rain
fell in association with Ivan.
ALZ018 Etowah
16 0900CST
1800CST
Etowah County
Countywide 16 1200CST
1830CST
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Several
homes suffered mainly roof damage.
Power was not fully restored for at
least 2 days. The Etowah County
Emergency Management Agency recorded
a wind gust of 57 miles an hour
during Ivan. Peak wind gusts across
the county were around 60 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 6 inches
of rain occurred during the tropical
system. A few roads were temporarily
impassable due to high water.
ALZ013 Fayette
16 0900CST
1400CST
At least one hundred trees and power
lines were blown down during the
tropical system. Utilities were not
restored for 5 to 6 days in places.
At least 5 homes sustained moderate
damage and several more suffered minor
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated between 50 and 60 miles
an hour.
ALZ012 Lamar
16 0900CST
1400CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during the tropical system.
At least 64 roadways were blocked by
fallen trees and were temporarily
impassable. At least 22 homes were
damaged and 4 of those homes suffered
major damage. Most of the power outages
were restored within 12 hours, but a
few spots did not receive power back
for 4 days. One person was slightly
injured when their automobile ran into
a fallen tree. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALZ011 Marion
16 0900CST
1400CST
Marion County
Countywide 16 1230CST
1530CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down areawide. At least 10 homes
were totally destroyed and another 50
homes were damaged. Power was not
restored in all areas for at least a
week and a half. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 65 miles an
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in
association with Ivan. Numerous roads
were flooded and were temporarily
impassable.
St. Clair County
Countywide 16 0900CST
1700CST
ALZ026 St. Clair
16 1045CST
1800CST
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across St. Clair County.
Thirty to forty homes sustained mainly
minor roof damage. Power outages
affected some locations for 3 days.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 60 miles an hour. Doppler radar
and ground observations indicate parts
of St. Clair received up to 7 inches
of rain. This heavy rainfall produced
flooding of several roadways and
flooded some businesses in Springville.
ALZ015 Walker
16 0900CST
1400CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during Ivan. At least
28,000 customers were without power.
Power was not fully restored for three
or four days. Fifty to one hundred
homes suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALZ014 Winston
16 0900CST
1400CST
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during Ivan. Power was not
fully restored for three or four days.
Numerous homes suffered varying degrees
of wind damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALABAMA, North
Colbert County
Muscle Shoals 12 2100CST
2300CST
Flash flooding was reported with
several inches of water over area
roads.
Lauderdale County
Florence 12 2100CST
2300CST
Flash flooding was reported in Florence
with several streets with several
inches of water over the roads.
ALZ001>010-016 Lauderdale–Colbert–Franklin–
Lawrence–Limestone–Madison–Morgan–
Marshall–Jackson–Dekalb–Cullman
16 0455CST
2200CST
A tree fell on a truck and killed the
driver along Alabama Highway 207 at
Anderson in eastern Lauderdale county.
Cullman County
Countywide 16 1530CST
17 0215CST
Flash flooding was observed as several
low spots flooded on county road eight
and on county road 1718.
Madison County
Countywide 16 1555CST
17 0230CST
Flash flooding was reported across
much of the county with several roads
throughout the county with flooded
roads and several inches of water over
them.
Lawrence County
Countywide 16 1600CST
17 0230CST
Flooding was reported throughout the
county with several inches of water
reported over area roads.
Limestone County
Countywide 16 1600CST
17 0230CST
Flooding was reported throughout
the county.
Morgan County
Countywide 16 1600CST
17 0230CST
Numerous reports of flash flooding were
received throughout Morgan county.
Several roads had water at least six
to eight inches over them.
Marshall County
Countywide 16 1636CST
17 0400CST
Flash flooding was reported throughout
the county as several roads had several
inches of water over them.
Colbert County
Countywide 16 1655CST
17 0230CST
Widespread flash flooding was reported
throughout the county. Several inches
of water was reported over many roads
throughout the county.
Franklin County
Countywide 16 1655CST
17 0230CST
Widespread flash flooding was reported
countywide. Several inches of water
was reported over many county roads.
Lauderdale County
Countywide 16 1655CST
17 0230CST
Widespread flash flooding was reported
throughout the county. Several roads
had several inches of water over them.
Dekalb County
Countywide 16 1730CST
17 0130CST
Flash flooding was reported across the
county with several roads with several
inches of water standing.
Jackson County
Countywide 16 1800CST
17 0400CST
Numerous reports of flash flooding were
received with water over several roads
several inches in depth.
Dekalb County
5 N Ft Payne to 17 0130CST
Ft Payne 0400CST
Several inches of water was reported
across the road near Desoto State
Park.
ALABAMA, Southeast
ALZ065>069 Coffee–Dale–Henry–Geneva–Houston
15 1200EST
17 0000EST
Hurricane Ivan weakened to a tropical
storm as it moved north into southwest
Alabama on September 16. The maximum
sustained and peak wind gust recorded
was 44 and 54 knots, respectively, at
Dothan, AL. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 1000 mb at Dothan.
Rainfall amounts were quite heavy,
ranging from five to eight inches.
Minor flooding was reported in Coffee,
Geneva, and Houston counties. Schools
and many businesses were closed on
September 16 and 17. An estimated
50,000 customers were without power,
including 20 percent of Dothan. There
were numerous reports of roads closed
by fallen trees and power lines. In
Coffee County, many county roads were
closed and several trees fell on
houses and vehicles. Some businesses
were damaged in Enterprise. Several
trees fell on vehicles and houses, and
damaged two businesses in Dothan. In
Geneva County, several mobile homes
were destroyed in Hartford. Cotton
farmers suffered significant yield
losses, especially in Coffee and
Geneva counties, which will be
realized at the time of the autumn
harvest. Coffee and Geneva counties
were declared federal disaster areas.
ALABAMA, Southwest
ALZ051>064 Choctaw–Washington–Clarke–Wilcox–
Monroe–Conecuh–Butler–Crenshaw–
Escambia–Covington–Upper Mobile–
Upper Baldwin–Lower Mobile–Lower
Baldwin
13 2100CST
16 1500CST
Hurricane Ivan affected the region from
September 13 through the 16th. The
coastal areas were put under a
hurricane watch at 900 PM CST on
September 13. The area was put under a
hurricane warning at 300 PM CST on
September 14. The hurricane warning
was dropped at 900 AM CST on September
16 and we were put under a tropical
storm warning. The tropical storm
warning was dropped at 300 PM CST on
September 16.
Ivan made landfall around 100 AM CST
near Gulf Shores, Alabama on September
16. An interesting note, as Ivan
approached the Alabama coast during the
day on the 15th, a buoy just south of
the Alabama coastal waters recorded a
peak wave height of 52 feet, before
breaking loose of its mooring. This
was one of the highest wave heights
ever observed.
Some of the winds recorded across
Southwest Alabama were as
follows: Mobile Regional Airport,
sustained wind of 51 knots from the
north with a peak gust of 65 knots
from the north northeast. Dauphin
Island, sustained wind of 61 knots
from the cast with a gust of 89 knots
from the northeast. USS Alabama,
located off the Mobile Bay causeway,
peak gust 91 knots (site is more than
100 feet high). Fairhope, peak gust
63 knots. Semmes, peak gust 51 knots.
Grand Bay, peak gust 62 knots. WKRG in
Mobile, peak gust 64 knots. Wallace
Tunnel in Mobile, peak gust 51 knots.
Gulf Shores Airport, sustained winds
73 knots with a peak gust of 100 knots
(Doppler on Wheels site). Fairhope,
sustained wind 59 knots with a peak
gust of 77 knots (Doppler on wheels).
Some of the winds across Northwest
Florida were as follows: Pensacola
Naval Air Station, sustained wind of
76 knots from the southeast with a
gust of 93 knots from the southeast.
Pensacola Regional Airport, sustained
wind of 67 knots from the southeast
with a peak gust of 87 knots. West
Pensacola, peak gust 84 knots.
Pensacola, sustained wind 70 knots
with a peak gust of 92 knots
(Doppler on wheels). Pace, sustained
wind of 73 knots with a peak gust of
87 knots (Air Products location–about
160 feet high). Escambia county EMA
office peak gust 90 knots. Eglin Air
Force Base sites; 2 SW of Mary Esther,
peak gust 103 knots (200 feet high).
10 S Harold, peak gust 78 knots. 10 N
Mary Esther, peak gust 75 knots. 5 NE
Seminole, peak gust 75 knots.
ALABAMA, Southwest
Some of the lowest sea level pressures
were as follows: In Alabama: Fairhope
947.9 MB. Mobile Regional Airport
964.4 MB. Brookley Field (Mobile) 956.0
MB. Semmes 967.5 MB. Dauphin Island
952.7 MB.
In Florida: Pensacola Regional Airport
970.2 MB. Pensacola Naval Air Station
965.8 MB. 5 S Harold 981.4 MB.
Two day rainfall totals ending at
midnight on September 16 were as
follows: In Alabama: Mobile Regional
Airport (MOB) 5.56 inches. Coden 6.30
inches. Evergreen 7.25 inches. Alberta
6.85 inches. Semmes 5.00 inches.
Daphne 7.5 inches. Andalusia 9.96
inches. 2 S Mobile 9.90 inches.
Silverhill 10.16 inches. Robertsdale
9.35 inches. Spanish Fort 8.00 inches.
In Florida: Pensacola Naval Air Station
(NPA) 8.00 inches. Pensacola (WEAR TV)
15.79 inches. Crestview 8.40 inches.
Fort Walton Beach 6.06 inches. Munson
6.5 inches. Niceville 6.55 inches.
Eglin Air Force Base (VPS) 7.43 inches.
10 S Mossy Head 8.92 inches.
Storm surge values along the coast from
Baldwin county east to Santa Rosa
county were the highest observed in
over a hundred years of record keeping.
The high surge values of 10 to 14 feet
caused extensive damage to homes and
condos located along the Gulf
beachfront, as well as along the
shoreline of area inland waterways.
Dauphin Island had several areas that
were breached by the high surge. There
was less damage on Dauphin Island than
with Hurricane Frederic in 1979, even
with the extensive building that has
occurred on the island since 1979. In
Baldwin county, the coastal areas from
Fort Morgan to Gulf Shores to Orange
Beach saw the worst damage from a
hurricane in over a hundred years.
This area has seen rapid development
in the past 20 years and it seemed that
the homes and condo’s constructed in
the past five years held up better than
homes that were constructed earlier.
Surge values were estimated between
nine and twelve feet along the Baldwin
county coastline, and the beach was
breached at several locations. No one
died as a result of storm surge in
Baldwin county.
In Escambia county Florida, surge
values were estimated at ten to
fourteen feet. These coastal areas
were the hardest hit, with major
damage occurring from Perdido Key to
Pensacola Beach. Almost every structure
that was on the waterfront in Escambia
county suffered some degree of damage.
Generally, if the property elevation
was below fifteen feet, water flooded
the property. Property that was on
Perdido Bay, Big Lagoon, Bayou Grande,
Pensacola Bay and Escambia Bay suffered
major damage. Many homes were
completely washed away by the high
surge. Almost all of the deaths
directly attributed to Ivan in Escambia
County were surge related, and occurred
near Big Lagoon. The beach area from
Perdido Key to Pensacola Beach was
breached in several places. Fort
Pickens was cut off and isolated from
the rest of Pensacola Beach as a result
of several breaches. The highest surge
values observed during the storm were
in the upper reaches of Escambia Bay.
The surge, and accompanying wind waves,
damaged the I-10 bridge across Escambia
Bay. A trucker died on the bridge when
his truck plummeted off a bridge
section that had been displaced by the
surge. Pensacola Naval Air Station,
which is located on Pensacola Bay
across from Fort Pickens, suffered
major damage to structures that were
located on the water. Many of the
structures had been built in the late
1800’s, and had been through several
other hurricanes with only minor
damage. In Santa Rosa county, surge
values were between nine and twelve
feet. Navarre Beach had several
breaches, and major damage occurred
to almost all structures that were on
the Gulf front. Major damage also
occurred along the shores of Gulf
Breeze and along Blackwater Bay. Some
of the highest surge values in Santa
Rosa county were near Ward Basin. Surge
values across most locations east of
where the center of the hurricane
moved ashore were higher than those
of hurricane George in 1998. As in
Escambia county, almost every structure
that was on the water in Santa Rosa
county suffered some type of damage.
In Okaloosa county surge values were
six to nine feet. Structures that were
located on or near the beach suffered
major damage. Farther to the east,
storm surge values dropped off, but
the wave action essentially destroyed
the beach, with four to eight feet of
the sand eroded away. Low lying
structures on Choctawatchee Bay also
suffered major damage. US Highway 98
between Fort Walton and Destin was
again washed away. Structures near the
beach that were part of Eglin Air Force
Base also suffered major damage.
The following surge values were
measured in Alabama: Middle Gage at
Bayou LaBatre 4.66 feet. Mobile Bay at
Cedar Point 6.90 feet. Dauphin Island
Bay at Dauphin Island 7.80 feet.
Mobile Bay at Dauphin Island Coast
Guard 8.00 feet. Mobile River at
Mobile 4.87 feet. Mobile River at
Bucks 6.82 feet. Mobile Bay at Fort
Morgan Front Range 7.85 feet. Perdido
Pass at Orange Beach 8.81 feet.
The following surge values were
measured in Northwest Florida; Perdido
Bay near US Highway 98 estimated 10.00
feet. GIWW at Pensacola Gulf Beach
9.68 feet. Pensacola Bay at Fort McRee
9.70 feet. Pensacola Bay at Pensacola
10.20 feet. Escambia Bay West Bank at
Highway 90 12.92 feet. Escambia Bay
West Bank 1.5 miles north of I-10
12.12 feet. Escambia Bay near Pace
estimated 12.00 feet. GIWW at Gulf
Breeze 10.30 feet. Pensacola Beach Fire
Station estimated 12 feet. Yellow
River near Milton 9.66 feet. Fort
Walton Brooks Bridge 6.12 feet. Destin
at Choctawatchee Bay Coast Guard 5.39
feet.
As Ivan moved ashore during the morning
hours of September 16th, the winds
caused major damage to trees along and
east of the track of the storm.
Hurricane force winds were felt across
the entire area, including all inland
counties. Most of the area probably
had hurricane force winds for two to
four hours. This caused 100 year old
trees to break due to the constant
force from the strong winds. Many of
the trees fell on homes and vehicles
and damaged them. While some structural
wind damage would have been expected,
most of the major structural damage
that occurred over inland areas would
not have been as substantial if it had
not been for fallen trees. It was
estimated that in Alabama over
$500,000,000 damage was done to timber,
with an additional estimate of
$250,000,000 in Escambia, Santa Rosa
and Okaloosa counties in Florida. Power
was out for a week or more across the
inland areas due to trees across lines.
Along the immediate coast, power was
not restored for an additional several
weeks, until much of the infrastructure
was rebuilt. It was estimated that six
weak tornadoes occurred across the area
during the afternoon and early evening
of September 15th as Ivan neared the
coast. These weak tornadoes occurred in
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in
Florida, and in Baldwin, Escambia and
Conecuh in Alabama and produced only
minor damages.
Eight deaths were directly related to
Ivan. Seven of these were in Escambia
county with one in Santa Rosa county.
In Escambia county Florida: Four people
(three women and one male) drowned at
different locations around Grand Lagoon
as the surge inundated the area. A male
drowned after his truck ran off the
damaged I-10 bridge. A female died of
a heart attack in a shelter just
before Ivan moved ashore. A male died
when a tree fell on him as Ivan was
moving ashore. In Santa Rosa county,
a young female died when a tree fell
on their manufactured home and killed
her.
Sixteen deaths were indirectly related
to Ivan. In Escambia county Florida:
A 7 year old boy was killed as he was
watching someone remove a tree and a
large limb fell on him. A 55 year old
male committed suicide when he became
depressed because of the damage his
home sustained as a result of Ivan. A
58 year old female died when she was
overcome by fumes from a generator
that was not properly ventilated. A 41
year old male died in a traffic
accident at an intersection with no
power and no stop lights. A 83 year
old male fell off a roof while
repairing damage from Ivan. A 63 year
old male fell out of a tree in Escambia
county Alabama and was taken to a
Pensacola hospital where he later died
from injuries sustained in the fall.
A 40 year old male died when a tree
fell on him. In Santa Rosa county: A
67 year old male died of a heart attack
preparing for Ivan. A 76 year old male
died of a heart attack. A 56 year old
male died of a heart attack cleaning
up days after the storm. In Okaloosa
county: A 54 year old female died of a
heart attack when emergency crews could
not get to her due to the storm. A 51
year old male died of a heart attack.
A 50 year old female died days after
Ivan from a drug overdose due to
depression cause by the storm.
In Covington county a 75 year old
female died from a fire caused by a
candle used for light after the storm.
In Conecuh county a 34 year old male
died from a car accident when he hit
debris still in the road from the
storm. In Mobile county a 59 year old
male died when a tree fell on him after
the storm.
Agriculture interests suffered a major
blow from Ivan with most of the soybean
and pecan crop destroyed. The cotton
crop also suffered damage but not as
bad as that of the soybean and pecan
crop.
Ivan will be remembered as being one
of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the coastal counties of Baldwin,
Escambia and Santa Rosa in modern
history. It will also be remembered as
one of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the inland counties of Escambia,
Clarke, Monroe, Conecuh and Butler in
southwest Alabama.
Baldwin County
3 SE Josephine to 15 1302CST 3 30
1 SW Josephine 1306CST
A weak tornado entered Baldwin county
from Escambia county in Florida near
Ono Island and moved rapidly west
northwest and dissipated just southwest
of Josephine. The weak tornado caused
minor damage. Most of the area had
been evacuated due to Hurricane Ivan.
Escambia County
1 W Dixie to 15 1820CST 3 30
4 NW Dixie 1823CST
A weak tornado developed ahead of
Hurricane Ivan just west of Dixie. The
weak tornado moved quickly west
northwest and dissipated about four
miles northwest of Dixie. The weak
tornado caused minor tree damage.
Conecuh County
2 S Castleberry to 15 1840CST 1 30
2 SW Castleberry 1842CST
A weak tornado developed about two
miles south of Castleberry and
dissipated just southwest of
Castleberry. The weak tornado caused
minor damage to timber.
Baldwin County
East Portion 16 0300CST
0500CST
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland, a
band of very heavy rainfall developed
east of the center. Radar estimated
that five to seven inches of rain fell
in a two hour period across the area.
This caused most of the roads in the
east part of the county to flood. This
was in addition to the high winds that
were blowing trees down. As the storm
moved north, the water drained off the
roads.
Escambia County
West Portion 16 0500CST
0600CST
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland, a
band of very heavy rainfall developed
near and east of the center. Radar
estimated that four to six inches of
rain fell in a one hour period across
the area. This caused most of the
roads in the west part of the county
to flood. This was in addition to the
high winds that were blowing trees
down. As the storm moved north, the
water drained off the roads.
Monroe County
South Portion 16 0500CST
0600CST
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland,
a band of very heavy rainfall developed
near and east of the center. Radar
estimated that four to six inches of
rain fell in a one hour period across
the area. This caused most of the
roads in the south part of the county
to flood. This was in addition to the
high winds that were blowing trees
down. As the storm moved north, the
water drained off the roads.
ALZ063>064 Lower Mobile–Lower Baldwin
22 2300CST
23 1400CST
About a week after Hurricane Ivan
impacted the area on September 16th,
the remnants of the storm re-entered
the Gulf of Mexico after making a
large clockwise loop over the
southeastern United States.
As a result, high waves and surf action
again impacted already heavily eroded
area beaches. The high water hindered
clean up efforts along the coast. The
water also ended up under homes that
had severe erosion a week earlier.
Part of the causeway across Mobile Bay
had to be closed for several hours due
to high water. As the remnants of Ivan
slowly moved off to the northwest over
the western Gulf, the high surf
subsided.
ALASKA, Northern
AKZ207 Chukchi Sea Coast
23 0000AST
25 0300AST
A low pressure center tracked northeast
over the southern Bering Sea on the
21st and then curved north over inland
western Alaska on the 22nd; and low
pressure remained over north interior
Alaska and the North Slope of Alaska
through the 25th. This set up northwest
flow over the southern Chukchi Sea
creating minor coastal flooding and
some shore erosion at Shishmaref About
1 foot of coastline was removed by the
erosion from waves. Though reported
wind speeds were not available, winds
of 30 to 40 mph were forecast during
the event.
AKZ226 Ne. Slopes Of The Ern Ak Rng
26 1400AST
1630AST
A weather front moved north from the
Gulf of Alaska on the afternoon of the
26th and brough south winds up over
the eastern Alaska Range. The Army’s
Mesonet station called Texas Range
reported a peak gust to 60 mph (52 kt).
AKZ226 Ne. Slopes Of The Ern Ak Rng
27 0000AST
28 0700AST
A cold front moving east across the
interior of Alaska created heavy
snowfall over the Isabel Pass region
of the Richardson Highway through the
Alaska Range. Twelve to 18 inches of
snow fell over the highway during the
period, as reported by the State of
Alaska Department of Transportation’s
Trims Camp foreman.
ALASKA, Southeast
AKZ017-020>021 Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling
Coastal Area–Glacier Bay–Eastern
Chichagof Island
18 0500AST
19 0800AST
The growing season officially ended
due to a hard freeze on these dates in
these regions of Southeast Alaska. The
temperature in Yakutat was measured at
27 deg F, while Hoonah dipped to 28
deg F. Gustavus experienced 6 hours
with temperatures below freezing (the
other criteria for Freeze Warnings).
AKZ017 Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling
Coastal Area
26 0240AST
0340AST
A low lifted up into Cook Inlet from
the Aleutian chain on this date. High
easterly winds developed in
Southcentral Alaska out ahead of this
system. High winds were confined to the
extreme western portion of AOR, from
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling. Though
there is no way to verify in this
uninhabited region of the Alaska coast,
mariners confirmed conditions in the
region. The sensor on Middleton Island
measured a peak wind gust to 57 knots
(66 mph) from 120 degrees. Yakutat only
received a peak gust to 35 mph from
this storm.
ALASKA, Southern
AKZ155 Kuskokwim Delta
09 1800AST
10 0135AST
A strong storm in the Bering Sea
created a long fetch with high wind.
This produced a coastal storm surge
resulting in minor coastal flodding
along the Kuskokwim Delta.
AKZ101 Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek
25 0730AST
1700AST
An unusually early and record breaking
heavy snow occurred over the Anchorage
bowl on Saturday, September 25th. A
low in the northern Pacific created a
strong moist southerly fetch over the
south central region Saturday. The
existing low level cold air held in
the area long enough to result in 6
inches of snow over most of the
Anchorage bowl north to Eagle River
before the warm air resulted in the
snow changing over to rain. This was
the record for most snow this early
Anchorage. The wet heavy snow
accumulated on the trees causing many
power outages.
AKZ141 Copper River Basin
28 0530AST
29 2000AST
A strong moist southerly flow into the
Copper River Basin resulted in heavy
snow along south facing up slope areas
of the Alaska Range. The Slana Ranger
Station reported 16 inches of snow
overnight September 28th to the
morning of the 29th.
AKZ145 Susitna Valley
29 2100AST
30 1305AST
A low moved from the southwest Gulf of
Alaska into the Susitna Valley Late
Wednesday into Thursday. This resulted
in a strong push of moisture into the
Susitna Valley over the colder air in
the northern Susima Valley. The
Orographic lift typical of the “bench”
near Chulitna resulted in heavy snow
beginning late Wednesday night that
continued until the snow changed over
to rain Thursday afternoon. The
cooperative observer reported that
12 inches of snow fell from 10 p.m.
Wednesday night through Thursday
morning.
AKZ145 Susitna Valley
30 2000AST
2359AST
A strong Bering Sea storm pushed
extremely moist air into the south
central region of Alaska beginning
Wednesday, September 29th. Heavy rain
and snow occurred over the previous
weekend resulting in saturated soil
throughout the region. Rainfall of
moderate to heavy rates was reported
by observation sites in the Susitna
Valley south to the Anchorage bowl
beginning late Wednesday through late
Thursday. Amounts of 2 to 3 inches were
observed across this region with higher
estimated amounts along the Chugach
and Talkeetna Mountains. This resulted
in the small streams in the Anchorage
Bowl and in the central Susitna Valley,
which were already elevated from the
weekend storm, to rise above bank full
stage and cause minor flooding.
AMERICAN SAMOA
ASZ002 Tutuila
07 220OSST
08 050OSST
Heavy rain caused street ponding and
flooding in some villages. An unstable
air mass aloft, well- associated with
a trough connected to a strong gale
low within 360 miles southwest of Pago
Pago, remained over the Samoan Islands
within 24 hours. No damages or
injuries reported.
Tutuila
Countywide 08 060OSST
150OSST
Heavy rain caused stream overflow and
street flooding of over 2 feet across
Tutuila. The Tafuna Office recorded
about 3.30 inches of rain within the
24-hour period. Rocks and various
debris were spotted along the
main-road. No injury or damages
reported.
ASZ002 Tutuila
08 1000SST
Large south swells swept an alia to
shore, near the Malin Mai beach resort
at Fogagogo. 4 fishermen, ranging in
age from 17 to 40, were not seriouly
injured. “A huge wave turned their
vessel upside down and the engine
dropped off”, reported the Samoa News.
A high surf advisory was issued for
this date due to large south swells
produced by a strong area of high
pressure far south of the Islands.
ARIZONA, Central and Northeast
Gila County
Young 04 0715MST 1 10
A tornado touched down about 12 miles
northeast of Young along the
Young-Heber Highway near Forest
Service Road 188. Trees were sheared
off and the road was blocked.
Gila County
Jakes Corner to 04 0840MST
Gisela 1130MST
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding,
mud slides, and road closures along
Beeline Highway (HWY 87) from SR 188
to the Bush Highway turnoff. There was
also flood damage along Tonto Creek
in Gisela. The flooding was compounded
in the Willow Fire burn area due to
little or no ground cover.
Yavapai County
Ashfork to 18 1100MST
Seligman Arpt 2359MST
Flooding was reported along Double A
Ranch Road north of Seligman. A patrol
car was stuck in the mud and flood
waters on Sierra Verde Ranch Road.
Coconino County
Gray Mtn to 18 1525MST
Cameron
Thunderstorm wind gusts (50 to 60 MPH)
and blowing dust were reported on
Highway 89 between Grey Mountain and
Cameron.
Yavapai County
Bagdad 19 0645MST
0800MST
Highway 97 near Bagdad was closed due
to flooded washes and debris.
ARIZONA, Central
Gila County
Jakes Corner 19 0730MST
1100MST
Flash flooding caused rock, mud, and
debris to cover Highway 87 (MP 231).
This was in the Willow Fire burn area.
Coconino County
Supai 19 0800MST
1000MST
Flash flodding washed out a bridge and
came within one foot of covering
another bridge in Supai Village.
People were evacuated from Supai
Canyon.
Yavapai County
Paulden 19 1530MST
2000MST
Water from Big Chino La Rita Road to a
depth of 3 feet just west of Paulden.
Coconino County
Leupp Corner to 19 1545MST
Leupp 1615MST
Flash flooding covered Highway 99 to a
depth of 18 inches halfway between
Leupp and Leupp Corner.
AZZ037 Yavapai County Valleys And Basins
20 0800MST
1700MST
The Verde River rose 12 feet near
Bridgeport between 8:OOAM and 11:OOAM.
Some barns were flooded and several
homes were evacuated. Flood water
enetered two homes.
Navajo County
Jack Rabbit 29 1250MST 3 100
1305MST
ARIZONA, Northwest
Mohave County
Lake Havasu City 08 1713PST
1737PST
Strong winds from a severe
thunderstorms pushed through Lake
Havasu City. Several trees were blown
over, one house received roof damage
and a construction trailer was
overturned.
ARIZONA, Northwest
Mohave County
10 SW Colorado City 11 1330PST
1420PST
There were 15 different reports of
funnel clouds southwest of Colorado
City.
Mohave County
Kingman 19 0208PST
The Kingman ASOS reported a wind gust
of 66 mph.
ARIZONA, South
Pima County
Sells 02 1945MST
2100MST
Tohono O’ohdam sheriff dispatch
reported that Route 19 was closed due
to high water.
Pima County
6 ENE Tucson 18 1550MST
1645MST
Bear Canyon Road just north of Tanque
Verde Road was impassible due to high
flowing water.
Pima County
20 ENE Sells to 18 1900MST
14 SSE Sells 1940MST
Law Enforcement reported that several
washes were overflowing near milepost
21 and 22 of Indian Route 15.
Graham County
Safford 25 1530MST
1600MST
Significant hail damage was reported
in the Safford area. The hail fell for
about 30 minutes and stripped apples
off of trees in a local orchard.
Greenlee County
Duncan 25 1630MST
2200MST
Localized heavy rainfall caused several
streets to become flooded and required
closure. Mud and rocks covered U.S.
Route 70, after a reported 18 inches
of water ran across the road.
ARIZONA, Southwest
Maricopa County
Phoenix to 03 1710MST
Fountain Hills 1745MST
Several lines or clusters of
thunderstorms developed along a
moisture boundary that extended from
near Gila Bend to Payson. Microburst
winds over 55 mph took down trees,
power lines, and damaged homes and
buildings over parts of eastern
Maricopa County. In Mesa, about 130
trees were blown down at a cemetery,
and a large funeral canopy was blown
200 feet onto a car at a neighboring
apartment.
Maricopa County
Chandler 03 1830MST
Pinal County
Florence to 03 1845MST
2 N Apache Jet 1900MST
Trees uprooted on the east side of
Florence, power poles blown down in
Apache Junction.
Gila County
10 ESE Roosevelt 03 1945MST
Up to 3/4 inch of rain in 20 minutes,
along with pea size hail and strong
winds were reported at Roosevelt
Estates.
Yuma County
Araby to 08 1946MST
Yuma 2000MST
Thunderstorms moved westward across
parts of Yuma County after 6 pm.
Strong winds and dense blowing dust
resulted across much of Yuma, with
tree limbs blowing down onto power
lines. At the Yuma Proving Ground,
winds were clocked at 52 mph at 8 pm.
Pinal County
10 NW Florence to 18 1600MST
Queen Vly 1900MST
Local areas of heavy rainfall developed
within a tropical-like environment
across much of south-central Arizona.
Locally windy conditions preceded the
showers and thunderstorms during the
late afternoon hours. A rather narrow
band of heavy rain developed over
mainly rural areas of northern Pinal
County, which resulted in flooded homes
and roads. Three to 5 inches of rain
was reported in a 70 minute period in
one northern portion of Pinal County,
according to the county emergency
manager. The worst damage occurred in
the community of Queen Valley, where
the sewage treatment plant had an
initial damage estimate of $1.5
million. Gov. Napolitano declared an
emergency and designated $200,000 to
help repair roads and the sewage
treatment plant. Several water rescues
were made, and cars were washed out of
carports. Flood waters carried various
types of debris, and a propane tank
was found in a tree.
AZZ028 Central Deserts
18 160SMST
Poor visibility due to blowing dust
was blamed on a multiple car pile-up
on Interstate 10 at Riggs Road. Two
people were seriously injured.
Maricopa County
Cave Creek 18 1730MST
Strong winds severely damaged a large
part of the Cave Creek Roadhouse in
Cave Creek.
La Paz County
Parker 19 0200MST
0400MST
Very heavy rain resulted in flooding
of homes and highways in the Parker
area. One gauge indicated 1.15 inches.
La Paz County
1 N Quartzsite 19 0530MST
Winds knocked down 3 power poles
resulting in a 12 hour power outage
for Quartzsite residents.
ARKANSAS, Central and North Central
Johnson County
Ludwig 24 1530CST
1700CST
Heavy rains caused flash flooding to
occur in the Ludwig area. Several
streets were flooded along Highway 292.
ARKANSAS, East
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Great Egg Inlet To
Cp May Nj Out 20Nm
1 E Sea Isle City to 03 1030EST
.1 E Sea Isle City
A waterspout formed just off the coast
from Sea Isle City and dissipated as
it reached the shore.
Chesapeake Bay N
Beach To Drum Pt
Md
Cove Pt 11 1312EST
The U.S. Coast Guard and Calvert
County Emergency Officials reported
sightings of waterspouts just northeast
of Cove Point.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to 17 2112EST
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 34 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
Kiptopeke 17 2118EST
Wind gust of 39 knots measured at
Kiptopeke.
Nc-Va Bdr To
Currituck Beach Lt
Out 20Nm
Nc-Va Border to 17 2130EST
Currituck Beach Light
Wind gust of 40 knots measured at Duck,
North Carolina.
Currituck Sound
Currituck 17 2154EST
Wind gust of 36 knots measured at ECG.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to 17 2212EST
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 38 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay
Smith Pt To Windmill
Pt Va
Smith Pt to 17 2224EST
Windmill Point
Wind gust of 35 knots measured at
Lewisetta.
Nc-Va Bdr To
Currituck Beach Lt
Out 20Nm
Nc-Va Border to 17 2230EST
Currituck Beach Light
Wind gust of 42 knots measured at Duck,
North Carolina.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
Kiptopeke 17 2254EST
Wind gust of 43 knots measured at
Kiptopeke.
Tidal Potomac Cobb
Is Md To Smith Pt Va
Lewisetta 17 2224EST
Long Island Sound E
Of New Haven Ct To
Port Jefferson Ny
5 W Fishers Island 18 1032EST
Heavy rain bands with embedded
thunderstorms over Eastern Long Island
Sound produced wind gusts up to 43
knots. This resulted in a 31 foot boat
capsizing near Niantic Bay. Two men
were thrown into the water. One of
them was killed. The boat sustanied
significant structual damage.
M?IW
Chesapeake Bay
Smith Pt To Windmill
Pt Va
Smith Pt to 28 1424EST
Windmill Point
Wind gust of 34 knots measured at
Lewisetta.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
New Point Comfort to 28 1430EST
Cape Henry
Wind gust of 36 knots measured at the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to 28 1512EST
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 37 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay
Drum Pt To Smith Pt
Va
Solomons Island 28 1454EST
Chesapeake Bay N
Beach To Drum Pt
Md
1 W Drum Pt 28 1500EST
Chesapeake Bay
Drum Pt To Smith Pt
Va
16 SE Patuxent River 28 1615EST
CALIFORNIA, Extreme Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, North Central
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, Northeast
CAZ073 Mono
19 0950PST
A 59 kt (68 mph) wind gust was
reported at Mono Lake Visitors Center.
CALIFORNIA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, South Central
CAZ090-095-097 E Central S.J. Valley–Kern Cty Mtns–
Tulare Cty Mtns
01 OOOOPST
26 2359PST
The March through May 2004 time period
was the 2nd driest on record for the
South-Central portion of California as
determined by rainfall for the Kern
County Mountains and Tulare County
Mountains of the Southern Sierra
Nevada. Below normal for all of the
Southern Sierra Nevada rivers, the Kern
River April through July snow melt was
only 48% of normal determined by the
inflow to Lake Isabella Reservoir. The
previous six California Water Years
(July through June) have averaged only
81% of normal precipitation. The dry
conditions for the 6-year period were
actually much worse as 5 of the years
averaged approximately 70% of normal
normal rainfall.
CAZ093 S Sierra Foothills
03 120OPST
04 170OPST
The Bear Fire 5 miles south of Mariposa
burned 416 acres and 5 structures
(damage figure estimated). The cost to
suppress this human origin fire was
$1.4M. No fatalities or injuries
occurred.
CAZ089>092 W Central S.J. Valley–E Central S.J.
Valley–Sw S.J. Valley–Se S.J. Valley
05 140OPST
11 180OPST
One of the warmest spells of the dry
season occurred late between the 5th
and 11th of the month. The already dry
conditions of the area were intensified
by such a late hot spell as Central
and Southern San Joaquin Valley
temperatures climbed widespread to over
100 degrees F. The 8th and 9th of the
month were the warmest as Fresno
reached 105F on the 8th and both
Fresno and Bakersfield reported 103F
on the 9th.
CALIFORNIA, South Central
CAZ093 S Sierra Foothills
08 0955PST
09 0500PST
The Trimmer Fire burned 125 acres 25
miles northeast of Fresno. The fire
was human in origin. No fatalities,
injuries, or structures-lost occurred.
The cost to suppress was unknown.
CAZ095 Kern Cty Mtns
11 0000PST
12 1700PST
The China Fire 15 miles southwest of
Lake Isabella in Kern County was of
suspicious origin. It burned 314 acres
but no fatalities, injuries, or
structures-lost occurred. The cost to
suppress was unknown.
CAZ096 S Sierra Mtns
11 1203PST
13 1700PST
The Nehouse Fire burned 204 acres 25
miles east of North Fork in Madera
County. Its cause was human in origin
but no fatalities, injuries, or
structures-lost occurred. The cost to
suppress was unknown.
CAZ093 S Sierra Foothills
12 1451PST
15 0700PST
The Old Highway Fire was a man-caused
fire that burned 1347 acres in the
S.Sierra Nevada Foothills at Mariposa.
There were no fatalities, injuries, or
structures lost. The cost to suppress
the fire was $3M.
Merced County
25 NNW (Mer)Castle A 19 1700PST
A rather significant trof and
associated front swung through the
North San Joaquin Valley affecting
Merced County and points northward on
the 19th. Some embedded convection
occurred with the front as lightning
occurred in the Oakdale area just
north of the Merced County Line at
6 PM PDT. More importantly,
temperatures dipped significantly below
normal in a pattern more closely
resembling a winter-type weather
pattern than that of the warm season.
The Merced Airport reported 1/10th of
an inch of rain and lead to some local
field flooding and other inconveniences
for agricultural operations in the
Merced County area.
CALIFORNIA, Southeast
San Bernardino
County
Nipton 09 1137PST
1230PST
Flash flooding near Nipton caused
Nipton Rd to be completely washed out
and impassable.
San Bernardino
County
Nipton 09 1245PST
1330PST
Flash flooding caused several roads to
be closed near the town of Nipton.
Rocks and debris covered the road in
several locations.
San Bernardino
County
5 E Twenty Nine Palm, 10 1500PST
6 E Twenty Nine 1600PST
Palms
Several swift water rescues along with
several vehicles underwaterjust east
of Twentynine Palms.
San Bernardino
County
10 E San Bernardino 10 1600PST
1700PST
Law enforcement reported Amboy Rd. was
closed from Twcntynine Palms to Sheep
Hole Pass. Power lines were also down
along with debris in the roadway.
San Bernardino
County
5 S Nipton 10 1617PST
1700PST
Law enforcement reported Ivanpah and
Nipton roads were closed due to flash
flooding.
San Bernardino
County
20 E Twenty Nine Palm 10 1907PST
2030PST
Law enforcement reported several feet
of water over State Rte 62 just east
of Iron Age Rd.
CALIFORNIA, Southeast
San Bernardino
County
Lenwood 10 1945PST
A tow truck driver was in the process
of hooking up a winch to a stalled
vehicle when lightning struck. The
driver of the stalled car was killed
and the tow truck driver was taken to
the hospital.
M?OU
San Bernardino
County
15 NE Barstow 11 1730PST
1815PST
A 10 mile stretch of Fort Irwin Rd was
under 12 to 14 inches of water. Huge
boulders and mud all over the road and
is completely impassable.
Inyo County
Death Vly 11 2017PST
2215PST
Flash flooding occurred over Highway
178 in Death Valley between Mormon
Point and Jublice Pass. Reports said
several hundred feet of roadway were
washed away and many points along the
road were impassable with rocks and
debris.
CALIFORNIA, Southwest
CAZ056 Riverside County Mountains
01 0940PST
1400PST
A small brush fire burned 2 to 4 acres
on the west side of Hwy. 371 near
Aguanga.
CAZ049 Riverside County Valley/The Inland
Empire
02 1230PST
03 1800PST
Named the Morales Fire, this fire
consumed 250 acres southeast of
Temecula, and destroyed 2 trailers,
3 abandoned vehicles, 3 outbuildings,
and 2 ATVs. The wind at about the time
of the fire was between 5 and 15 mph,
with an air temperature in the 90s and
relative humidity of less than 20%.
CAZ049 Riverside County Valley/The Inland
Empire
03 1024PST
1300PST
Named the Ruby Fire, this fire consumed
1 acre near the Redhawk Golf Course in
Temecula.
CAZ042 Orange County Coastal Plain
05 0900PST
06 1500PST
Powerful surf ranging in size from 6 to
12 ft generated by Hurricane Howard
resulted in over 1000 rescues during
the hottest day of the year at Orange
County beaches. 25 people were rescued
in one incident alone at Main Beach in
Laguna when a dozen 8-10 ft waves
overpowered a group of swimmers. The
combination of widespread 100 degree
temperatures and 72 degree water
temperatures drove an estimated 575,000
people to Orange County beaches over
the Labor Day weekend.
San Diego County
Vista 05 1335PST
A strong dust devil ripped a sign off a
fence and threw it 40 feet away over a
house. Other debris was seen flying
through the air around the dust devil.
CAZ050 San Diego County Valleys
06 1145PST
1500PST
This fire burned 65 acres of brush two
miles south of the San Diego Wild
Animal Park in the San Pascual Valley.
It was started by a boy playing with
fireworks.
CAZ050 San Diego County Valleys
06 1400PST
1530PST
This fire burned 15 acres about 3 miles
north of Valley Center near Lilac
Knolls Road.
CAZ050 San Diego County Valleys
06 1500PST
1600PST
This fire burned 5 acres east of Chula
Vista near Proctor Valley Rd.
CAZ055 San Bernardino County Mountains
07 1235PST
09 1900PST
Named the Runway Fire, it burned 1,007
acres of brush on the desert slopes of
the San Bernardino National Forest near
the Cajon Pass. The fire forced the
closure of a seven mile stretch of Hwy
138. One home in the Baldy Mesa area
sustained minor heatdamage. The fire
was started by a car accident.
Riverside County
10 S Idyllwild 08 1430PST
1521PST
A thunderstorm dropped 1.15″ of rain in
one hour in the Pine Cove area. Some
sheet flow and rock slides were
observed along Hwy 74 east of Lake
Hemet.
Riverside County
Pine Cove 09 1320PST
1330PST
Hail 3/4 inch in diameter fell on Pine
Cove during a heavy monsoon
thunderstorm.
San Diego County
Borrego Spgs 10 1530PST
2300PST
Flash flooding began around 4:30 PM in
Borrego Palm Canyon and rushed into
Borrego Springs. Flash Flooding also
occurred in Coyote Canyon. An empty
campground was obliterated by a wall of
mud and water. An estimated 70 to 90
homes were damaged when the flash flood
tore into the Sun Gold and De Anza
areas of town. In the Sun Gold
community, some residents had as much
as 2′ of mud rush into their homes. The
wall of water and mud was observed to
be 8-10′ high and 150 yards wide at
times as it came down Borrego Palm
Canyon.
San Bernardino
County
10 E Lucerne Vly to 11 1213PST
15 ESE Lucerne Vly 1500PST
Heavy thunderstroms trained over the
Johnson Valley area most of the
afternoon which resulted in severe
flash flooding. Many roads were
completely washed out including
multiple sections of Hwy 247 between
Camp Rock Rd and Hacienda Rd. Boulders
were left in the middle of most roads
and washes experienced severe erosion
from the flood waters. Up to a dozen
vehicles were either trapped in mud and
high water or were stranded between
flooded washes which inundated the Hwy.
Some homes experienced minor damage
from the rushing torrent. Small hail
and frequent lightning were also
observed during the storm.
San Diego County
2 W Borrego Spgs to 11 1625PST
Borrego Spgs 1830PST
Flash flooding was observed for the
second straight day in Borrego Springs.
Sheet flooding was widespread across
town and it was reported that a river
of water 2′ deep rushed across Palm
Canyon Dr. Additional flooding occurred
in the Sun Gold community.
San Diego County
1 S Borrego Spgs 11 1640PST
A severe thunderstorm which also
produced flash flooding dropped hail
ranging in size from one quarter inch
to one inch in diameter. The hail was
large enough to break a window in the
town of Borrego Springs.
San Diego County
1 S Borrego Spgs 11 1640PST
An anemometer in Borrego Springs
recorded a wind gust over 60 mph before
it was blown over during a severe
thunderstorm. Six power poles were also
blown down by the thunderstorm wind
gusts.
Riverside County
La Quinta 11 1700PST
1730PST
Thunderstorm wind gusts toppled at
least 138 trees at “The Palms”
golfcourse in La Quinta. One tree
caused damage when it fell into a
maintenance building. Other area
golfcourses also reported downed trees.
A building at Avenue 58 and Madison
Street had its roof tiles blown off
which resulted in some minor water
damage to the interior. Nine utility
poles were blown over and four
transformers were lost as a result of
the winds. At around the same time,
nearby Thermal Airport reported a gust
of 46 mph, but it is possible that
winds were gusting to around 70 mph or
greater in the La Quinta area.
CAZ058 San Diego County Mountains
13 1100PST
14 0700PST
Named the Border Fire, it consumed 965
acres on the U.S. side of the border
and over 1,000 acres in Mexico. The
blaze started in Mexico and quickly
moved north over the border near Campo,
forcing the closure of Route 94. One
structure was destroyed by the fire.
CAZ057 Santa Ana Mountains And Foothills
21 0730PST
0930PST
Fremont Canyon RAWS measured sustained
winds over 40 mph for 2 hours and gusts
over 60 mph for 3 hours. Gusty winds
resulted in blown down tree branches
all across the inland empire.
CALIFORNIA, Southwest
CAZ043 San Diego County Coasts
22 1530PST
2000PST
A fire near Rattlesnake Canyon at Camp
Pendleton burned approximately 120
acres of brush.
CALIFORNIA, Upper
CAZ084>085 Northeast Siskiyou And Northwest Modoc
Counties–Modoc County
20 2030PST
21 0800PST
See below.
A Freeze Warning was issued for the
above listed zones, effective at the
above listed times. Reported low
temperatures in the area ranged from
22 to 31 degrees, so the warning
verified well.
CALIFORNIA, West South Central
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, Western
NONE REPORTED.
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLANTIC
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut 05 1400EST
A thunderstorm wind gust of 48 knots
was observed at the C-MAN at Fowey
Rocks Light.
S Santee R To Edisto
Beach Sc Out 20Nm
Folly Beach 06 0721EST
Savannah Ga To
Altamaha Sd Ga Out
20Nm
19 E Sapelo Island 06 0800EST
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut 06 2032EST
A thunderstorm wind gust of 36 knots
was measured at the C-MAN at Fowey
Rocks Light.
Edisto Beach Sc To
Savannah Ga Out
20Nm
1 E Fripp Island 10 0732EST
0740EST
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut 13 0824EST
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust of
37 knots at Fowey Rocks Light.
Atl Nearshore Waters
Rio Guajataca Pr
Ewd Thru Usvi
Red Hook St Thomas 16 1255AST
A large waterspout was reported between
Big Thatch and Jost Van Dyke in the
British Virgin Islands.
Charleston Harbor
5 NE The Charleston E 17 1539EST
The Charleston Battry
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 43 kt at
the Wando port terminal.
Charleston Harbor
The Charleston Battry 17 1545EST
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLANTIC
Little R Inlet Nc To
Murrells Inlet Sc Out
20Nm
Myrtle Beach 17 1630EST
Springmaid Pier recorded a 38 kt wind
gust.
Cp Fear To Little R
Inlet Nc Out 20Nm
Little River Inlet 17 1700EST
A measured 40 kt gust was recorded by
National Ocean Service equipment.
Surf City To Cp Fear
Nc Out 20Nm
Masonboro Inlet 17 1736EST
1842EST
National Ocean Service equipment
located on Johnny Mercer Pier recorded
a 36 kt wind gust. Gusts of 35 kt or
higher continued intermittently for the
next couple of hours.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef FI
1 E Port Everglades 19 0930EST
A waterspout was seen in the Atlantic
offshore Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
2 E Miami Beach 19 0946EST
A waterspout was seen in the Atlantic.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut 26 1430EST
The C-MAN station at Fowey Rocks Light
reported a thunderstorm wind gust of
36 knots.
Savannah Ga To
Altamaha Sd Ga Out
20Nm
19 E Sapelo Island 27 1050EST
The buoy at Grays Reef gusted to 37 kt
associated with Tropical Storm Jeanne.
COLORADO, Central and Northeast
COZ035 Larimer & Boulder Counties Between
6000 & 9000 Feet
04 1700MST
A hiker froze to death on the summit of
Longs Peak as an early season
snowstorm, accompanied by strong winds
and freezing temperatures, moved
through the region. The hiker was found
wearing only tennis shoes, jeans and a
hooded sweatshirt.
M260U
Larimer County
Ft Collins 14 1434MST
Larimer County
Ft Collins 14 1437MST
Washington County
3 SSW Woodrow 14 1515MST
Washington County
1 SE Woodrow 14 1516MST
Weld County
3 N Galeton 14 1521MST
Washington County
9 SSW Akron 14 1528MST
Washington County
7 S Akron 14 1540MST
Washington County
7 S Platner 14 1557MST
Washington County
9 S Otis 14 1614MST
COLORADO, Central and Northeast
Washington County
Akron 14 1830MST
Washington County
1 NE Otis 14 1904MST
Park County
Bailey 28 1430MST
Weld County
14 SE Greeley 28 1518MST
Arapahoe County
Littleton 28 1745MST
Douglas County
14 NW Castle Rock 28 1749MST
Larimer County
34 W Virginia Dale 28 1824MST
Lincoln County
25 WSW Karval 30 1115MST
COLORADO, East Central
Yuma County
4 SSE Vernon 9 1325MST
Four sections of irrigation pivot
blown over.
Yuma County
8 SSW Yuma 14 1626MST
Yuma County
3 SE Yuma 14 1627MST
Yuma County
4 S Yuma 14 1631MST
Yuma County
Eckley 14 1658MST
Yuma County
Vernon 14 1658MST
Yuma County
7 W Wray 14 1710MST
Yuma County
5 NW Wray 14 1716MST
Yuma County
Wray 14 1719MST
Yuma County
10 S Wray 14 1721MST
Windows broken out of vehicle on
highway.
Yuma County
Wray 14 1721MST
Yuma County
12 SE Wray 14 1725MST
One window on west side of house
broken.
COZ091 Kit Carson County
14 2047MST
Non-convective wind gust.
Cheyenne County
2 S Arapahoe 24 1518MST
Cheyenne County
5 ESE Cheyenne Wells 24 1538MST
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells 24 1608MST
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells 24 1623MST
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells 30 1355MST
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells 30 1355MST
COLORADO, South Central and Southeast
Prowers County
14 N Holly 24 1445MST
1530MST
Hail occurred for 45 minutes and
completely covered the ground several
inches deep.
Baca County
Springfield 24 1630MST
1720MST
Hail occurred for nearly an hour,
ranging from one inch to 1.75 inches
in diameter.
Prowers County
13 N Holly 24 1745MST
2030MST
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused
flooding of Horse Creek and West
Wildhorse Creek.
Prowers County
Lamar 24 1851MST
1856MST
Prowers County
Lamar 24 1912MST
1917MST
Teller County
Woodland Park 28 1452MST
1515MST
Custer County
Silver Cliff 28 1613MST
1620MST
El Paso County
1 NE Black Forest 30 1210MST 1 100
1213MST
A short lived tornado one mile
northeast of the intersection of Volmer
Road and Black Forest Road caused no
known damage. It passed through open
country in a construction area.
El Paso County
3 S Falcon 30 1340MST
1345MST
COLORADO, West
COZ001>014- Lower Yampa River Basin–Central Yampa
017>023 River Basin–Roan And Tavaputs
Plateaus–Elkhead And Park Mountains–
Upper Yampa River Basin–Grand Valley–
Debeque To Silt Corridor– Central
Colorado River Basin–Grand And
Battlement Mesas–Gore And Elk
Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys–
Central Gunnison And Uncompahgre River
Basin–West Elk And Sawatch Mountains–
Flattop Mountains–Upper Gunnison River
Valley–Uncompahgre Plateau And Dallas
Divide–Northwestern San Juan
Mountains–Southwestern San Juan
Mountains–Paradox Valley / Lower
Dolores River Basin–Four Corners /
Upper Dolores River Basin–Animas River
Basin–San Juan River Basin
Ol 0000MST
30 2359MST
Remnants of an eastern Pacific
Hurricane transported moisture across
western Colorado and resulted in areas
of heavy rain early in the month.
Unseasonably cold temperatures also
brought significant snow accumulations
to portions of the mountains. Because
of this precipitation, there was a
slight decrease in the areal extent of
severe to extreme drought conditions
across western Colorado. Otherwise,
abnormally dry to severe drought
conditions persisted. Please see the
October 2004 Storm Data publication for
a continuation on this drought
situation.
COZ022 Animas River Basin
01 0000MST
1600MST
This fire was named the Well Fire and
occurred 10 miles southeast of Redmesa
in La Plata County. This fire began at
the end of August and consumed 1,117
acres of pinyon pine, juniper, sage
brush, and grass before being
extinguished. The estimated cost of
fighting the fire was 390 thousand
dollars
Dolores County
2 WNW Dove Creek to 01 1355MST
1 ESE Dove Creek 02 1405MST
A strong dust devil peeled a large
section of corrugated metal roofing off
a commercial building, as well as a
section of the plywood underlayment.
Packing material and insulation were
blown hundreds of yards away from the
building, while a 4 foot by 8 foot
section of plywood landed on
Highway 491.
COZ002 Central Yampa River Basin
03 1200MST
04 1600MST
This wildfire was named the Sheep Ranch
Fire and occurred 6 miles east-
northeast of Elk Springs in Moffat
County. The fire consumed 100 acres of
pinyon juniper, sage, and grass.
Evacuations were put into effect for
local residences.
COZ004-009>010- Elkhead And Park Mountains–Grand And
012>013-018>019 Battlement Mesas–Gore And Elk
Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys–
West Elk And Sawatch Mountains–Flattop
Mountains–Northwestern San Juan
Mountains–Southwestern San Juan
Mountains
04 1155MST
05 0600MST
An unseasonably cold storm system
brought the first accumulating snowfall
of the season to the mountains of
western Colorado. Snowfall amounts
generally ranged from 2 to 6 inches.
Local amounts up to 1 foot occurred
across some of the mountains above
10,000 feet.
COZ003 Roan And Tavaputs Plateaus
04 1300MST
06 1600MST
This fire was named the Deer Park Fire
and occurred 26 miles west of Debeque
in Garfield County. The fire consumed
476 acres of ponderosa pine.
COZ005-014 Upper Yampa River Basin–Upper Gunnison
River Valley
15 0000MST
0900MST
Minimum temperatures ranged from the
upper teens to the upper 20s.
La Plata County
12 N Bayfield 19 1110MST
1500MST
Water and debris flowed around a foot
deep across County Road 501, midway up
the west side of Vallecito Reservoir.
Some rock and mud slides were also
reported in the area, as well as a few
logs mixed in with the debris flows.
Routt County
Steamboat Spgs 19 1130MST
1140MST
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
totally destroyed a 12 foot by 60 foot
Civil Air Patrol trailer at the
airport. The trailer had rooms for
office space, training, and briefing.
A section of chain link fence at the
airport was also destroyed when the
trailer was blown through it. Numerous
large trees were blown over or snapped
off throughout the town, with at least
one vehicle crushed and a mobile home
damaged by falling trees.
Archuleta County
1 W Arboles 19 1800MST
2100MST
Heavy rainfall resulted in minor
flooding of many creeks and normally
dry washes, with at least one creek
over bankfull. The official cooperative
weather observer near Arboles measure
1.73 inches of rain during this event.
Archuleta County
20 E Pagosa Spgs 19 1815MST
2100MST
Minor flooding and debris flows were
reported along the upper Blanco Basin
Road and near Opal Lake.
La Plata County
17 N Bayfield to 20 0830MST
15 N Bayfield 1131MST
Heavy rainfall caused Vallecito Creek
to run bankfull for several hours which
threatened 30 homes in the Mountain
River Subdivision north of Vallecito
Reservoir.
COZ003>005- Roan And Tavaputs Plateaus–Elkhead And
009>010-012>013- Park Mountains–Upper Yampa River
17018 Basin–Grand And Battlement Mesas–Gore
And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain
Valleys–West Elk And Sawatch
Mountains–Flattop Mountains–
Uncompahgre Plateau And Dallas Divide–
Northwestern San Juan Mountains
20 1500MST
22 0500MST
A cold early season storm produced
widespread snowfall amounts from 3 to 5
inches across the mountains of western
Colorado. High valleys in the Steamboat
Springs area also received significant
snowfall, with up to 8 inches in some
locations. Local amounts from 10 to 12
inches fell across the central and
northern mountains, with new snowfall
up to 17 inches measured in the higher
elevations of Routt County. Icy and
snowpacked roads resulted in many
accidents, including a tanker truck
rollover on Rabbit Ears Pass where 15
inches of snow was measured.
COZ021>023 Four Corners / Upper Dolores River
Basin–Animas River Basin–San Juan
River Basin
23 0600MST
0900MST
Early morning low temperatures ranged
from the mid 20s to 32 degrees across
most lower elevation areas in southwest
Colorado.
COZ018 Northwestern San Juan Mountains
28 2100MST
29 0800MST
2 to 5 inches of snow fell above the
9000 foot level in the northwest San
Juan Mountains from this cold early
season storm. Locally heavier amounts
were reported, including 12 inches at
Silverton.
CONNECTICUT, Northeast
NONE REPORTED.
CONNECTICUT, Northwest
CTZ013 Southern Litchfield
18 0812EST
20 1930EST
At 08:12 EST on 9/18/04, the Housatonic
River was at its bankful and rising at
Veterans Plaza, and the East Aspetuck
River was over its banks at Wells Road
in New Milford. The Housatonic River
exceeded its flood stage of 11.0′,
cresting at 11.82′ at 13:15 EST on
9/18/04 at the Stevenson Dam. The
Housatonic River then exceeded its
flood stage of 12.0′, cresting at
13.33′ at 19:45 EST on 9/19/04 at the
Brookfield gage. Additional flooding
was reported when the Housatonic River
exceeded its flood stage of 7.0′,
cresting at 7.4′ at 12:30 EST on
9/19/04 at the Falls Village gage.
CONNECTICUT, Southern
Fairfield County
Ridgefield 08 0850EST
0905EST
A spotter in Ridgefield reported that
the rainfall rate was up to 1.9 inches
per hour in torrential downpours. Many
streets in Ridgefield experienced
flash flooding.
Fairfield County
Wilton 08 1000EST
1030EST
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
of streets in Wilton. The remnants of
Hurricane Frances produced torrential
rainfall across Western Connecticut on
September 8th. Storm total rainfall
amounts ranging from an inch to up to
6 inches were common across the area.
This caused extensive flash flooding
of mainly roads.
Fairfield County
Stratford 18 0945EST
1010EST
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
of roads.
New Haven County
New Haven 18 1035EST
1100EST
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
on 1-95. Water was reportedly up to
winshields on vehicles. Parts of the
interstate were closed. Flash flooding
also occured in West Haven at the same
time. Rescues had to be performed on
people trapped in their vehicles.
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan produced
torrential rains across Southern
Connecticut. Storm total rainfall
amounts added up to around 5 inches in
spots. This caused extensive roadway
flash flooding.
DELAWARE
Sussex County
Rehoboth Beach to 03 0700EST
Fenwick Is 07 0700EST
The combination of swells from
Hurricane Frances and a high pressure
system that built into New England and
the Canadian Maritimes caused rip
currents to occur throughout the Labor
Day weekend. Bathing restrictions were
in place throughout the weekend and
water rescues were performed. No deaths
were reported.
New Castle County
North Portion 18 0916EST
2053EST
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan
interacting with a slowly moving cold
front caused widespread very heavy rain
to fall from around 9 a.m. EDT until
around 2 p.m. EDT on the 18th. This
caused poor drainage, creek and river
flooding in the northern part of New
Castle County. The Christina River at
Coochs Bridge was above its 10.5 foot
flood stage from 1016 a.m. EDT through
516 p.m. EDT on the 18th. It crested at
11.32 feet at 217 p.m. EDT. The White
Clay Creek at Newark was above its 13
foot flood stage from 313 p.m. EDT
through 953 p.m. EDT on the 18th. It
crested at 13.58 feet at 532 p.m. EDT.
The Red Clay Creek at Wooddale was
above its 5.5 foot flood stage from
Noon EDT through 7 p.m. EDT on the
18th. It crested at 7.05 feet at 245
p.m. EDT. Storm totals included 2.54
inches at the New Castle County
Airport, 2.17 inches in Newark and
1.99 inches in Bear.
New Castle County
Countywide 28 1430EST
29 1426EST
The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne
interacting with two frontal boundaries
in the region caused torrential
downpours to occur during the afternoon
and evening of the 28th. Doppler Radar
storm total estimates ranged between 4
and 8 inches with the highest amounts
toward the Pennsylvania border.
Widespread poor drainage, stream and
creek flooding occurred. Many roads
were flooded and closed and numerous
water rescues were performed.
Evacuations occurred in Glenville along
the Red Clay Creek. Forty people were
also rescued from a bus that became
stranded along the White Clay Creek.
The White Clay Creek at Newark was
above its 13 foot flood stage from
447 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 911
a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
13.59 feet at 930 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
The Red Clay Creek at Wooddale was
above its 5.5 foot flood stage from
4 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 7 a.m.
EDT on the 29th. It crested at 13.53
feet at 1145 p.m. EDT on the 28th. As
of October 1st, 2004 the flood stage of
the creek at this site will be raised
to 7.0 feet. Farther downstream the
Red Clay Creek at Stanton was above
its 15 foot flood stage from 434 p.m.
EDT on the 28th through 901 a.m. EDT
on the 29th. It crested at 23.44 feet
at 130 a.m. EDT on the 29th. The
Christina River at Coochs Bridge was
above its 10.5 foot flood stage from
416 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 633
a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
13.43 feet at 1147 p.m. EDT on the
28th. The Brandywine Creek at
Wilmington was above its 11 foot flood
stage from 1022 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 326 p.m. EDT on the 29th. It
crested at 13.51 feet at 615 a.m. EDT
on the 29th.
Storm totals included 8.01 inches in
Newark, 7.31 inches in Bear, 5.79
inches at the New Castle County
Airport, 5.40 inches in Christina
Hundred, 4.69 inches in Wilmington and
2.63 inches in Blackbird Hundred.
The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne
tracked across Georgia and North
Carolina and then northeast across the
central Delmarva Peninsula and extreme
southern New Jersey. A frontal boundary
that passed through the region of the
26th stalled offshore and came back as
a warm front on the 28th. This front
stalled close to the Interstate 95
corridor. The remnants of Jeanne
tracked along this frontal boundary. At
the same time a cold front approaching
from the Saint Lawrence Valley on the
morning of the 28th helped wring the
tropical moisture over the area even
further.
New Castle County
(Ilg)Wilmington Arpt to 28 1514EST 5 150
Elsmere Jet 1524EST
An F2 (on the Fujita scale) tornado
touched down in northern New Castle
County with maximum winds estimated at
130 mph. The path length was 5.0 miles
long with a maximum path width of 150
yards. The tornado touched down near
and was observed at the New Castle
County Airport. The northern end of the
tornado track was in Elsmere.
Significant damage did occur along the
path of this tornado, particularly to
some of the planes at the airport and
industrial buildings near the airport.
In addition, five persons were injured.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NONE REPORTED.
FLORIDA, East Central
Osceola County
3 E St Cloud 04 1004EST 0.1 20
An Osceola County Sheriffs vehicle was
pushed off the road as an F0 tornado
from a rain band in Hurricane Frances
touched down briefly along Highway 192,
just east of St. Cloud.
FLZ041-047-054-059- Volusia–Brevard–Indian River–
64 St. Lucie–Martin
04 1949EST
05 1949EST
The center of category 2 Hurricane
Frances reached the Florida east coast
near Sewall’s Point in Martin County
early on September 5th. Frances was
moving to the west northwest at 7 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed the east half of the Florida
Peninsula. Frances was downgraded to a
tropical storm in the afternoon on the
5th when it was about 50 miles east of
Tampa Bay.
In Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River
counties, the slow moving storm
produced wind gusts to hurricane
strength for about 19 hours, producing
an estimated 4.5 billion dollars in
damage. Wind gusts well over 100 mph
destroyed coastal structures, marinas,
and vessels. Farther inland, hundreds
of homes, mobile homes, and businesses
were destroyed, and thousands were
damaged. Highest recorded winds for
Martin county were 91 knots (105 mph)
at Port St. Lucie Inlet. The highest
wind gust in St. Lucie County, was 94
knots (108 mph) at Ft. Pierce and in
Indian River County, 70 knots (81 mph)
in Vero Beach.
Brevard and Volusia counties also
recorded hours of hurricane force wind
gusts from the north side of the storm.
Thousands of homes and businesses were
destroyed and damaged, with hundreds of
thousands of residences with out power.
Brevard was hit with an estimated
amage of 90 million dollars. Damage in
Volusia County was close to 240 million
dollars. Most official NWS surface wind
equipment failed prior to the max wind
of the storm when power was knocked
out. Highest recorded surface winds
gust was 78 knots (90 mph) from Merritt
Island Airport, although a wind tower
at NASA report gusts to 82 knots
(94 mph). These winds were likely
representative of what most of the
beach front areas were hit with.
Daytona Beach International Airport
recorded a wind gust to 65 knots
(75 mph) prior to the power outage.
Lowest recorded pressures for Hurricane
Frances were, 994.9 mb at Daytona Beach
Airport, 995.9 mb at NWS Melbourne,
962.1 at St. Lucie Lock, and 964.7 at
Port Mayaca Lock.
Beach errosion was moderate to severe
from Cocoa Beach to Ft. Pierce, ranging
from 5 to 6 feet from south Brevard
County to up to 12 feet near Vero Beach
where a large section of a beach road
was washed out. A storm surge of 5.89
feet MSL was recorded at the St. Lucie
Lock. A surge near 6 feet occured near
Cocoa Beach ranging to near 8 feet
around Vero Beach where onshore winds
were the strongest.
Radar estimates show as much as 13
inches of rain fell in Volusia County
with a range of 6 to 10 inches of rain
in the remaining counties. The worst
flooding from Hurricane Frances was in
Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Osceola
counties. Significant inland flodding
flooding was reported in Martin, St.
Lucie, Indian River and Brevard
counties.
FLZ044>046-053-058 Lake–Orange–Seminole–Osceola–
Okeechobee
04 2255EST
05 1351EST
The center of category 2 Hurricane
Frances reached the Florida East near
Sewall’s point in Martin County early
on September 5th but began spreading
hurricane force wind gusts across most
of Central Florida by 11 pm on
September 4th. Frances entered Central
Florida moving west northwest at 7 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed the east half of the Florida
Peninsula. Frances was downgraded to a
tropical storm in the afternoon on the
5th when it was about 50 miles east of
Tampa Bay.
In Okeechobee County, little direct
observational wind data is available,
but wind estimates from the Hurricane
Research Division show sustained
hurricane force winds over most of the
county as Frances crossed the county
from east to west. Almost 700
residences were destroyed, with damage
to 22,688 residences.
Osccola County also suffered extensive
wind damage to homes, mobile homes and
businesses. Again, little wind data was
available after the storm, but
hurricane force wind gusts were
estimated to have occurred over all of
the county.
Lake, Orange and Seminole counties were
also hit hard by the rain bands on the
north side of Hurricane Frances.
Extensive damage to residences,
businesses and public buildings were
reported across the counties. It is
difficult to assess damage amounts
since the areas was swept by Hurricane
Jeanne a few weeks later. The Lake
County damage estimate was over 6
million dollars. Orlando International
Airport reported a gust to 60 kts
(69 mph). Sanford reported a gust to
61 kts (70 mph), and a home weather
station in Clermont reported a gust to
56 kts (64 mph). Widespread damage in
all the counties suggests that the area
was swept by hurricane force wind
gusts. Significant damage was done to
the area landscape industry around
Apopka.
Indian River County
East Portion 04 2306EST
05 1200EST
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
Martin County
East Portion 04 2306EST
05 1200EST
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
FLORIDA, East Central
St. Lucie County
East Portion 04 2306EST
05 1200EST
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
Brevard County
Countywide 05 0130EST
1200EST
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses.
Lake County
Northeast Portion 05 0130EST
1200EST
An estimated 8 to 10 inches of rain
from Hurricane Frances fell across the
central and northern part of Lake
County, flooding roads and a few homes.
Okeechobee County
Northeast Portion 05 0130EST
1200EST
From 4 to 6 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, and residences.
Orange County
West Portion 05 0130EST
1200EST
From 8 to 10 inches of rain from
Hurricane Frances fell across north
and west Orange County, flooding homes
and roads in the Orlando metropolitan
area.
Osceola County
North Portion 05 0130EST
1300EST
From 8 to 10 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in Kissimmee and
St. Cloud.
Seminole County
Countywide 05 0130EST
1200EST
From 8 to 10 inches of rain from
Hurricane Frances fell across much of
Seminole County, flooding homes and
roads.
Volusia County
Countywide 05 0130EST
1200EST
From 10 to 12 inches of rain from the
northern rainbands of Hurricane Frances
produced widespread flooding of homes,
businesses and roads across most of the
coastal communities as well as in
Deltona, and Deland.
FLZ041-047-054-059- Volusia–Brevard–Indian River–
064 St. Lucie–Martin
05 0400EST
1200EST
Hurricane Frances made landfall at
about high tide, after midnight on the
5th. The highest surges occurred south
of Ft. Pierce Inlet. This was
associated with the inner eye wall
band as it was blowing normal to the
coast. Surge levels ran from 3 to
4 feet from Cape Canaveral, north
through Volusia County. Surge levels
ran from near 6 feet south of Cape
Canaveral to near 8 feet in Ft. Pierce.
The surge was less over Martin County,
although there was a strong longshore
current and considerable beech erosion.
FLZ041-044-046 Volusia–Lake–Seminole
09 0700EST
30 2359EST
Hurricane Frances produced 6 to 10
inches of heavy rain over much of the
middle and upper St. Johns River Basin.
Beginning around September 9th, water
levels began to reach flood stage on
the middle basin mainly around Geneva,
and Sanford. Levels continued to rise
well above flood stage and began to
fall slightly untill Hurricane Jeanne
followed the same track across the
state. Significant flooding followed
with a record crest of 10.1 feet being
reached at the Lake Harney Gage. In
Volusia County many roads and dozens of
homes were flooded, mainly in the
Stone Island and surrounding
communities. In Seminole County near
Geneva, roads, nurseries and homes
along Lake Harney were flooded. Water
came over the seawall in Sanford and
flooded numerous structures along the
south shore of Lake Monroe. In Lake
County … a few buildings and roads
were flooded near Astor. River levels
remained above flood stage through the
remainder of the month.
FLZ041-047-054-059- Volusia–Brevard–Indian River–
064 St. Lucie–Martin
25 0140EST
26 0800EST
The center of category 3 Hurricane
Jeanne reached the Florida east coast
near Sewall’s Point in Martin County
shortly after midnight on September
26th. Remarkably, this is in the same
location where Hurricane Frances came
ashore on September 5th. Jeanne was
moving to the west northwest at 12 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed most of the Florida Peninsula.
Jeanne was downgraded to a tropical
storm in the afternoon of September
26th when it was about 40 miles
northeast of Tampa Bay. In Volusia
County, hurricane force wind gusts
began with the rain bands on the north
side of Jeanne as they moved on shore.
The county, already battered by
Hurricane Frances suffered extensive
additional damage. Fresh water flooding
from local heavy rain, and Flooding of
the St. Johns River affected more than
200 residences and business properties.
Total damage estimates were near $60
million. Hurricane winds damaged or
destroyed thousands of homes and
businesses. Hundreds of thousands of
residences were with out power. Most
official NWS surface wind equipment
failed prior to the max wind of the
storm when power was knocked out. The
highest recorded wind was only 55 knots
(63 mph), but wind damage suggest
numerous gusts in excess of hurricane
strength. The lowest recorded pressure
was 993.6 mb. In Brevard County, the
strongest winds swept across the coast
south of Cape Canaveral and the
southern coastal communities. Grant,
Micco and the south part of Palm Bay
were hit much harder than the northern
locations. County wide damages were
reported at $320 million. Especially
hard hit was the mobile home community
of Barefoot Bay. A Palm Bay man drowned
when his pickup truck ran off a road
into a deep flooded ditch. Highest wind
gusts in the county were, 79 knots
(91 mph) at the NWS Melbourne office.
Based on radar information, it is
estimated that wind gusts over 100 kts
(115 mph) swept across the southern
coastal areas. The lowest recorded
pressure for the storm was 986.8 mb at
Melbourne. Total damage estimates for
the county were near $320 million.
Indian River County was hit hard by
Jeanne being to the right of the land
falling eye. 8,300 residences were
damaged or destroyed and over 41,000
residences were damaged. Total wind
damage for the county was over $2
billion. Highest wind gusts in the
county were, 106 knots (122 mph) at
Vero Beach and 101 knots (116 mph) at
Sebastian. The lowest recorded pressure
for the county was 965.5 mb at Vero
Beach.
The north part of the hurricane eye
passed over St. Lucie County producing
$1.2 billion in wind damage. The
marinas along Ft. Pierce inlet were hit
destroying dozens of boats. A 34 year
old man was electrocuted when his truck
ran into a power line. Thousands of
homes and business were damaged and
destroyed by the wind. Especially hard
hit were the dozens of mobile home
communities. Highest wind gusts in the
county were, 111 knots (128 mph) from a
private residence just north of Ft.
Pierce inlet. The lowest recorded
pressure for the county was 952.9 mb at
Ft. Pierce.
The eye of Hurricane Jeanne passed over
the community of Sewell’ Point in
Martin County. Over 180 residences were
destroyed with about 4000 residences
either damaged or destroyed. The
highest wind speed recorded was 91 kts
(105 mph) in Jensen Beach. No pressure
data was recorded for Martin County.
Severe beach erosion occurred
compounding the damage from Hurricane
Frances just 3 weeks earlier.
FLZ041-047-054-059- Volusia–Brevard–Indian River–
064 St. Lucie–Martin
25 2200EST
26 1600EST
The greatest storm tides occurred
between Brevard and St. Lucie Counties,
to the right of the landfalling eye
wall. Initial estimates of storm tides
range from 6 feet in Volusia County to
around 10 feet in St Lucie county, and
about 8 feet in Martin County. Damage
would have been greater except that
Jeanne came ashore mainly during a low
tide. At the next high tide strong wind
and rain bands were still hitting
Volusia County from the cast. Hardest
hit was the town of New Smyma Beach
where much of the sand cast of the
town’s seawall was removed.
Indian River County
2 W Vero Beach to 25 2204EST 0.5 30
5 W Vero Beach
As the main eye wall of Hurricane
Jeanne crossed the coast, an F1
strength tornado-like event moved
through the northeast corner of the
intersection of Interstate 95 and
Highway 60, west of Vero Beach. In this
area there was a path of blown down
trees surrounded by trees with little
damage. The size of the area was about
.5 miles by 30 yards.
Brevard County
1 N Micco 26 0130EST 0.3 20
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne was
coming on shore to the south, an F1
tornado-like event moved through the
mobile home community of Barefoot Bay
blowing down trees along a narrow well
defined area surrounded by undamaged
trees and mobile homes.
Brevard County
1 N Micco 26 0151EST 0.5 50
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne was
coming on shore to the south, an F1
tornado-like event moved through the
mobile home community of Barefoot Bay,
severey damaging about a dozen mobile
homes. The damage path moved from east
to west, skipping over the residences
near the Intracoastal Waterway and
damaging the ones on the west side of
the community.
FLZ044>046-053-058 Lake–Orange–Seminole–Osceola–
Okeechobee
25 2300EST
26 1400EST
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne
crossed Okeechobee County and moved
into west Central Florida, wind gusts
to near 80 mph crossed the county. No
direct wind or pressure observations
were available in the county from
Jeanne. Winds gusting to hurricane
force damaged and destroyed residences
and mobile homes, damaged roofs and out
buildings. Damage estimates were near
$10 million.
In Osceola County gusts to hurricane
strength damaged and destroyed
residences with an estimated $11
million in damage. Agricultural damage,
mainly to citrus, was $8 million.
Orange County was also hit hard by the
rain bands on the north side of
Hurricane Jeanne. Extensive damage to
residences, businesses and public
buildings were reported across the
county. Damage estimates were over $40
million. The highest wind was 60 knots
(76 mph) at Orlando International
Airport. The lowest pressure was
985.1 mb also at Orlando International
Airport.
Seminole County suffered around $4
million in damage to residences, mobile
homes, roofs pool enclosures fences and
out buildings. Agriculture damage was
near $3.6 million to citrus and the
nursery industry. Highest wind in the
county was 60 knots (69 mph) at
Sanford. The lowest pressure was
988.8 mb.
Lake County suffered around $8 million
in damage. Over 2800 residences were
damaged, with 111 destroyed. A 91 year
old woman died in a fire started by a
candle. Agriculture damage was near
$8.2 million to citrus and the nursery
industry. Highest wind in the county
was 41 knots (47 mph) at Leesburg but
estimated wind gusts of hurricane force
extended over the south half of the
county. The lowest recorded pressure
was 982.1 at Leesburg.
F91PH
Brevard County
South Portion 26 0500EST
2300EST
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south of Brevard County
continuous heavy tropical rain fell
across central and southern Brevard
County. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8
inches flooded streets and roads over
Palm Bay and surrounding areas. A Palm
Palm Bay man drowned when he drove his
truck into a flooded ditch on the side
of a road. M66VE
Indian River County
Countywide 26 0800EST
2200EST
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south over Martin
County, continuous heavy tropical rain
fell across much of Indian River
County. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8
inches flooded streets and roads over
Vero Beach and inland roadways.
Osceola County
Countywide 26 0800EST
2200EST
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south of, and then over
Osceola County, continuous heavy
tropical rain fell across central
Osceola County. Rainfall amounts of 6
to 8 inches flooded streets and roads
over communities along Highway 192 to
near St. Cloud.
FLORIDA, Extreme Southern
FLZ076>078 Monroe/Upper Keys–Monroe/Middle Keys–
Monroe/Lower Keys
01 2200EST
06 0400EST
As Hurricane Frances tracked from the
northwest Bahamas through the central
Florida peninsula, several outer rain
bands crossed the Florida Keys
producing short episodes of strong wind
gusts. A peak wind gust of 81 knots
(93 mph) was measured at the Sombrero
Key Light C-MAN station, at an
elevation of over 150 feet above mean
sea level. Other notable wind gusts
included 55 knots (63 mph) at Sand Key
C-MAN and 59 knots (68 mph) at Molasses
Reef C-MAN. Over land, peak wind gusts
included 47 knots (54 mph) at the U.S.
Coast Guard Group Key West, and 44
knots (51 mph) at the Key West Harbor.
Stronger wind gusts were estimated
along the south side of Marathon …
near Flamingo Island … in the squall
that produced the extreme winds at
Sombrero Key Light. These winds tore
screens in porches in isolated fashion
from Big Pine Key through Grassy Key,
and blew out plastic or vinyl panels of
commercial signs in Marathon.
Otherwise, damage was limited to downed
tree limbs and minor power outages. As
Frances passed to the north, strong
northwest and west winds drove waters
higher than normal along the Florida
Bay shoreline … up to 1.0 foot above
normal at Vaca Key, and estimated to
near 2.5 feet above normal along the
bayside of North Key Largo and Jewfish
Creek. These tides produced minor
flooding of sidestreets and a parking
lot near Mile Marker 106 of the
Overseas Highway.
FLZ076>078 Monroe/Upper Keys–Monroe/Middle Keys–
Monroe/Lower Keys
12 1000EST
14 2200EST
Hurricane Ivan tracked through the
central Gulf of Mexico after crossing
the extreme western tip of Cuba. A few
outer rain bands affected the Lower
Keys on September 14, producing wind
gusts to 46 knots (53 mph) at Key West
International Airport, and to 42 knots
(48 mph) at the Sand Key C-MAN station.
Storm tides were estimated at 1 foot
above normal … which in concert with
higher-than-usual astronomical tides
produced water levels up to 2 feet
above normal. These values were similar
to what was achieved during Hurricane
Charley. Wind damage was limited to
downed tree limbs in the Keys between
the Seven Mile Bridge and Key West.
With two previous tropical cyclone
events, the measured winds were not
enough to produce additional
significant tree damage.
Most significant was the mandatory
evacuation order of all Keys residents
and visitors beginning on September 9.
Newspapers reported up to 50 percent of
all Monroe County residents evacuated
the islands. The prolongued labor
shortages and discontinuation of
delivered goods from September 9
through September 12 caused widespread
fuel and food shortages at commercial
establishments.
FLZ076>078 Monroe/Upper Keys–Monroe/Middle Keys–
Monroe/Lower Keys
24 1600EST
26 0400EST
Hurricane Jeanne passed from the
northwest Bahamas through the central
Florida peninsula. Unlike with
Hurricane Frances, Jeanne did not
spread widespread convective bands
through the island chain. Rainfall was
limited to the outer edge of the
stratiform rain shield … which
clipped the Upper Keys and Florida Bay.
Peak wind gusts included 44 knots
(51 mph) at Sombrero Key Light C-MAN
station, and 43 knots (49 mph) at
Molasses Reef C-MAN station. Storm
tides were once again measured at 1.0
feet above normal at Vaca Key, and
estimated at 2.5 feet above normal in
far eastern Florida Bay near North Key
Largo and Jewfish Creek. Tidal flooding
inundated a parking lot at the Jewfish
Creek bridge, similar to what was
experience with Hurricane Frances.
Spring tides in combination with the
elevated Florida Bay waters caused some
shallow tidal flooding of airport
grounds at Key West International
Airport, as the interior tidal salt
ponds rose. Westerly winds prevented
wave action from overwashing low-lying
coastal roads, however.
A voluntary evacuation of mobile homes
and special needs residents was
recommended by Monroe County Emergency
Management, with two shelters opened.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
FLZ020>025- Hamilton–Suwannee–Columbia–Baker–
030>033-035>038-040 Nassau–Duval–Union–Bradford–Clay–
St. Johns–Gilchrist–Alachua–
Putnam–Flagler–Marion
04 2100EST
07 2359EST
Hurricane “Frances”
Hurricane “Frances” made landfall along
the central Florida coast and, as a
weakening system, moved west-northwest
across central Florida and then
northwestwards into southwest Georgia.
This motion brought the area into the
periphery of the storm and north
Florida experienced sustained tropical
storm force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force. Across the Suwannee
Valley heavy rainfall resulted in
extensive flooding in many locations.
The lowest north Florida Mean Sea Level
Pressure (MSLP) of 987.8/29.16 in Hg
was recorded in Ocala as the center
moved to the southwest of the city. The
lowest MSLP readings across north
Florida ranged from 987.8/29.16 in HG
at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 1002.7
mb/29.61 in Hg at the National Ocean
Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina
Beach, Florida.
Maximum sustained winds recorded were
56 knots/64 mph at the St. Augustine
CMAN site (SAUF1) at the St. Augustine
Pier. The peak gust was also recorded
at SAUF1 with 71 knots/82 mph reported
on the evening of the 5th. Generally
inland stations (ASOS, AWOS III and
mesonet stations) reported sustained
winds of 30 to 50 mph with gusts of 40
to 65 mph. Extensive tree blow down
occurred in bands with roof and some
structural damage. Most structural
damage was associated with mobile homes
and generally weakly constructed
permanent structures. Several cases of
large trees destroying manufactured
homes were observed, especially across
Clay, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns
Counties.
Wave heights of 10 to 20 feet were
recorded across the coastal waters with
tides running one to two feet above
astronomical tide levels. Extensive
beach erosion occurred due to long
duration of onshore winds due both to
Frances and a period of onshore flow
preceding the event.
Rainfall totals across north Florida
generally ranged from 5 to 15 inches.
The heaviest rainfall was associated
with a rainband which moved out of
Apalachee Bay across north Florida and
the Suwannee Valley. This band dropped
between 10 and 16 inches of rain from
near Ocala through the Suwannee Valley.
Peak Rainfall reports with this band
are 15.84 inches in High Springs,
Florida; 14.84 at Lake Butler, Florida;
and 13.63 inches at Orange Springs,
Florida. Extensive sheet flooding,
river flooding and road washouts
occurred with this band. Numerous homes
were flooded across the entire region
with the Trenton and Lake City areas
especially hard hit. Most rivers in the
region were pushed to flood stage with
several approaching record flood.
Portions of Interstate 10 were closed
due to flooding.
Tornadoes occurred across the region
with over 20 confirmed touchdowns. The
banded nature of the Tropical Storm
wind damage made it very difficult to
differentiate between wind damage and
tornado damage in subsequent storm
damage surveys. No fatalities or
injuries occurred due to tornado
touchdowns.
Overall extensive tree blow down, power
outages and roadways blocked by trees
were reported in all areas. In the
heavy rainfall areas many dirt and
secondary roads were left impassable
for up to a week.
Fatalities all occurred in Alachua
County, Florida. 09/05/04, 1100 EST a
28 year old male lost control of his
vehicle while northbound on Interstate
75 near Micanopy. The Vehicle
hydroplaned and skidded into a wooded
area wrapping the vehicle around trees.
KGNV observation at 1100 EST, winds 050
degrees 24 mph (21 knots) with gusts to
43 mph (37 knots). Visibility was 7
miles in light rain. 09/05/04, 1815
EST A 61 year old woman was killed when
a tree toppled onto her mobile home.
4 persons were in the home when the
tree fell. Alachua County Emergency
Management received the report at 1819
EST. KGNV observation at 1909 EST,
winds 060 degrees 37 mph (32 knots)
with gusts to 47 mph (41 knots).
09/06/04 1825 EST, An 86 year old woman
died in a house fire related to the
storm. Due to power outages she was
using candles for lighting, fell asleep
and the smoldering candles ignited a
fire in her home killing her.
M21VE, F61MH, F86PH
St. Johns County
5 E Fruit Cove to 05 0405EST 5 .2
Fruit Cove
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage was observed along
Race Track Road. St. Johns EMA assisted
with storm damage assessment.
Marion County
Citra 05 0505EST 1 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
0605 EDT
Possible tornado reported by EMA in
Citra. Roof damage occurred.
0610 EDT
General public reported a possible
tornado and roof damage on NE 168th
Street in Citra.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Clay County
Orange Park 05 0710EST 1 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
Trained spotter reported a tornado in
Orange Park. Widespread damage occurred
to trees and the power went out.
Flagler County
Mantanzas 05 0820EST 0.5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes along Bud
Hallow Drive and Burnell Place in
Matanzas Woods.
St. Johns County
8 SSW Dupont Centre 05 0825EST 3 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes along
highway 13 vicinity in Flagler Estates
in southern St. Johns county. St. Johns
EMA assisted with damage assessment.
Suwannee County
Wellborn 05 1330EST 0.5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS employee reported F0 tornado damage
along interstate 10 near the exit for
Wellborn. Trees were snapped on both
sides of the road.
Putnam County
Crescent City 05 1413EST 0.5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
Tornado touchdown reported by police
officers in Crescent City. Property and
tree damage was reported but a dollar
estimate was not given.
St. Johns County
2 N Bakersville 05 1715EST
Hurricane “Frances”
Funnel cloud in Mill Creek area.
Putnam County
4 W Palatka to 05 1750EST 10 .2
Interlachen
Hurricane “Frances”
0630 EDT:
Tornado picked up trampoline 4 miles
west of Palatka. 0650 EDT:
EMA reported a tornado on the ground
near Interlachen.
Alachua County
High Spgs 05 1800EST 5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
Large trees were down in a lawn and
others were snapped off across the
road several hundred feet down highway
236 just outside of High Springs.
St. Johns County
Durbin 06 0115EST 1 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes near State
Road 13 North between Roberts Road and
Greenbriar Road. Dollar damage estimate
from St. Johns County EMA.
Clay County
Green Cove Spgs 06 1745EST 0.5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS Storm Survey found 7 power boats,
6 sailboats and 1 houseboat destroyed
and sunk by a F1 tornado. A 32 ft. boat
was picked up and put on top of a
houseboat on the other side of the
pier. The tornado crossed Black Creek
and entered the woods across U.S.
highway 17 and damaged trees.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Putnam County
Palatka 06 1755EST
1756EST
Hurricane “Frances”
1855 EDT reported by Law Enforement:
Funnel cloud east of State
Road 19 near Palatka.
1856 EDT reported by Fire Dept/Rescue:
Funnel cloud in western
Palatka.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove 06 1810EST 1 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage along Highway 16A
southeast Fruit Cove. Dollar damage
estimate from St. Johns EMA.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove 06 1820EST 1 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage in Fruit Cove near
Shards Bridge. Dollar damage estimate
from St. Johns EMA.
Union County
5 N Raiford 07 0700EST
Hurricane “Frances”
2 separte public reports of funnel
clouds reported by Union County
Emergency Management to State Warning
Point in northern Union county. Storms
moving NE toward Bradford County.
Marion County
Candler 07 0900EST 0.5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
Trained spotter reported a tornado on
the ground near Candler Hills Golf
Course. No damage was reported.
Duval County
5 E Jacksonville Intl A 07 0940EST
Hurricane “Frances”
Occasional funnel clouds seen 5 miles
east of the Jacksonville International
Airport.
Putnam County
Interlachen 07 0945EST 0.5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
Public report of tornado and tree
damage in Interlachen.
St. Johns County
Durbin 07 1055EST
Hurricane “Frances.”
St. Johns County
Durbin 07 1100EST 0.5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
Public report of a tornado and shingles
blown off of a roof.
Duval County
Arlington 07 1235EST 1 1
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage extended from Fulton
Road and Fort Caroline, across Chaz
Benett to the end of Bluff Avenue. A
large oak tree was down on a home,
another down on a car and two other oak
trees greater than 12 inches in
diameter were snapped off about 25
feet in the air. People in the area
reported a roaring noise around the
time of the damage.
St. Johns County
2 W St Augustine 07 1240EST 0.5 .2
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS storm survey and St. John’s County
EMA determined that a F0 tornado caused
damage to homes just cast of interstate
95 and south of state road 16. The
location is just a couple miles west of
St. Augustine city limits.
St. Johns County
St Augustine 07 1300EST
Alachua County
Hawthorne 07 1539EST
Hurricane “Frances”
Funnel clouds 8-10 miles north of
Hawthorne near U.S. 301 moving east.
Duval County
Neptune Beach 07 1850EST 1 1
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Hurricane “Frances”
Three homes were damaged by large oak
trees and 15-20 oaks were down west of
Penman and Florida Boulevards.
FLZ022 Columbia
08 OOOOEST
1130EST
Extensive flooding was occurring in
Lake City due to sheet flow. Numerous
roads including Interstate 10 were
flooded. Some roads were under 20 feet
of water, and the weight of the water
was pushing air out of the aquifer.
FLZ024 Nassau
08 0805EST
Numerous roads were closed due to
flooding across the county, including
bypass roads in Callahan, Griffin Road
in Callahan and Old Dixie Highway in
Callahan.
FLZ024 Nassau
09 0800EST
7 NW of Hilliard
Home in Bolougne along the St. Marys
River has 3 inches of water in the
garage.
FLZ021 Suwannee
09 1100EST
15 to 20 roads remain closed countywide
due to flooding.
FLZ022 Columbia
09 1100EST
Widespread flooding continues
countywide. Numerous roads and bridges
are washed out. Rose Creek has risen
over bankfull.
FLZ035 Gilchrist
09 1100EST
Several houses flooded by 2 to 3 feet
of water in Trenton. Several highways
north of Trenton remain under water and
are closed.
FLZ030 Union
09 1300EST
Numerous roads remain underwater
countywide. County Rd. 18 East bridge
at New River is closed due to high
water.
Columbia County
Lake City 09 2000EST
Local broadcast media relayed a public
report of 2.3 inches of rainfall
occurred in 20 minutes from -1830-1850
EDT in Lake City.
St. Johns County
St Augustine 10 1500EST
*** 1 Fatality ***
51 year old male drowned in a rip
current.
Marion County
Dunnellon to 15 2045EST 4 1
4 NNE Dunnellon
Hurricane “Ivan” outer rainband.
2145 EDT: Report of one home destroyed
on S W 93rd road in Dunnellon. Storm
Survey indicated F1 strength.
2145 EDT: General Public reported trees
down and roof material in road in
Rainbow Springs.
Duval County
1 S Mayport 24 1755EST
Naval Base Mayport observed a funnel
cloud.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
FLZ020>025- Hamilton–Suwannee–Columbia–Baker–
030>033-035>038-040 Nassau–Duval–Union–Bradford–Clay–
St. Johns–Gilchrist–Alachua–Putnam–
Flagler–Marion
25 1200EST
27 1800EST
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Hurricane “Jeanne” made landfall along
the central Florida east coast, very
near the location of Hurricane
“Frances” some two weeks earlier. Like
Frances this system moved west-
northwest across central Florida and
then northwestwards into southern
Georgia. This motion once again brought
the area into the periphery of the
storm as north Florida and southeast
Georgia experienced sustained tropical
storm force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force along the coast. Across
the Suwannee Valley and portions of
southeast Georgia sustained winds were
higher than during “Frances” and rain
once again resulted in flooding of
many locations.
The lowest local barometric pressure of
980.0 mb/28.94 in Hg was recorded in
Ocala, Florida as the center moved to
near the city.
The lowest pressure readings across
north Florida ranged from 980.0/28.94
in HG at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 999.4
mb/29.51 in Hg at the National Ocean
Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina
Beach, Florida. The lowest pressure
readings across southeast Georgia
ranged from 993.9 mb/29.35 in Hg at
Douglas airport (KDQH) to 1001.4
mb/29.57 in Hg at Brunswick, Glynnco
Airport (KBQK).
Maximum sustained winds recorded were
48 knots/55 mph at the St. Augustine
CMAN site (SAUFI) on the St. Augustine
Pier.
The peak gust was also recorded at
SAUFI with 65 knots/75 mph occurring on
the 26th. Generally land stations
(ASOS, AWOS III and mesonet stations)
reported sustained winds of 30 to
50 mph with gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Tree
blow down once again occurred in bands
with roof and some structural damage
with the most pronounced damage over
the Suwannee Valley and southeast
Georgia where “Frances” was not quite
as severe. Most structural damage was
associated with mobile homes and
generally weakly constructed permanent
structures. Several cases of large
trees destroying manufactured homes
were once again observed. One child
was killed due to a tree fall.
Wave heights of 20 feet were recorded
across the coastal waters with tides
running one to two and a half feet
above astronomical tide levels on the
open ocean. Tides three to four feet
above astronomical occurred on the
St. Johns River causing flooding in low
lying areas. Extensive beach erosion
once again occurred due to long
duration of onshore winds both from
“Jeanne” as well as a period of onshore
flow preceding the event.
Rainfall totals across north Florida
and southeast Georgia generally ranged
from 3 to 7 inches. The heaviest
rainfall was once again over the
Suwannee Valley and southeast georgia
with Live Oak, Florida experiencing
10.88 inches of rain. Due to the
already saturated conditions, sheet
flooding, river flooding and road
washouts again occurred with this
event with Live Oak and southeast
Georgia hard hit. Most rivers in the
region returned to to flood stage and
portions of Interstate 10 were again
closed due to flooding. Tornadoes
occurred across the coastal region;
however, the tornado outbreak was not
as extensive as with “Frances.” The
banded nature of the Tropical Storm
wind damage again made it very
difficult to differentiate between wind
damage and tornado damage in subsequent
storm damage surveys. No fatalities or
injuries are believed to have occurred
due to tornado touchdowns. Overall tree
blow down, power outages and roadways
blocked by trees were reported in most
areas. In the heavy rainfall areas many
dirt and secondary roads were once
again left impassable. M150U
Flagler County
Flagler Beach 25 2330EST 1 1
Hurricane “Jeanne”
An F0 tornado ripped communications
antennas from the roof of Aliki Tower
Condominiums in Flagler Beach.
FLZ033 St. Johns
26 OOOOEST
28 2359EST
Significant beach erosion occurred
along the St. Johns county coastline.
Many places had 14-20 feet of shoreline
lost and some areas had up to 30 feet
of shorelines lost.
Flagler County
Codys Corner to 26 1105EST 21 1
21 NW Codys Corner
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Trees and powerlines were down along a
path from Cody’s Corner toward the
Flalger and St. Johns County line,
south of Hastings. Florida Power and
Light damage maps and an aerial storm
survey were used to determine the
damage path.
St. Johns County
8 W Crescent Beach to 26 1355EST 2 1
2 S Dupont Centre
1455 EDT: A 911 operator relayed a
public report of a tornado touchdown
near U.S. 1 South, about a mile and a
half south of State Road 206. Numerous
trees and powerlines were blown down,
and damage occurred to at least one
home in the area.
1500 EDT: County EM reported up to 5
mobile homes were damaged, including
ones located at 7616 and 7625 U.S. 1
South. Numerous trees and powerlines
were down in the area as well.
Nassau County
American Beach 26 1548EST
Hurricane “Jeanne”
A funnel cloud was moving onshore near
American Beach. Reported by Nancy
Freeman (Nassau EM).
FLZ025 Duval
26 1733EST
At 1833 EDT, the public reported
flooding at 105 and Blanding Blvd in
the Ortega area. Ocean waters were also
coming inland through beach access
areas at this time.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove 26 1815EST 1 1
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Residential damage occurred in extreme
NW St. Johns county from an F0 tornado.
St. Johns EMA damage reports and logs,
as well as a storm survey were used to
determine it was indeed tornado damage.
St. Johns County
Palm Vly 26 1830EST 2 1
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Residential damage occurred on Bumham
Circle and Timberlake Point in
northeast St. Johns county. St. Johns
EMA damage reports and logs were used
to diagnose that is was indeed tomadic
damage.
St. Johns County
Bakersville 26 1910EST 2 1
Hurricane “Jeanne”
F0 tornado damage occurred along County
Road 13 N in St. Johns County. St.
Johns EMA damage reports and logs were
used to determine that the damage was
from a tornado.
FLZ022 Columbia
28 1200EST
NWS Storm Survey revealed widespread
flooding throughout the county. Several
homes were flooded from rising waters
of the Same Fe and Suwannee rivers due
to tropical rainfall from Jeanne.
FLORIDA, Northwest
FLZ010>012- Washington–Jackson–Bay–Gulf–
014>019-026>029-034 Franklin–Gadsden–Leon–Jefferson–
Madison–Liberty– Wakulla–Taylor–
Lafayette–Dixie
05 1400EST
06 2300EST
Hurricane Frances came ashore on the
east coast of Florida near Sewall’s
Point during the early morning hours
of September 5. Frances weakened as it
crossed the central peninsula, and
reemerged over the northeast Gulf of
Mexico 24 hours later as a tropical
storm. Frances made its second landfall
near St. Marks, FL, around mid-
afternoon on September 6. A maximum
sustained wind of 53 knots was
recorded at the USAF C-Tower, 20 miles
southeast of Apalachicola, FL. A peak
wind gust of 63 knots was recorded at
Buoy 42036, 80 miles southeast of
Apalachicola. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 984.4 mb at Tallahassee,
FL. Rainfall from Frances ranged from
a half inch at Panama City, FL, to 4.5
inches at Madison, FL. Storm tides
along the northeast Gulf coast ranged
from three to five feet. There were
widespread reports of downed trees and
power lines in the Florida Big Bend,
with more scattered reports in the
Florida Panhandle. Several homes were
damaged by fallen trees. An estimated
70,000 customers were without power.
90 percent of Jefferson County was
powerless for four days. A state of
emergency was declared for the affected
areas.
FLZ007>019- Inland Walton–Coastal Walton–Holmes–
026>029-034 Washington–Jackson–Bay–Calhoun–
Gulf–Franklin–Gadsden–Leon–
Jefferson–Madison–Liberty–Wakulla–
Taylor–Lafayette–Dixie
15 OOOOEST
16 2100EST
Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf
Shores, AL, during the predawn hours of
September 16. Maximum sustained winds
reached 50 knots, with gusts to 62
knots at Buoy 42039, 80 miles south of
Panama City, FL. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 999.6 mb at Panama City.
Rainfall totals ranged from 9.26 inches
at Mossy Head, FL, to 0.15 inches at
Cross City, FL. Storm tides along the
Gulf coast varied from ten feet in Bay
and Walton counties to four feet in
Taylor and Dixie counties. Large swells
from Ivan began to the affect the Gulf
coast from the St. Joseph Peninsula to
the Suwannee River on September 14.
Storm surges continued for several
hours after landfall. Beach erosion
varied from extreme (20 to 40 feet) in
Walton County to minor at St. George
Island. Minor areal flooding affected
much of the Florida Panhandle,
including Walton, Bay, Holmes,
Calhoun, Jackson and Gulf counties.
Sharp Choctawhatchee River at
Caryville, the Apalachicola River at
Blountstown, and the Shoal River at
Mossy Head. An estimated 165,000
customers were without power. There
were widespread reports of downed trees
and power lines. The hardest hit areas
were more than 50 percent of homes and
businesses were damaged or destroyed.
Numerous roads in the Panhandle coastal
counties were flooded or washed out.
Intense outer rain bands from Ivan
spawned numerous tornadoes over
portions of the Florida Panhandle and
Big Bend. The hardest hit counties were
Bay, Calhoun, and Jackson counties,
which accounted for six deaths and 16
injuries. Mandatory evacuations of low
lying, coastal, and mobile home
residents was ordered by officials in
Bay, Walton, Jackson, Holmes, Jackson,
Franklin, and Taylor counties. A state
of emergency and presidential request
for federal assistance were declared
for the affected counties. F77PH,
M84BU, M55PH, F35PH, M41PH, F37PH
Gulf County
Beacon Hill to 15 1535EST 3 100
3 NW Beacon Hill 1537EST
A tornado touched down in Beacon Hill.
Minor damage to a few homes, as well as
downed trees and power lines occurred
along its path. Reported by the Gulf
County EMA.
Bay County
7 SW Panama City to 15 1540EST 5 200
4 W Panama City 1550EST
A strong F1 tornado touched down near
the St Andrews recreation area. It
damaged dozens of restaurants, stores
and shops as it moved north along
Thomas Drive. Seven persons were
injured at a seafood restaurant near
Grand Lagoon. An elderly man was killed
when the tornado destroyed a real
estate office. The tornado moved across
St Andrews Bay near the Hathaway Bridge
and then 100 yards south of the WJHG-TV
station before dissipating. Reported by
the Bay County EMA and WJHG-TV
meteorologist.
M84BU
Bay County
5 SE Allanton to 15 1543EST 5 200
Allanton 1552EST
A wood-frame house was lifted 60 feet
off its foundation and thrown into a
field. Of the seven family members
inside, one was killed and another
injured. Several other homes were
damaged. Reported by a HAM radio
operator. F77PH
Bay County
2 SE Calloway to 15 1600EST 6 200
Cedar Grove 1607EST
A tornado touched down just southeast
of Calloway and lifted just north of
Panama City. It destroyed several homes
in Calloway, Parker and Cedar Grove,
and downed numerous trees and power
lines. Reported by a HAM radio operator
and the Bay County EMA.
Bay County
3 SE Youngstown to 15 1820EST 7 75
4 NW Youngstown 1828EST
A tornado toppled numerous trees and
power lines along its path. Reported by
a HAM radio operator.
Washington County
2 NE Gilberts Mill to 15 1937EST 12 75
2 NW Chipley 1952EST
A tornado caused minor damage to
several homes, and downed trees and
power lines. Reported by the Washington
County EMA.
Holmes County
5 NE Bonifay to 15 1955EST 4 100
6 N Bonifay 2000EST
A tornado destroyed one home and
damaged several others. Scattered trees
and power lines were down. Reported by
the Holmes County EMA.
FLZ008-012-014 Coastal Walton–Bay–Gulf
15 1900EST
16 0600EST
Storm surges of eight to ten feet
caused extreme beach erosion along the
coast. Many beach structures were
damaged or undermined, and many sand
dunes were lost. Reported by the Walton
County EMA.
Franklin County
5 NW Carrabelle to 15 2015EST 5 100
10 NW Carrabelle 2020EST
A tornado uprooted numerous trees along
its path between Carrabelle and Morgan
Place. Reported by the Franklin County
EMA.
Liberty County
10 SE Wilma to 15 2030EST 10 200
5 NE Wilma 2040EST
A tornado uprooted hundreds of trees
along its path through the Apalachicola
National Forest. Reported by the
Liberty County EMA.
FLORIDA, Northwest
Calhoun County
4 N Blountstown to 15 2107EST 7 600
1 E Altha 2118EST
The supercell thunderstorm which
spawned tornadoes in Franklin and
Liberty counties, produced a strong F2
tornado, which touched down just
southeast of Van Lierop Road, a few
miles east of Highway 69. It crossed
Highway 69 near the Stafford Creek
Bridge, and peeled roofs from dozens of
homes, uprooted trees, and scattered
debris. The tornado then struck the
Macedonia Community at Highway 69-A and
Parrish Lake Road. It demolished three
trailers and damaged 30 homes. The
tornado picked up two neighboring
mobile homes. One was thrown across a
road and killed its two occupants.
Another was slammed into a neighbor’s
house, which killed its two occupants
and injured five others. Reported by
the Calhoun County EMA. M55PH, F35PH,
M41PH, F37PH
Jackson County
6 SE Marianna to 15 2131EST 8 500
6 N Marianna 2150EST
A strong F2 tornado touched down about
four miles west of Cypress. It damaged
10 mobile homes and destroyed 25 others
in the Gold Drive Trailer Park. Three
occupants were injured. The tornado
moved northwest and damaged 10 mobile
homes in the Brogdon Lane Trailer Park
on U.S. Highway 90 just east of
Marianna. It caused significant damage
to the Federal Correctional Institution
and destroyed eight vehicles. Before
lifting, the tornado destroyed the
Sykes Enterprise facility and some
vehicles near the Marianna Municipal
Airport. Reported by the Jackson County
EMA.
Jefferson County
4 NE Lloyd to 16 0445EST 2 75
5 N Lloyd 0447EST
A weak tornado touched down just south
of Lake Miccosukee. It caused minor
damage to a home, and downed numerous
trees and power lines along its
northeast Leon County. Reported by a
NWS employee and the Jefferson County
EMA.
Leon County
4.5 SE Miccosukee to 16 0447EST 3.5 75
3 S Miccosukee 0450EST
The weak tornado moved from northwest
Jefferson County into adjacent
northeast Leon County. It destroyed a
shed and caused minor damage to a home.
Some trees were uprooted. Reported by a
NWS employee and the Leon County EMA.
Taylor County
Steinhatchee 16 0850EST 0.2 50
A waterspout moved onshore and caused
minor damage to several homes, as well
as downed trees and power lines.
Reported by the Taylor County EMA.
FLZ015-017>019- Franklin–Leon–Jefferson–Madison–
027>029-034 Wakulla–Taylor–Lafayette–Dixie
26 1500EST
27 1800EST
Hurricane Jeanne made landfall on the
east coast of Florida near Stuart on
the evening of September 25. Jeanne
weakened to a tropical storm over
central and northwest Florida on
September 26. Maximum sustained winds
reached 42 knots at the USAF C-Tower in
the northeast Gulf of Mexico. The peak
wind gust and lowest sea-level pressure
were 54 knots and 982.1 mb,
respectively, at Cross City, FL.
Rainfall totals varied from 0.89 inches
at Apalachicola, FL, to 7.60 inches at
Mayo, FL. Storm surges along the
northeast Gulf coast ranged from two to
four feet. Areal flooding was reported
in portions of the eastern Florida Big
Bend. Schools and several local
businesses were closed on September 27.
Nearly 90,000 customers were without
power. There were widespread reports of
downed trees and power lines. 215 homes
were damaged and 18 destroyed in Dixie
County. A state of emergency was
declared for the affected counties.
Federal assistance was granted for
Jefferson, Madison, Lafayette, Taylor,
and Dixie counties.
FLZ034 Dixie
26 2100EST
27 2300EST
Torrential rainfall from Tropical Storm
Jeanne washed out 30 county roads and
isolated 300 homes by high water.
Reported by the Dixie County EMA.
FLZ029 Lafayette
26 2230EST
27 0030EST
A half foot of water closed several
county roads around State Road 349 and
U.S. Highway 27. Reported by the
Lafayette County EMA.
FLORIDA, Southern
FLZ063-066>070-072- Glades–Hendry–Inland Palm Beach–
074 Coastal Palm Beach–Coastal Collier–
Inland Collier–Coastal Broward–
Coastal Dade
4 0900EST
5 1100EST
Hurricane Frances formed from a
tropical depression in the deep
tropical Atlantic on August 25 about
1400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles
and reached hurricane strength on
August 26. Frances became a Category 4
Hurricane on August 28 while about 700
miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
Frances then moved generally west
northwest and weakened to a Category 2
hurricane while crossing the northwest
Bahamas. After stalling for about 12
hours on September 4 in the Florida
Straits between Grand Bahama Island and
the southeast Florida coast, the center
of the nearly 70-mile diameter eye
crossed the Florida coast near Sewalls
Point, at 1 A.M. EDT, September 5, 2004
with the southern eyewall affecting the
extreme northeast portion of Palm Beach
County. Frances moved farther inland
just north of Lake Okeechobee and
weakened to a tropical storm before
crossing the entire Florida Peninsula
and exiting into the Gulf of Mexico
just north of Tampa late on September
5. It made a second landfall as a
tropical storm in the eastern Florida
Panhandle.
Sustained tropical storm-force winds
likely occurred in all six south
Florida counties. Although no sustained
hurricane-force winds were officially
observed in any of the six south
Florida counties, an NWS instrument on
the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee at
Port Mayaca, just across the Palm Beach
County border, measured a sustained
wind of 85 mph. At West Palm Beach
International Airport the highest
sustained wind was 64 mph with a peak
gust of 82 mph and the lowest observed
barometric pressure was 972 mb. A South
Florida Water Management District
instrument measured a peak wind gust of
92 mph over the eastern portion of Lake
Okeechobee. The estimated peak wind
gust in the Palm Beach metro area was
91 mph at Jupiter Inlet with a peak
wind gust of 87 mph measured by a C-MAN
station at Lake Worth Pier. In Glades
County near the western shore of Lake
Okeechobee the highest measured
sustained wind was 60 mph with a peak
gust of 90 mph. In Clewiston, a
sustained wind of 60 mph with a gust of
80 mph was estimated. The highest
measured sustained wind at Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Airport was 41 mph with a peak gust of
55 mph. In Miami-Dade County a maximum
sustained wind of 62 mph with a peak
gust of 78 mph was measured at the
C-MAN station at Fowey Rocks Light with
sustained winds of 42 mph and a peak
gust of 59 mph at Miami International
Airport. At the Naples Municipal
Airport the ASOS measured a maximum
sustained wind of 38 mph with a peak
gust of 54 mph.
A maximum storm-total rainfall amount
of 13.56 inches was measured at West
Palm Beach International Airport with
10.36 inches of that occurring in a
24-hour period. Unofficial storm-total
rainfalls included 9.56 inches at
Boynton Beach, 8 inches at Deerfield
Beach and 7.18 inches at Hillsboro
Canal. Widespread storm-total amounts
of 3 to 5 inches occurred in southeast
and interior south Florida with
southwest Florida averaging 1 to 3
inches. Rainfall flooding was mostly
minor except for a few locations in
Palm Beach County which had up to 3
feet of standing water. A section of
1-95 in Palm Beach County was closed
due to a large sinkhole.
The maximum storm surge was estimated
to have ranged from 2 to 4 feet along
the northeast Palm Beach Coast to 1 to
2 feet along the northeast Broward
Coast. Within the confines of the
Herbert Hoover Dike, water levels on
Lake Okeechobee fluctuated up to 5
feet above and below normal. Coastal
beach erosion was moderate in Palm
Beach and portions of Broward counties
and was minor in Miami-Dade and Collier
counties.
There were no confirmed tornadoes.
There were no known direct deaths, but
at least 9 people died in the
aftermath. Six of these deaths occurred
in Palm Beach County, mainly as the
result of vehicle-related accidents or
from drownings. Two vehicle-related
deaths were reported in Broward County
and one person died in Collier County
while clearing debris. An unknown
number of injuries occurred.
Property damage at the coast occurred
mainly to marinas, piers, seawalls,
bridges and docks, as well as to boats.
Inland structure damage included 15,000
houses and 2,400 businesses in Palm
Beach County. Wind damage to house
roofs, mobile homes, trees, power
lines, signs, screened enclosures and
outbuildings occurred over much of
southeast Florida including areas near
Lake Okeechobee, but was greatest in
Palm Beach County.
A preliminary damage estimate for
Frances in south Florida is $620
million, including $500 million in Palm
Beach, $80 million in Broward, and $34
million in Miami-Dade. Crop damage in
Palm Beach County was estimated at an
additional $70 million to sugar cane
vegetables and additional heavy losses
occurred to nurseries.
Florida Power and Light reported power
outages occurred to 659,000 customer in
Palm Beach, 590,000 in Broward, 423,000
Miami-Dade, 39,200 in Collier, 2,500 in
Hendry and 1,700 in Collier. An
estimated 17,000 persons sought refuge
in public shelters in Palm Beach County
and nearly 7,000 in Broward County.
Palm Beach County
Jupiter 6 1540EST 0.2 10
A tornado briefly touched down near
Central Boulevard and 1-95.
Palm Beach County
Jupiter 7 1530EST
A SKYWARN spotter saw a funnel cloud
that quickly dissipated.
FLORIDA, Southern
FLZ063 Glades
8 1000EST
11 1100EST
Rain from Hurricane Frances caused
minor flooding on Fisheating Creek with
a maximum water level of 7.5 feet or
0.5 feet above flood stage.
Collier County
East Naples 19 1515EST 0.5 20
1517EST
A tornado touched down in a vacant
construction site just south of the
Imperial Wilderness Mobile Home Park
then moved northwest through the MHP.
Damage was sustained to twenty homes
with six suffering major damage.
Collier County
East Naples 19 1520EST 0.5 15
1522EST
A tornado touched down 5 miles east of
SR 951 south of U.S> 41 doing damage to
trees and minor damage to a few mobile
homes.
Palm Beach County
Boynton Beach 19 1520EST
A SKYWARN spotter reported hail
three-quarter of and inch in diameter.
Palm Beach County
Belle Glade 21 2215EST
A funnel cloud was seen by Police.
FLZ063-066>068-072- Glades–Hendry–Inland Palm Beach–
74 Coastal Palm Beach–Coastal Broward–
Coastal Dade
25 0900EST
26 0900EST
Hurricane Jeanne formed from a tropical
depression just east of the Leeward
Islands on September 13. She moved
across Puerto Rico and Hispaniola then
turned north into the Atlantic and
became a hurricane on September 20.
Jeanne made a clockwise loop for three
days in the Atlantic north of
Hispaniola before moving west
northwest. It strengthened to a
Category 3 Hurricane while over the
northwest Bahamas and then make
landfall around 11 P.M., September 25
near the south end of Hutchinson
Island, nearly coincident with the
landfall point of Hurricane Frances
nearly three week before. The 40-mile
diameter eye was not quite as large as
Frances, but the southern eyewall again
affected northeast Palm Beach County.
After landfall Jeanne initially moved
along a track similar to Frances, just
north of Lake Okeechobee as it weakened
to a tropical storm then it turned to
the northwest and moved over the
northwest Florida Peninsula.
Although slightly smaller and stronger
then Hurricane Frances, winds and
pressures over southeast Florida were
remarkably similar to Frances.
Unfortunately, the ASOS at West Palm
Beach International Airport quit
sending data during the height of the
hurricane. Sustained tropical
storm-force winds likely occurred over
most of Palm Beach and northeast Glades
counties and portions of Broward,
Hendry and Collier counties. Although
no sustained hurricane-force winds were
officially observed in any of the six
south Florida counties, portions of
northern Palm Beach County mostly
likely experienced them. A South
Florida Water Management District
(SFWMD) instrument in the Martin County
portion of Lake Okeechobee measured a
15-minute sustained wind of 79 mph with
a peak gust of 105 mph. In metropolitan
Palm Beach the highest official
sustained wind speed was 60 mph with a
peak gust of 94 mph from the C-MAN
station at Lake Worth Pier. An
unofficial peak wind gust of 125 mph
was measured in West Palm Beach at the
Solid Waste Treatment Plant. In Glades
County near the western shore of Lake
Okeechobee the highest sustained wind
measured at a SFWMD instrument was 68
mph with a peak gust of 94 mph. Near
Clewiston the highest measured
sustained wind was 31 mph with a peak
wind gust of 72 mph from a SFWMD
instrument. The highest measured
sustained wind in Broward County was 46
mph with a peak wind gust of 67 mph
from the ASOS site at Pompano Beach
Airpark. At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
International Airport the ASOS site
measured a maximum sustained wind of 40
mph with a peak gust of 56 mph. In
Miami-Dade County a maximum sustained
wind of 49 mph with a peak gust of 59
59 mph was measured at the C-MAN
station at Fowey Rocks Light with
sustained winds of 26 mph and gusts to
36 mph at Miami International Airport
ASOS. At the Naples Municipal Airport,
the ASOS maximum sustained wind was
measured at 33 mph with a peak gust of
45 mph. The lowest barometric pressure
of 960.4 mb was measured at a SFWMD
site in the Martin County portion of
Lake Okeechobee.
A SFWMD gage measured a maximum
storm-total rainfall amount of 10.22
inches over the eastern portion of Lake
Okeechobee. A SFWMD gage about four
miles west of West Palm Beach
International Airport measured 9.10
inches with 8.79 inches of that
occurring in a 24-hour period. At Moore
Haven, 5.99 inches of rain was
measured. Widespread storm-total
amounts of one to four inches occurred.
in most of southeast and interior south
Florida with Miami-Dade County and
Collier County averaging one half to
one inch. Mostly minor rainfall
flooding was observed except locally
severe in Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter
and in the farmlands of western Palm
Beach County.
The estimated maximum storm surge
ranged from two to four feet along the
northeast Palm Beach Coast to one to
to feet along the northeast Broward
Coast. Within the confines of the
Herbert Hoover Dike, water levels on
Lake Okeechobee fluctuated up to seven
feet above and below normal causing
severe flooding of some marinas. Beach
erosion was moderate in Palm Beach and
minor in Broward and Miami-Dade
counties.
There were no confirmed tornadoes.
There were no known direct deaths but
four persons died in the aftermath. An
unknown number of injuries occurred.
Property damage from storm surge and
winds at the coast occurred to condos,
marinas, piers, seawalls, bridges and
docks, as well as to boats and a few
coastal roadways. Inland wind damage to
building roofs, mobile homes, trees,
power lines, signs, and outbuildings
occurred over mainly over Palm Beach
County and portions of eastern Glades
and Hendry counties.
A preliminary damage estimate for
Jeanne in southeast Florida is $330
million, including $260 million in Palm
Beach, $50 million in Broward and $10
million in Miami-Dade. Agricultural
Damage in Palm Beach County was
estimated at $30 million.
Florida Power and Light reported
outages occurred to 591,300 customers
in Palm Beach, 165,900 in Broward,
25,100 in Miami-Dade, 5,200 in Collier,
3,000 in Hendry and 1,500 in Glades. An
estimated 12,534 persons sought refuge
in public shelters in Palm Beach
County..
FLZ063 Glades
27 1100EST 0 0 Flood
30 2300EST
Heavy rain from Hurricane Jeanne caused
moderate flooding on Fisheating Creek.
The highest observed height was 8.3
feet which was 1.3 feet above flood
stage.
Miami–Dade County
Kendall 28 1332EST
1630EST
Extensive street flooding was observed
with depths up to eighteen inches. Some
minor flooding of residences occurred.
FLORIDA, West Central
Citrus County
1 E Chassahowitzka 4 0600EST
8 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer one
mile east of Chassahowitzka recorded
15.81″ and another observer six miles
north of Hernado recorded 10.55″.
Hardee County
1 S Gardner 4 0600EST
8 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer
one mile south of Gardner recorded
8.57″.
Hernando County
Brooksville 4 0600EST
8 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer in
Brooksville recorded 10.82″.
Highlands County
2 E Avon Park 4 0600EST
8 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer two
miles east of Avon Park recorded 6.37″.
Hillsborough County
3 N Thonotosassa 4 0600EST
8 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer
three miles north of Thonotosassa
recorded 11.07″.
Levy County
15 SE Chiefland to 4 0600EST
6 NE Chiefland 8 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer six
miles northeast of Suwannee recorded
15.44″ and another observer recorded
Yankeetown 11.02
Manatee County
3 SE Ellenton 4 0600EST
8 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer
three miles southeast of Ellenton
recorded 6.16″.
Pasco County
1.8 S Land O Lakes 4 0600EST
8 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer
three miles north of Lutz recorded
8.71″.
Pinellas County
5 E Tarpon Spgs 04 0600EST
08 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer
five miles east of Tarpon Springs
recorded 7.59″.
Polk County
3 E Lakeland 04 0600EST
08 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer
three miles east of Lakeland recorded
8.70″.
Sumter County
5 NW Lake Panasoffke 04 04 0600EST
08 08 0600EST
A National Weather Service observer
five miles northwest of Lake
Panasoffkce recorded 8.67″. The
relatively slow moving Hurricane
Frances produced rainfall of 10 to 16
inches along the track of the eyewall
in west central Florida. Further south,
the counties of Sarasota, DeSoto,
Charlotte and Lee all recorded three
day rainfall totals mostly between 2 to
4 inches.
Polk County
2 E Kathleen to 04 2108EST 3.6 50
3 S Kathleen 2113EST
A tornado was reported by the public
near Kathleen. The location and time of
this tornado were based on radar.
FLZ039-042-048>051- Levy–Citrus–Hernando–Pasco–Pinellas
055-061>062-065 –Hillsborough–Manatee–De Soto–
Charlotte–Lee
05 0800EST
06 2300EST
Hurricane Frances made landfall just
after midnight on September 5th near
Vero Beach as a Category 2 storm. The
hurricane continued to move slowly west
northwestward across central Florida to
near Bartow by 2 pm, and just northeast
of Tampa by 8 pm, when it was down-
graded to a tropical storm. It then
emerged back into Gulf of Mexico near
Hudson shortly before midnight.
Hurricane Frances took almost 24 hours
to move through the Florida peninsula.
Frances continued northwestward through
the northern gulf of Mexico, making a
second landfall on the afternoon of
September 6th in the Florida big bend
near Tallahasse as a tropical storm.
In Lee County the observation at Big
Carlos Pass recorded a gust to 51 knots
(59 MPH) from the west at 12:18 AM EST
on 09/05/2004. One direct death was
reported when an elderly man was blown
over by a wind gust while walking his
dog 10 feet outside of his home. He hit
his head on the sidewalk and died from
blunt force trauma. Fourteen homes were
destroyed by the wind.
In Sarasota and Manatee Counties the
maximum wind recorded at the Sarasota-
Bradenton Airport was 46 knots (53 MPH)
from the northwest at 12:07 PM EST on
09/05/2004.
In Charlotte County there was was a
foot of water in Downtown Punta Gorda
due to a “back door” storm surge of 5
ft into Charlotte Harbor. Tarps on
roofs from Hurricane Charley were blown
off of many roofs during Hurricane
Frances. The observation from the Punta
Gorda Airport recorded a maximum wind
of 50 knots (58 MPH) from the southwest
at 12:21 AM on 09/06/2004.
In Hillsborough County most of the
damage was a result of trees falling on
homes, businesses, and power lines.
Debris removal alone was $24 million
(not included in damage estimate
above). The observation from the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge recorded 55
knots (63 MPH) from the north at 9:18
AM EST on 09/05/2004. Two indirect
deaths were reported; one was a man who
hit a pole while driving in the rain,
the other was a Utility Repair
Supervisor who was hit by a falling
branch while removing tree debris.
In Pasco County there was major damage
to 114 homes, minor damage to 782
homes, and 459 reports of flood damage.
The observation from Anclote Key
recorded a wind gust of 61 knots (70
mph) from the north late on the
09/04/2004.
In Hernando County there were numerous
reports of flooded streets and homes.
Other reports included trees on homes,
shingles off roofs, mobile home and
fascia damage, and pool enclosures with
moderate damage. The observation from
the Brooksville airport
recorded a maximum wind of 47 knots
(54 MPH) from the north at 1:02 PM EST
on 09/05/2004.
In Citrus County a wind instrument at
the Crystal River Power Plant recorded
a gust to 45 knots (52 MPH) around 4
PM EST on 09/06/2004.
In Levy County the observation at Cedar
Key recorded a gust to 51 knots (59
MPH) from the south at 2 PM EST on
09/06/2004.
The damage total listed was estimated
by doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damge to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data. M81PH
FLZ043-052-056>057 Sumter–Polk–Hardee–Highlands
05 0800EST
06 0600EST
Hurricane Frances made landfall just
after midnight on September 5th near
Vero Beach as a Category 2 storm. The
hurricane continued to move slowly west
northwestward across central Florida to
near Bartow by 2 pm, and just northeast
of Tampa by 8 pm, when it was down-
graded to a tropical storm. It then
emerged back into the Gulf of Mexico
near Hudson shortly before midnight.
Hurricane Frances took almost 24 hours
to move through the Florida peninsula.
Frances continued northwestward through
the northern gulf of Mexico, making a
second landfall on the afternoon of
September 6th in the Florida big bend
near Tallahassee as a tropical storm.
The damage totals listed were caused by
trees downed on homes and overland and
river flooding.
In Polk County there were four indirect
deaths reported; two were separate
incidents of people falling off of a
roof while cleaning storm debris and
two FEMA contract employees were killed
when their aircraft clipped a tower and
crashed while they were spraying for
mosquitoes due to excessive standing
water from Hurricane Frances.
In Highlands County there was one
indirect death of a man falling off his
roof while cleaning storm debris.
In Sumter County there was one indirect
death of a man by carbon monoxide
poisoning from a generator running
inside his home.
The damage total listed was estimated
by doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounts
for uninsured losses and damage to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the infor-
mation from the available data.
FLZ049>051-055-062 Pasco–Pinellas–Hillsborough–Manatee
–Charlotte
06 0200EST
1000EST
Tropical storm force winds from the
southwest produced tides one to five
feet above normal from New Port Richey
south to Punta Gorda as Hurricane
Frances moved northwest just north of
downtown Tampa. One foot of water was
found in downtown Punta Gorda as tides
in Charlotte Harbor reached five feet
above normal. Tides were two to three
feet above normal elsewhere and
produced moderate beach erosion from
Venice to Clearwater and flooding low
lying homes near downtown Saint
Petersburg.
Polk County
3 SW Bartow to 06 0932EST 0.3 30
2.7 SW Bartow 0935EST
A feeder band behind Hurricane Frances
produced a brief tornado. Radar
estimated the storm’s movement to be
northeast at 45 mph.
FLZ049-051>052- Pasco–Hillsborough–Polk–Manatee–
055>056-061 Hardee–De Soto
06 1200EST
14 1200EST
Widespread heavy rain associated with
Hurricane Frances across west central
Florida lead to record flooding on many
of the rivers.
In Pasco County, Cypress Creek at
Worthington Gardens (flood stage 8
feet) reached it’s all time high of
13.78 feet on the 11th and the Anclote
River at Elfers (flood stage 20 feet)
reached the 7th highest stage ever at
24.44 feet on the 7th.
In Hillsborough County, The Hills-
borough River at the Morris Bridge
(flood stage 32 feet) reached it’s all
time high of 34.38 feet on the 8th, the
Alafia River at Lithia (flood stage 13
feet) reached the 5th highest stage at
22.33 feet on the 7th, and the Little
Manatee River at Wiamauma (flood stage
11 feet) reach 17.09 feet on the 7th.
The Peace River at Bartow in Polk
County (flood stage 8 feet) reached
it’s all time high of 17.21 feet on the
11th.
The Peace River in Zolfo Springs in
Hardee County (flood stage 16 feet)
reached the 5th highest stage of 22.42
feet on the 8th.
Finally, the Manatee River at Myakka
Head in Manatee County (flood stage 11
feet) reached 15.94 feet on the 11th.
Damage estimates were included in the
hurricane report because it was not
possible to extract the flood damage
information from the available data.
Pasco County
3 SSW Aripeka 06 2100EST 0.2 30
The broadcast media relayed a report of
a tornado in Sea Pines with several
trees down, including a 60 foot tall
tree across the road.
FLZ039-050>051-055- Levy–Pinellas–Hillsborough–Manatee
60 –Sarasota
15 1200EST
20 1200EST
Hurricane Ivan moved north through the
eastern Gulf of Mexico and produced
tides one to four feet above normal
along the Gulf Coast of Florida. The
higher than normal tides combined with
a pounding surf to cause moderate to
major beach erosion along Florida’s
Gulf Coast. Sarasota County reported
moderate beach erosion at Turtle Beach
on Siesta Key. Manatee County reported
moderate beach erosion at Bradenton
Beach. In Tampa Bay tides were 1.26
feet above normal at Port Manatee, 3.50
feet above normal in Hillsborough Bay,
and 1.34 feet above normal at the St.
Pete Pier. Clearwater recorded tides
1.51 feet above normal and tides at
Cedar Key were 1.91 feet above normal.
Levy County
Williston 15 2117EST 0.2 30
Emergency Management reported a brief
tornado touchdown in the city of
Williston.
Levy County
Bronson 15 2122EST 0.2 30
Emergency Management reported a brief
tornado touchdown in the city of
Bronson.
Lee County
1 WSW Cape Coral 19 1528EST 0.3 50
1533EST
The Cape Coral Fire Chief reported a
brief tornado with damage limited to
lanai and roof fascia at 15 homes near
the water on the corner of Southwest
25th Place and Beach Parkway West.
Lee County
5 NNW Captiva 19 1629EST 0.2 30
1632EST
A waterspout over Pine Island Sound
moved west across Pine Island then into
the Gulf of Mexico.
FLZ043-056 Sumter–Hardee
25 1800EST
26 2300EST
FLZ052-057 Polk–Highlands
25 1800EST
26 2100EST
Hurricane Jeanne followed the nearly
the same path across Florida as
Hurricane Frances three weeks earlier
and was the unprecedented fourth
hurricane to damage Florida during the
2004 hurricane season. The hurricane
moved ashore along the east coast of
Florida near Stuart late on September
25th with an eye 30 to 40 miles across.
Joanne took a course north of Lake
Okeechobee and decreased to a tropical
storm in eastern Polk County around 9
AM EDT on the 26th. The center of
Jeanne curved north of Tampa Bay during
the afternoon and travelled north along
the coastal counties before exiting
north through Levy County around 10 PM.
In Highlands County there were 140
homes destroyed and 2,000 homes with
major damage. Emergency Management
estimated the total damage to be $452
million. A peak wind of 82 knots
(94 MPH) was recorded in Sebring at 3
AM EST on 09/26/2004.
In Polk County a peak wind gust of 67
knots (77 MPH) was recorded in both
Frostproof and Bartow between 5-6 AM
EST on 09/26/2004.
In Hardee and Sumter Counties the
damage was limited to trees falling on
homes, vehicles, and power lines.
The damage total was estimated by
doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damge to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data.
FLZ039-042-048>051- Levy–Citrus–Hernando–Pasco–Pinellas
055-060>062-065 –Hillsborough–Manatee–Sarasota–De
Soto–Charlotte–Lee
25 2200EST
27 0400EST
Hurricane Joanne followed the nearly
the same path across Florida as
Hurricane Frances three weeks earlier
and was the unprecedented fourth
hurricane to damage Florida during the
2004 hurricane season. The hurricane
moved ashore along the east coast of
Florida near Stuart late on September
25th with an eye 30 to 40 miles across.
Jeanne took a course north of Lake
Okeechobee and decreased to a tropical
storm in caster Polk County around 9 AM
EDT on the 26th. The center of Jeanne
curved north of Tampa Bay during the
afternoon and traveled north along the
coastal counties before exiting north
through Levy County around 10 PM.
In Hillsborough County the observation
from the Vandenburg airport recorded a
maximum wind gust of 58 knots (67 MPH)
from the north at 8:58 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Pasco County the COMPS Fred Howard
Park Coastal Station recorded a wind
gust of 66 knots (76 mph) from the
northwest at 12:54 PM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Hernando County the observation from
the Brooksville airport recorded a
maximum wind of 54 knots (62 MPH) from
the north at 11:26 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Levy County the observation from
Cedar Key recorded a gust to 40 knots
(46 MPH) from the northeast at 5 PM EST
on 09/26/2004.
In Sarasota County the maximum wind
recorded at the Sarasota-Bradenton
Airport was 55 knots (63 MPH) from the
northwest at 10:04 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Charlotte there was was 1.5 feet of
water in downtown Punta Gorda due to a
back doorstorm surge of 5.5 ft into
Charlotte Harbor. Tarps on roofs from
Hurricane Charley were blown off of
many roofs during Hurricane Jeanne. The
observation from the Punta Gorda
Airport recorded a maximum wind of 53
knots (61 MPH) from the west at 7:17 AM
EST on 09/26/2004.
In Lee County the Big Carlos Pass
observation recorded a gust to 49 knots
(56 MPH) from the west southwest at
7:42 AM EST on 09/26/2004.
The damage total was estimated by
doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damage to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data.
Polk County
Lakeland 26 1050EST
1200EST
Heavy rains from Hurricane Jeanne
caused a retention pond to overflow and
eroded the foundation of a strip mall
on South Florida Avenue. One third of
the strip mall collapsed into the pond.
Emergency Management officials reported
water in homes in and said many areas
in the city looked like a lake.
FLZ049>051-055-060- Pasco–Pinellas–Hillsborough–Manatee
62 –Sarasota–Charlotte
26 1100EST
1700EST
Tides mostly one to three feet above
normal caused minor flooding and minor
beach erosion along the Gulf Coast of
Florida from Lee County north through
Levy County. Downtown Punta Gorda was
inundated with 1.5 feet of water due to
tides 5.5 feet above normal in
Charlotte Harbor. In Tampa Bay tides
were 2.0 feet above normal at Port
Manatee, 1.3 feet above normal at St
Petersburg, and 3.5 feet above normal
in McKay Bay.
Citrus County
Floral City 26 1100EST
27 1100EST
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.66″ of rain.
Hardee County
2 N Gardner 26 1100EST
27 1100EST
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.33″ of rain.
Hernando County
2 SE Ridge Manor 26 1100EST
27 1100EST
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 7.19″ of rain.
Highlands County
2 E Avon Park 26 1100EST
27 1100EST
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 5.97″ of rain.
Polk County
3 SW Haines City 26 1100EST
27 1100EST
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 9.76″ of rain.
Sumter County
5 NW Lake Panasoffke 26 1100EST
27 1100EST
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.48″ of rain.
Hurricane Jeanne caused heavy rains of
6 to 10 inches along the path of the
eyewall. Areas to the north and south
of the eyewall generally received 2 to
5 inches of rain over a 24 hour period.
FLZ042-048-051- Citrus–Hernando–Hillsborough–Manatee
055>056 –Hardee
26 1200EST
30 2359EST
Widespread heavy rain combined with
saturated ground and swollen rivers to
cause river flooding across west
central Florida and lead to record
flooding on one of those rivers.
In Citrus County, the Withlacoochee
River at Holder (flood stage 8 feet)
reached an all time high of 10.86 feet
on the 30th and the Withlacoochee River
at Dunnellon (flood stage 29 feet)
reach 30.41 feet on the 27th.
In Hernando County, the Withlacoochee
River at Trilby (flood stage 12 feet)
reached 16.55 feet on the 29th and the
Withlacoochee River at Croom (flood
stage 8 feet) reach 11.64 feet on the
30th.
In Hillsborough County, the Alafia
River at Lithia (flood stage 13 feet)
reached 19.19 feet on the 28th, and the
Little Manatee River at Wiamauma (flood
stage 11 feet) reach 14.60 feet on the
28th.
In Hardee County the Peace River at
Zolfo Springs (flood stage 16 feet)
reached 21.19 feet on the 29th.
In Manatee County the Manatee River at
Myakka Head (flood stage 7 feet)
reached 14.54 feet on the 27th.
Damage estimates were included in the
hurricane report because it was not
possible to extract the flood damage
information from the available data.
FLORIDA, West Panhandle
FLZ001>006 Inland Escambia–Coastal Escambia–
Inland Santa Rosa–Coastal Santa Rosa–
Inland Okaloosa–Coastal Okaloosa
13 2100CST
16 1500CST
See the narrative on Hurricane Ivan
under Alabama, Southwest, September
13-16, 2004. Ivan will be remembered as
one of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the extreme western Florida
panhandle in modern history. The $4
billion in property damage is an
estimate, but the final figure could be
as low as $2.5 billion or as high as
$7 billion. F780T, F60PH, M60PH, F52PH,
F87PH, M46VE, M60OU, F8MH
Escambia County
3 W Gulf Beach to 15 1253CST 2 30
2 S Inerarity Pt 1302CST
A fast moving weak tornado developed
ahead of Hurricane Ivan. The tornado
moved ashore about two miles west of
Perdido Key and moved into Baldwin
county near Ono Island. Only minor
damage occurred with the weak tornado.
Most people had already evacuated the
area due to Ivan.
Escambia County
8 E Pensacola Beach to 15 1355CST 7 30
2 NE Pensacola Beach 14000ST
A fast moving tornado moved in from the
Gulf of Mexico about eight miles cast
of Pensacola Beach. The weak tornado
remained over isolated areas and thus
caused only minor damage. The weak
tornado moved into Santa Rosa county
southeast of Gulf Breeze.
Santa Rosa County
2 SE Gulf Breeze to 15 14000ST 5 30
2 W Gulf Breeze 1403CST
A fast moving tornado moved into Santa
Rosa county from Escambia county. The
weak tornado entered the county
southeast of Gulf Breeze and moved
rapidly west northwest before
dissipating just west of Gulf Breeze.
The tornado caused minor damage. The
area had been evacuated due to
Hurricane Ivan.
Escambia County
West Portion 16 03000ST
0500CST
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland,
a band of very heavy rainfall developed
east of the center. Radar estimated
that five to seven inches of rain fell
in a two hour period across the area.
This caused most of the roads in the
west part of the county to flood. This
was in addition to the surge and high
winds that were blowing trees down. As
the storm moved north, the water
drained off the roads.
FLZ002 Coastal Escambia
22 23000ST
23 14000ST
About a week after Hurricane Ivan
impacted the area on September 16th,
the remnants of the storm re-entered
the Gulf of Mexico after making a large
clockwise loop over the southeastern
United States.
As a result, high waves and surf action
again impacted already heavily eroded
area beaches. Pensacola Beach was still
closed, but the high water hindered
clean up efforts along the beach. The
water also ended up under homes that
had severe erosion a week earlier. As
the remnants of Ivan slowly moved off
to the northwest over the western Gulf,
the high surf subsided.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
ALABAMA, Central
Pike County
Countywide 0 0 8K 0
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped
several inches of rain across Pike
County in a short period of time. Major
street flooding was reported in the
city of Troy around 7 pm and continued
across the area for the next hour or
so.
ALZ046-048>050
0 0 4K
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward mainly along the Alabama and
Georgia state line Strong winds of 30
to 40 mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ021-036-045-047 0 0 4K
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward mainly across the eastern
counties of Central Alabama. Strong
winds of 30 to 40 mph along with
saturated ground conditions allowed
several trees and power lines to be
blown down.
ALZ020 0 0 1K
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward near the Alabama and Georgia
state line. Strong winds of 30 to 40
mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ028>029-037>038 0 0 6K
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward near the Alabama and Georgia
state line. Strong winds of 30 to 40
mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ043 0 1 11K
A few trees were downed from the
Remnants of Frances. One tree fell on
a vehicle injuring the occupant.
Lamar County
Millport 0 0 0 0
Nickel size hail was reported in the
city of Millport.
Jefferson County
Birmingham Arpt 0 0
The daily rainfall associated with the
tropical system Ivan was 9.75 inches.
This broke the previous daily rainfall
record at the Birmingham International
Airport of 8.84 inches which was
established in 1916.
Montgomery County
(Mgm)Montgomery Arp 0 0
The daily rainfall associated with the
tropical system Ivan was 5.07 inches.
This broke the previous daily rainfall
record at Dannelly Field of 2.18
inches which was established in 1971.
Pike County
1 E Troy 0 0 2K
A brief weak tornado was reported just
east of Troy. Several trees were blown
down over a short distance. This weak
tornado was associated with an outer
rain band of the tropical system Ivan.
Approximate brief touchdown location
31.80N/85.97W.
Barbour County
2 S Clio 0 0 2K
A brief weak tornado was reported
across the extreme southwest portion
of Barbour County. Several trees were
knocked down. This weak tornado was
associated with an outer rain band of
the tropical system Ivan. Approximate
brief touchdown location 31.71N/85.68W.
Pike County
13 E Troy 0 0 2K 0
A brief weak tornado was reported cast
of Troy. Several trees were blown down
at the touchdown spot. This weak
tornado was associated with an outer
rain band of the tropical system Ivan.
Approximate location 31.78N/85.74W.
Montgomery County
5 E Snowdoun 0 0 3K 0
A brief weak tornado was reported east
of Snowdoun. Several trees were blown
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
32.23N/86.23W.
ALZ050 0 0 500K
Barbour County
Countywide 0 0 3K
A few hundred trees and power lines
were knocked down or blown over
countywide. At least 200 residences
received varying degrees of roof
damage. Several homes were without
power three to four days. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 70
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer-rainbands. Doppler radar
estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain across
the county associated with Ivan. A few
roads were covered with water in the
southwest part of the county and were
temporarily impassable.
ALZ046 0 0 2.4M
Bullock County
Countywide 0 0 2K
Thousands of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
county. Hundreds of homes suffered
varying degrees of wind damage. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 80
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer rainbands. Doppler radar
estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain
associated with Ivan and a few roads
were flooded in western Bullock County.
ALZ042 0 0 3.5M 200K
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down
countywide. Utilities were not all
restored for at least a week. Several
dozen homes sustained varying degrees
of wind damage. Debris removal took
over a month in spots. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated around 90 miles
an hour.
ALZ044 0 0 9M 50K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down during Ivan.
At least 3300 homes sustained varying
degrees of wind damage. Power was not
fully restored for at least a week.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 75 miles an hour. Three women
in Montgomery were killed due to carbon
monoxide poisoning after Ivan. The
women had a generator running in their
home because the power was out of
service.
ALZ049 0 0 3M 0
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
entire county. Power remained out of
service for around one week in places.
At least 400 homes suffered some type
of wind damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 75 miles an hour.
ALZ048 0 0 275K 0
Russell County
Countywide 0 0 25K 0
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Power was
not fully restored in some locations
for 4 days. At least 100 homes suffered
some form of wind damage, mainly roof
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate up to 4 inches of rain fell
in a short period of time. This
produced temporary flooding of some
roadways. One road sustained major
damage as it was washed out.
Barbour County
8 E Clayton 0 0 2K 0
A brief weak tornado was reported east
of Clayton. Several trees were knocked
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
31.91N/85.30W.
Macon County
9 SE Tuskegee 0 0 2K 0
A brief weak tornado was reported near
Tuskegee. Several trees were blown
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
32.32N/85.52W.
ALZ041 0 0 2.6M 100K
Autauga County
Countywide 0 0 8K
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down as
Hurricane Ivan moved Across Central
Alabama. Hundreds of homes suffered
varying degrees of roof and structural
damage. At least 800 households were
displaced for at least one night due
to hurricane damage. At least 8000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Several residences
were without power for up to 5 days.
At least 75 farming operations
requested aide due to wind damage.
Many roadways were impassable due to
fallen trees. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 80 miles an hour.
Doppler radar estimated 5 to 7 inches
of rain during the event which caused
a few roads to flood and become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ040 0 0 10M 200K
Dallas County
Countywide 0 0 7K
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down across the entire
county. At least 45,000 customers were
without power during the height of the
storm. Some locations did not have
power restored for a week and a half.
At least 10 homes were totally
destroyed and another 400 homes were
damaged. Fallen trees blocked every
roadway in the county. Maximum wind
gust were estimated around 90 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 6 to 9 inches of
rain fell across Dallas County during
Ivan. One minor mudslide occurred due
to the heavy rain and a few roads were
temporarily impassable due to high
water. One relief worker suffered
minor injuries during the cleanup
operations.
ALZ043 0 0 2M 50K
Elmore County
Countywide 0 0 5K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down across Elmore County.
Numerous homes sustained varying
degrees of roof damage. At least 8000
customers were without power during
the height of the storm. The power was
not fully restored for 7 days in some
locations. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar estimated up to 5 inches
of rain during the tropical system. A
few creeks and roads were temporarily
impassable, but the trees blocking
roadways were much more significant.
ALZ047 0 0 1M
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across Lee County. At least
8000 customers were without power
during the height of the storm. Power
was not restored in all locations for
at least 3 days. At least 25 homes
suffered major damage and another
100 or more homes reported moderate
damage. Many more homes and structures
received minor damage. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated around 70 miles
an hour.
ALZ045 0 0 400K 35K
Macon County
Countywide 0 0 6K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. At least
300 homes suffered varying degrees of
wind damage. Power was restored to
most locations within two days. Debris
removal took up to two weeks. Doppler
radar and ground observations indicate
up to 5 inches of rain fell across
Macon County during Ivan. A few roads
and creeks were briefly flooded.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 70 miles an hour.
ALZ039 0 0 10m 250K
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down or snapped off during
Ivan. Several hundred homes or
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. Numerous roadways were
blocked from fallen trees making them
temporarily impassable. Power was
was not fully restored for at least a
week in spots. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ030 0 0 3.6M 80K
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down with the most
significant damage in the southern
part of the county. At least 5500
customers were without power for up to
two weeks. Several hundred homes and
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 85 miles an hour. One
man was killed by an allergic reaction
to bee stings. He was unable to phone
emergency personnel because the power
was out.
ALZ031 0 0 5M 75K
Thousands of trees and power lines were
blown down countywide. At least 3300
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Some locations
did not get power back for a week.
Twenty five to fifty homes suffered
significant damage and many more
sustained minor roof damage. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 90
miles an hour.
ALZ032 0 0 2M 25K
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down or snapped off during
Ivan. Several hundred homes or
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. At least 200 trees
blocked roadways making them
temporarily impassable. Power was not
fully restored for at least a week in
spots. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ033
0 0 3.5M 200K
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down. At
least 1100 customers were without
power. Power was not completely
restored in some spots for two weeks.
Several hundred homes and mobile homes
were damaged. Many county roads were
blocked and impassable due to fallen
trees. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ034 0 0 350K
Bibb County
Countywide 0 0 2K
At least one hundred trees and power
lines were blown down across Bibb
County during Hurricane Ivan. At least
150 households were impacted with
varying degrees of wind damage. Three
homes suffered extensive damage.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 65 miles an hour. Doppler radar
estimated 5 to 7 inches of rain during
Ivan which caused a few roads in
southern Bibb County to become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ038 0 0 340K
Chambers County
Countywide 0 0 3K
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 60
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer rainbands. At least 8000
customers were without power during
the storm. J.P. Powell Middle School
had part of its roof blown off. Doppler
radar and ground observations indicate
3 to 5 inches of rain fell in
association with Ivan. A few roadways
became temporarily impassable due to
high water.
ALZ035 0 0 700K 75K
Chilton County
Countywide 0 0 8K
Thousands of trees were blown down
across Chilton County. Five structures
were heavily damaged and around
another 150 suffered minor roof damage.
At least 100 agricultural businesses
sustained damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 70 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 6 to 9 inches of
rain fell across the county during
Ivan. Several roadways were temporarily
impassable due to high water but even
more roads were affected by fallen
trees.
ALZ037 0 0 450K 25K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
county. The most significant damage
occurred across the southern and
eastern sides of the county. Power was
not fully restored for at least 3
days. At least 75 homes and structures
were damaged to some degree by Ivan.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 70 miles an hour. In the
southern part of the county, a man was
seriously cut by a chain saw while
clearing debris.
ALZ036 0 0 350K 25K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the area. At least
1000 customers were without power
during the tropical system. The power
was not restored in all locations for
at least 5 days. Two homes were totally
destroyed and at least 12 more homes
suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 4 to 5 inches of
rain fell across parts of Coosa
County, but no flooding was reported.
A woman, around the age of 40, died
when she fell into a well retrieving
water. She was at the well because the
utilities were out of service.
ALZ028 0 0 290K
Clay County
Countywide 0 0 10K
Hundreds of trees were knocked down
countywide due to Ivan. Twenty to
thirty homes sustained varying degrees
of wind damage. Maximum wind gust were
estimated between 55 and 65 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 5 inches
of rain fell during the tropical
system. At least 20 county roads were
temporarily impassable due to high
water.
ALZ024 0 0 10M
Jefferson County
Countywide 0 0 500K
Hundreds of trees were blown down
across all of Jefferson County. The
power was not fully restored in all
locations for at least 7 days. Over
500 homes sustained varying degrees of
wind damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicated 6 to 9 inches of rain fell
in association with Ivan. At least 250
homes suffered water damage due to
flooding. Many creeks and roadways
were flooded and were temporarily
impassable.
ALZ022 0 0 600K 0
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down in association with Ivan.
Power outages lasted as long as 5 days
in some locations. Hundreds of homes
suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
ALZ029 0 0 125K 0
Randolph County
Countywide 0 0 4K 0
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down across the county. At
least 5500 customers were without
power and the power was not fully
restored in a few places for 2 to 3
days. One home was totally destroyed
and 10 to 20 others received mainly
minor damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 5 inches of rain
fell during Ivan. A few homes received
minor water damage and one road was
washed out.
ALZ025 0 0 1.2M 0
Shelby County
Countywide 0 0 20K 0
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county due to
the tropical system Ivan. Twenty to
thirty homes suffered varying degrees
of damage, mainly roof damage. Power
was not completely restored for at
least 4 days. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate up to 8 inches of rain fell
across Shelby County Associated with
Ivan. Several area roads and creeks
flooded and several homes sustained
flood damage. A male employee of
Alabama Power was killed during the
storm recovery efforts near Lay Dam.
ALZ027 0 2 2.5M
Talladega County
Countywide 0 0 2K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. The most
significant damage occurred throughout
southern areas of the county. At least
12,000 customers were without power at
the height of the storm. It took at
least three days to restore all the
power. Thirty to fifty homes and
structures were damaged. In Talladega,
one woman injured her shoulder when a
tree fell through the roof of her home.
In Sylacauga, a man was injured when a
tree limb fell on his head. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 70
miles an hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 7 inches
of rain fell during Ivan. A few
roadways were covered with water and
temporarily impassable.
ALZ023 0 0 1.7M
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down countywide. At least 28,000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Power was not
fully restored for at least 4 days.
Twenty to twenty five homes suffered
varying degrees of wind damage.
Thousands of homes sustained minor
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
ALZ017 0 0 80K
Blount County
Countywide 0 0 2K
Numerous trees and power lines were
knocked down from Ivan’s high winds
across the county. Ten to twenty homes
suffered varying degrees of damage,
mainly minor roof damage. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated between 55 to 60
miles an hour. Doppler radar estimated
4 to 7 inches of rain during Ivan
which caused a few roads to become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ019 0 0 350K
Calhoun County
Countywide 0 0 3K
Hundreds, if not thousands, of trees
and power lines were blown down
countywide. Only 3 or 4 homes suffered
significant damage, while 30 to 50
homes received mainly minor roof
damage. Maximum wind gust were
estimated between 55 and 65 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 3 to 5 inches of
rain fell across the area associated
with Ivan. A few roadways became
temporarily impassable but more roads
were blocked by fallen trees.
ALZ020 0 0 350K
Cherokee County
Countywide 0 0 30K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down areawide. At least three
homes sustained significant damage and
many more suffered minor roof damage.
Maximum wind gust were estimated
around 60 miles an hour. At least 8000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Several roadways,
creeks, and homes were flooded due to
the torrential rain. Doppler radar and
ground observations indicate as much
as 6 inches of rain fell in association
with Ivan.
ALZ021 0 0 500K
Cleburne County
Countywide 0 0 50K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. At least
10 homes suffered moderate damage with
many more reporting minor roof damage.
The debris removal took two weeks in
some locations. Power was restored to
most of the county in 24 hours.
Maximum wind gust were estimated
between 55 and 65 miles an hour.
Several roadways and creeks were
flooded due to the torrential rain.
One creek bridge suffered damage.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 6 inches of rain
fell in association with Ivan.
ALZ018 0 0 180K
Etowah County
Countywide 0 0 2K
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Several
homes suffered mainly roof damage.
Power was not fully restored for at
least 2 days. The Etowah County
Emergency Management Agency recorded
a wind gust of 57 miles an hour
during Ivan. Peak wind gusts across
the county were around 60 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 6 inches
of rain occurred during the tropical
system. A few roads were temporarily
impassable due to high water.
ALZ013 0 0 65K
At least one hundred trees and power
lines were blown down during the
tropical system. Utilities were not
restored for 5 to 6 days in places.
At least 5 homes sustained moderate
damage and several more suffered minor
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated between 50 and 60 miles
an hour.
ALZ012 0 0 325K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during the tropical system.
At least 64 roadways were blocked by
fallen trees and were temporarily
impassable. At least 22 homes were
damaged and 4 of those homes suffered
major damage. Most of the power outages
were restored within 12 hours, but a
few spots did not receive power back
for 4 days. One person was slightly
injured when their automobile ran into
a fallen tree. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALZ011 0 0 920K
Marion County
Countywide 0 0 8K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down areawide. At least 10 homes
were totally destroyed and another 50
homes were damaged. Power was not
restored in all areas for at least a
week and a half. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 65 miles an
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in
association with Ivan. Numerous roads
were flooded and were temporarily
impassable.
St. Clair County
Countywide 0 0 50K
ALZ026
0 0 100K
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across St. Clair County.
Thirty to forty homes sustained mainly
minor roof damage. Power outages
affected some locations for 3 days.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 60 miles an hour. Doppler radar
and ground observations indicate parts
of St. Clair received up to 7 inches
of rain. This heavy rainfall produced
flooding of several roadways and
flooded some businesses in Springville.
ALZ015 0 0 225K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during Ivan. At least
28,000 customers were without power.
Power was not fully restored for three
or four days. Fifty to one hundred
homes suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALZ014
0 0 200K
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during Ivan. Power was not
fully restored for three or four days.
Numerous homes suffered varying degrees
of wind damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALABAMA, North
Colbert County
Muscle Shoals 0 0
Flash flooding was reported with
several inches of water over area
roads.
Lauderdale County
Florence 0 0
Flash flooding was reported in Florence
with several streets with several
inches of water over the roads.
ALZ001>010-016 0 3 2.5M
A tree fell on a truck and killed the
driver along Alabama Highway 207 at
Anderson in eastern Lauderdale county.
Cullman County
Countywide 0 0
Flash flooding was observed as several
low spots flooded on county road eight
and on county road 1718.
Madison County
Countywide 0 0
Flash flooding was reported across
much of the county with several roads
throughout the county with flooded
roads and several inches of water over
them.
Lawrence County
Countywide 0 0
Flooding was reported throughout the
county with several inches of water
reported over area roads.
Limestone County
Countywide 0 0
Flooding was reported throughout
the county.
Morgan County
Countywide 0 0
Numerous reports of flash flooding were
received throughout Morgan county.
Several roads had water at least six
to eight inches over them.
Marshall County
Countywide 0 0
Flash flooding was reported throughout
the county as several roads had several
inches of water over them.
Colbert County
Countywide 0 0
Widespread flash flooding was reported
throughout the county. Several inches
of water was reported over many roads
throughout the county.
Franklin County
Countywide 0 0
Widespread flash flooding was reported
countywide. Several inches of water
was reported over many county roads.
Lauderdale County
Countywide 0 0
Widespread flash flooding was reported
throughout the county. Several roads
had several inches of water over them.
Dekalb County
Countywide 0 0
Flash flooding was reported across the
county with several roads with several
inches of water standing.
Jackson County
Countywide 0 0
Numerous reports of flash flooding were
received with water over several roads
several inches in depth.
Dekalb County
5 N Ft Payne to 0 0
Ft Payne
Several inches of water was reported
across the road near Desoto State
Park.
ALABAMA, Southeast
ALZ065>069
0 0 3.5M
Hurricane Ivan weakened to a tropical
storm as it moved north into southwest
Alabama on September 16. The maximum
sustained and peak wind gust recorded
was 44 and 54 knots, respectively, at
Dothan, AL. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 1000 mb at Dothan.
Rainfall amounts were quite heavy,
ranging from five to eight inches.
Minor flooding was reported in Coffee,
Geneva, and Houston counties. Schools
and many businesses were closed on
September 16 and 17. An estimated
50,000 customers were without power,
including 20 percent of Dothan. There
were numerous reports of roads closed
by fallen trees and power lines. In
Coffee County, many county roads were
closed and several trees fell on
houses and vehicles. Some businesses
were damaged in Enterprise. Several
trees fell on vehicles and houses, and
damaged two businesses in Dothan. In
Geneva County, several mobile homes
were destroyed in Hartford. Cotton
farmers suffered significant yield
losses, especially in Coffee and
Geneva counties, which will be
realized at the time of the autumn
harvest. Coffee and Geneva counties
were declared federal disaster areas.
ALABAMA, Southwest
ALZ051>064 0 0 2.5B 25M
Hurricane Ivan affected the region from
September 13 through the 16th. The
coastal areas were put under a
hurricane watch at 900 PM CST on
September 13. The area was put under a
hurricane warning at 300 PM CST on
September 14. The hurricane warning
was dropped at 900 AM CST on September
16 and we were put under a tropical
storm warning. The tropical storm
warning was dropped at 300 PM CST on
September 16.
Ivan made landfall around 100 AM CST
near Gulf Shores, Alabama on September
16. An interesting note, as Ivan
approached the Alabama coast during the
day on the 15th, a buoy just south of
the Alabama coastal waters recorded a
peak wave height of 52 feet, before
breaking loose of its mooring. This
was one of the highest wave heights
ever observed.
Some of the winds recorded across
Southwest Alabama were as
follows: Mobile Regional Airport,
sustained wind of 51 knots from the
north with a peak gust of 65 knots
from the north northeast. Dauphin
Island, sustained wind of 61 knots
from the cast with a gust of 89 knots
from the northeast. USS Alabama,
located off the Mobile Bay causeway,
peak gust 91 knots (site is more than
100 feet high). Fairhope, peak gust
63 knots. Semmes, peak gust 51 knots.
Grand Bay, peak gust 62 knots. WKRG in
Mobile, peak gust 64 knots. Wallace
Tunnel in Mobile, peak gust 51 knots.
Gulf Shores Airport, sustained winds
73 knots with a peak gust of 100 knots
(Doppler on Wheels site). Fairhope,
sustained wind 59 knots with a peak
gust of 77 knots (Doppler on wheels).
Some of the winds across Northwest
Florida were as follows: Pensacola
Naval Air Station, sustained wind of
76 knots from the southeast with a
gust of 93 knots from the southeast.
Pensacola Regional Airport, sustained
wind of 67 knots from the southeast
with a peak gust of 87 knots. West
Pensacola, peak gust 84 knots.
Pensacola, sustained wind 70 knots
with a peak gust of 92 knots
(Doppler on wheels). Pace, sustained
wind of 73 knots with a peak gust of
87 knots (Air Products location–about
160 feet high). Escambia county EMA
office peak gust 90 knots. Eglin Air
Force Base sites; 2 SW of Mary Esther,
peak gust 103 knots (200 feet high).
10 S Harold, peak gust 78 knots. 10 N
Mary Esther, peak gust 75 knots. 5 NE
Seminole, peak gust 75 knots.
ALABAMA, Southwest
Some of the lowest sea level pressures
were as follows: In Alabama: Fairhope
947.9 MB. Mobile Regional Airport
964.4 MB. Brookley Field (Mobile) 956.0
MB. Semmes 967.5 MB. Dauphin Island
952.7 MB.
In Florida: Pensacola Regional Airport
970.2 MB. Pensacola Naval Air Station
965.8 MB. 5 S Harold 981.4 MB.
Two day rainfall totals ending at
midnight on September 16 were as
follows: In Alabama: Mobile Regional
Airport (MOB) 5.56 inches. Coden 6.30
inches. Evergreen 7.25 inches. Alberta
6.85 inches. Semmes 5.00 inches.
Daphne 7.5 inches. Andalusia 9.96
inches. 2 S Mobile 9.90 inches.
Silverhill 10.16 inches. Robertsdale
9.35 inches. Spanish Fort 8.00 inches.
In Florida: Pensacola Naval Air Station
(NPA) 8.00 inches. Pensacola (WEAR TV)
15.79 inches. Crestview 8.40 inches.
Fort Walton Beach 6.06 inches. Munson
6.5 inches. Niceville 6.55 inches.
Eglin Air Force Base (VPS) 7.43 inches.
10 S Mossy Head 8.92 inches.
Storm surge values along the coast from
Baldwin county east to Santa Rosa
county were the highest observed in
over a hundred years of record keeping.
The high surge values of 10 to 14 feet
caused extensive damage to homes and
condos located along the Gulf
beachfront, as well as along the
shoreline of area inland waterways.
Dauphin Island had several areas that
were breached by the high surge. There
was less damage on Dauphin Island than
with Hurricane Frederic in 1979, even
with the extensive building that has
occurred on the island since 1979. In
Baldwin county, the coastal areas from
Fort Morgan to Gulf Shores to Orange
Beach saw the worst damage from a
hurricane in over a hundred years.
This area has seen rapid development
in the past 20 years and it seemed that
the homes and condo’s constructed in
the past five years held up better than
homes that were constructed earlier.
Surge values were estimated between
nine and twelve feet along the Baldwin
county coastline, and the beach was
breached at several locations. No one
died as a result of storm surge in
Baldwin county.
In Escambia county Florida, surge
values were estimated at ten to
fourteen feet. These coastal areas
were the hardest hit, with major
damage occurring from Perdido Key to
Pensacola Beach. Almost every structure
that was on the waterfront in Escambia
county suffered some degree of damage.
Generally, if the property elevation
was below fifteen feet, water flooded
the property. Property that was on
Perdido Bay, Big Lagoon, Bayou Grande,
Pensacola Bay and Escambia Bay suffered
major damage. Many homes were
completely washed away by the high
surge. Almost all of the deaths
directly attributed to Ivan in Escambia
County were surge related, and occurred
near Big Lagoon. The beach area from
Perdido Key to Pensacola Beach was
breached in several places. Fort
Pickens was cut off and isolated from
the rest of Pensacola Beach as a result
of several breaches. The highest surge
values observed during the storm were
in the upper reaches of Escambia Bay.
The surge, and accompanying wind waves,
damaged the I-10 bridge across Escambia
Bay. A trucker died on the bridge when
his truck plummeted off a bridge
section that had been displaced by the
surge. Pensacola Naval Air Station,
which is located on Pensacola Bay
across from Fort Pickens, suffered
major damage to structures that were
located on the water. Many of the
structures had been built in the late
1800’s, and had been through several
other hurricanes with only minor
damage. In Santa Rosa county, surge
values were between nine and twelve
feet. Navarre Beach had several
breaches, and major damage occurred
to almost all structures that were on
the Gulf front. Major damage also
occurred along the shores of Gulf
Breeze and along Blackwater Bay. Some
of the highest surge values in Santa
Rosa county were near Ward Basin. Surge
values across most locations east of
where the center of the hurricane
moved ashore were higher than those
of hurricane George in 1998. As in
Escambia county, almost every structure
that was on the water in Santa Rosa
county suffered some type of damage.
In Okaloosa county surge values were
six to nine feet. Structures that were
located on or near the beach suffered
major damage. Farther to the east,
storm surge values dropped off, but
the wave action essentially destroyed
the beach, with four to eight feet of
the sand eroded away. Low lying
structures on Choctawatchee Bay also
suffered major damage. US Highway 98
between Fort Walton and Destin was
again washed away. Structures near the
beach that were part of Eglin Air Force
Base also suffered major damage.
The following surge values were
measured in Alabama: Middle Gage at
Bayou LaBatre 4.66 feet. Mobile Bay at
Cedar Point 6.90 feet. Dauphin Island
Bay at Dauphin Island 7.80 feet.
Mobile Bay at Dauphin Island Coast
Guard 8.00 feet. Mobile River at
Mobile 4.87 feet. Mobile River at
Bucks 6.82 feet. Mobile Bay at Fort
Morgan Front Range 7.85 feet. Perdido
Pass at Orange Beach 8.81 feet.
The following surge values were
measured in Northwest Florida; Perdido
Bay near US Highway 98 estimated 10.00
feet. GIWW at Pensacola Gulf Beach
9.68 feet. Pensacola Bay at Fort McRee
9.70 feet. Pensacola Bay at Pensacola
10.20 feet. Escambia Bay West Bank at
Highway 90 12.92 feet. Escambia Bay
West Bank 1.5 miles north of I-10
12.12 feet. Escambia Bay near Pace
estimated 12.00 feet. GIWW at Gulf
Breeze 10.30 feet. Pensacola Beach Fire
Station estimated 12 feet. Yellow
River near Milton 9.66 feet. Fort
Walton Brooks Bridge 6.12 feet. Destin
at Choctawatchee Bay Coast Guard 5.39
feet.
As Ivan moved ashore during the morning
hours of September 16th, the winds
caused major damage to trees along and
east of the track of the storm.
Hurricane force winds were felt across
the entire area, including all inland
counties. Most of the area probably
had hurricane force winds for two to
four hours. This caused 100 year old
trees to break due to the constant
force from the strong winds. Many of
the trees fell on homes and vehicles
and damaged them. While some structural
wind damage would have been expected,
most of the major structural damage
that occurred over inland areas would
not have been as substantial if it had
not been for fallen trees. It was
estimated that in Alabama over
$500,000,000 damage was done to timber,
with an additional estimate of
$250,000,000 in Escambia, Santa Rosa
and Okaloosa counties in Florida. Power
was out for a week or more across the
inland areas due to trees across lines.
Along the immediate coast, power was
not restored for an additional several
weeks, until much of the infrastructure
was rebuilt. It was estimated that six
weak tornadoes occurred across the area
during the afternoon and early evening
of September 15th as Ivan neared the
coast. These weak tornadoes occurred in
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in
Florida, and in Baldwin, Escambia and
Conecuh in Alabama and produced only
minor damages.
Eight deaths were directly related to
Ivan. Seven of these were in Escambia
county with one in Santa Rosa county.
In Escambia county Florida: Four people
(three women and one male) drowned at
different locations around Grand Lagoon
as the surge inundated the area. A male
drowned after his truck ran off the
damaged I-10 bridge. A female died of
a heart attack in a shelter just
before Ivan moved ashore. A male died
when a tree fell on him as Ivan was
moving ashore. In Santa Rosa county,
a young female died when a tree fell
on their manufactured home and killed
her.
Sixteen deaths were indirectly related
to Ivan. In Escambia county Florida:
A 7 year old boy was killed as he was
watching someone remove a tree and a
large limb fell on him. A 55 year old
male committed suicide when he became
depressed because of the damage his
home sustained as a result of Ivan. A
58 year old female died when she was
overcome by fumes from a generator
that was not properly ventilated. A 41
year old male died in a traffic
accident at an intersection with no
power and no stop lights. A 83 year
old male fell off a roof while
repairing damage from Ivan. A 63 year
old male fell out of a tree in Escambia
county Alabama and was taken to a
Pensacola hospital where he later died
from injuries sustained in the fall.
A 40 year old male died when a tree
fell on him. In Santa Rosa county: A
67 year old male died of a heart attack
preparing for Ivan. A 76 year old male
died of a heart attack. A 56 year old
male died of a heart attack cleaning
up days after the storm. In Okaloosa
county: A 54 year old female died of a
heart attack when emergency crews could
not get to her due to the storm. A 51
year old male died of a heart attack.
A 50 year old female died days after
Ivan from a drug overdose due to
depression cause by the storm.
In Covington county a 75 year old
female died from a fire caused by a
candle used for light after the storm.
In Conecuh county a 34 year old male
died from a car accident when he hit
debris still in the road from the
storm. In Mobile county a 59 year old
male died when a tree fell on him after
the storm.
Agriculture interests suffered a major
blow from Ivan with most of the soybean
and pecan crop destroyed. The cotton
crop also suffered damage but not as
bad as that of the soybean and pecan
crop.
Ivan will be remembered as being one
of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the coastal counties of Baldwin,
Escambia and Santa Rosa in modern
history. It will also be remembered as
one of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the inland counties of Escambia,
Clarke, Monroe, Conecuh and Butler in
southwest Alabama.
Baldwin County
3 SE Josephine to 0 0 3K
1 SW Josephine
A weak tornado entered Baldwin county
from Escambia county in Florida near
Ono Island and moved rapidly west
northwest and dissipated just southwest
of Josephine. The weak tornado caused
minor damage. Most of the area had
been evacuated due to Hurricane Ivan.
Escambia County
1 W Dixie to 0 0 3K
4 NW Dixie
A weak tornado developed ahead of
Hurricane Ivan just west of Dixie. The
weak tornado moved quickly west
northwest and dissipated about four
miles northwest of Dixie. The weak
tornado caused minor tree damage.
Conecuh County
2 S Castleberry to 0 0 2K
2 SW Castleberry
A weak tornado developed about two
miles south of Castleberry and
dissipated just southwest of
Castleberry. The weak tornado caused
minor damage to timber.
Baldwin County
East Portion 0 0
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland, a
band of very heavy rainfall developed
east of the center. Radar estimated
that five to seven inches of rain fell
in a two hour period across the area.
This caused most of the roads in the
east part of the county to flood. This
was in addition to the high winds that
were blowing trees down. As the storm
moved north, the water drained off the
roads.
Escambia County
West Portion 0 0
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland, a
band of very heavy rainfall developed
near and east of the center. Radar
estimated that four to six inches of
rain fell in a one hour period across
the area. This caused most of the
roads in the west part of the county
to flood. This was in addition to the
high winds that were blowing trees
down. As the storm moved north, the
water drained off the roads.
Monroe County
South Portion 0 0
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland,
a band of very heavy rainfall developed
near and east of the center. Radar
estimated that four to six inches of
rain fell in a one hour period across
the area. This caused most of the
roads in the south part of the county
to flood. This was in addition to the
high winds that were blowing trees
down. As the storm moved north, the
water drained off the roads.
ALZ063>064 0 0
About a week after Hurricane Ivan
impacted the area on September 16th,
the remnants of the storm re-entered
the Gulf of Mexico after making a
large clockwise loop over the
southeastern United States.
As a result, high waves and surf action
again impacted already heavily eroded
area beaches. The high water hindered
clean up efforts along the coast. The
water also ended up under homes that
had severe erosion a week earlier.
Part of the causeway across Mobile Bay
had to be closed for several hours due
to high water. As the remnants of Ivan
slowly moved off to the northwest over
the western Gulf, the high surf
subsided.
ALASKA, Northern
AKZ207 0 0
A low pressure center tracked northeast
over the southern Bering Sea on the
21st and then curved north over inland
western Alaska on the 22nd; and low
pressure remained over north interior
Alaska and the North Slope of Alaska
through the 25th. This set up northwest
flow over the southern Chukchi Sea
creating minor coastal flooding and
some shore erosion at Shishmaref About
1 foot of coastline was removed by the
erosion from waves. Though reported
wind speeds were not available, winds
of 30 to 40 mph were forecast during
the event.
AKZ226 0 0
A weather front moved north from the
Gulf of Alaska on the afternoon of the
26th and brough south winds up over
the eastern Alaska Range. The Army’s
Mesonet station called Texas Range
reported a peak gust to 60 mph (52 kt).
AKZ226 0 0
A cold front moving east across the
interior of Alaska created heavy
snowfall over the Isabel Pass region
of the Richardson Highway through the
Alaska Range. Twelve to 18 inches of
snow fell over the highway during the
period, as reported by the State of
Alaska Department of Transportation’s
Trims Camp foreman.
ALASKA, Southeast
AKZ017-020>021 0 0
The growing season officially ended
due to a hard freeze on these dates in
these regions of Southeast Alaska. The
temperature in Yakutat was measured at
27 deg F, while Hoonah dipped to 28
deg F. Gustavus experienced 6 hours
with temperatures below freezing (the
other criteria for Freeze Warnings).
AKZ017 0 0
A low lifted up into Cook Inlet from
the Aleutian chain on this date. High
easterly winds developed in
Southcentral Alaska out ahead of this
system. High winds were confined to the
extreme western portion of AOR, from
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling. Though
there is no way to verify in this
uninhabited region of the Alaska coast,
mariners confirmed conditions in the
region. The sensor on Middleton Island
measured a peak wind gust to 57 knots
(66 mph) from 120 degrees. Yakutat only
received a peak gust to 35 mph from
this storm.
ALASKA, Southern
AKZ155 0 0
A strong storm in the Bering Sea
created a long fetch with high wind.
This produced a coastal storm surge
resulting in minor coastal flodding
along the Kuskokwim Delta.
AKZ101 0 0
An unusually early and record breaking
heavy snow occurred over the Anchorage
bowl on Saturday, September 25th. A
low in the northern Pacific created a
strong moist southerly fetch over the
south central region Saturday. The
existing low level cold air held in
the area long enough to result in 6
inches of snow over most of the
Anchorage bowl north to Eagle River
before the warm air resulted in the
snow changing over to rain. This was
the record for most snow this early
Anchorage. The wet heavy snow
accumulated on the trees causing many
power outages.
AKZ141 0 0
A strong moist southerly flow into the
Copper River Basin resulted in heavy
snow along south facing up slope areas
of the Alaska Range. The Slana Ranger
Station reported 16 inches of snow
overnight September 28th to the
morning of the 29th.
AKZ145 0 0
A low moved from the southwest Gulf of
Alaska into the Susitna Valley Late
Wednesday into Thursday. This resulted
in a strong push of moisture into the
Susitna Valley over the colder air in
the northern Susima Valley. The
Orographic lift typical of the “bench”
near Chulitna resulted in heavy snow
beginning late Wednesday night that
continued until the snow changed over
to rain Thursday afternoon. The
cooperative observer reported that
12 inches of snow fell from 10 p.m.
Wednesday night through Thursday
morning.
AKZ145 0 0
A strong Bering Sea storm pushed
extremely moist air into the south
central region of Alaska beginning
Wednesday, September 29th. Heavy rain
and snow occurred over the previous
weekend resulting in saturated soil
throughout the region. Rainfall of
moderate to heavy rates was reported
by observation sites in the Susitna
Valley south to the Anchorage bowl
beginning late Wednesday through late
Thursday. Amounts of 2 to 3 inches were
observed across this region with higher
estimated amounts along the Chugach
and Talkeetna Mountains. This resulted
in the small streams in the Anchorage
Bowl and in the central Susitna Valley,
which were already elevated from the
weekend storm, to rise above bank full
stage and cause minor flooding.
AMERICAN SAMOA
ASZ002 0 0
Heavy rain caused street ponding and
flooding in some villages. An unstable
air mass aloft, well- associated with
a trough connected to a strong gale
low within 360 miles southwest of Pago
Pago, remained over the Samoan Islands
within 24 hours. No damages or
injuries reported.
Tutuila
Countywide 0 0
Heavy rain caused stream overflow and
street flooding of over 2 feet across
Tutuila. The Tafuna Office recorded
about 3.30 inches of rain within the
24-hour period. Rocks and various
debris were spotted along the
main-road. No injury or damages
reported.
ASZ002 0 4 5K
Large south swells swept an alia to
shore, near the Malin Mai beach resort
at Fogagogo. 4 fishermen, ranging in
age from 17 to 40, were not seriouly
injured. “A huge wave turned their
vessel upside down and the engine
dropped off”, reported the Samoa News.
A high surf advisory was issued for
this date due to large south swells
produced by a strong area of high
pressure far south of the Islands.
ARIZONA, Central and Northeast
Gila County
Young 0 0
A tornado touched down about 12 miles
northeast of Young along the
Young-Heber Highway near Forest
Service Road 188. Trees were sheared
off and the road was blocked.
Gila County
Jakes Corner to 0 0
Gisela
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding,
mud slides, and road closures along
Beeline Highway (HWY 87) from SR 188
to the Bush Highway turnoff. There was
also flood damage along Tonto Creek
in Gisela. The flooding was compounded
in the Willow Fire burn area due to
little or no ground cover.
Yavapai County
Ashfork to 0 0
Seligman Arpt
Flooding was reported along Double A
Ranch Road north of Seligman. A patrol
car was stuck in the mud and flood
waters on Sierra Verde Ranch Road.
Coconino County
Gray Mtn to 0 0
Cameron
Thunderstorm wind gusts (50 to 60 MPH)
and blowing dust were reported on
Highway 89 between Grey Mountain and
Cameron.
Yavapai County
Bagdad 0 0
Highway 97 near Bagdad was closed due
to flooded washes and debris.
ARIZONA, Central
Gila County
Jakes Corner 0 0
Flash flooding caused rock, mud, and
debris to cover Highway 87 (MP 231).
This was in the Willow Fire burn area.
Coconino County
Supai 0 0
Flash flodding washed out a bridge and
came within one foot of covering
another bridge in Supai Village.
People were evacuated from Supai
Canyon.
Yavapai County
Paulden 0 0
Water from Big Chino La Rita Road to a
depth of 3 feet just west of Paulden.
Coconino County
Leupp Corner to 0 0
Leupp
Flash flooding covered Highway 99 to a
depth of 18 inches halfway between
Leupp and Leupp Corner.
AZZ037 0 0
The Verde River rose 12 feet near
Bridgeport between 8:OOAM and 11:OOAM.
Some barns were flooded and several
homes were evacuated. Flood water
enetered two homes.
Navajo County
Jack Rabbit 0 0
ARIZONA, Northwest
Mohave County
Lake Havasu City 0 0 10K
Strong winds from a severe
thunderstorms pushed through Lake
Havasu City. Several trees were blown
over, one house received roof damage
and a construction trailer was
overturned.
ARIZONA, Northwest
Mohave County
10 SW Colorado City 0 0
There were 15 different reports of
funnel clouds southwest of Colorado
City.
Mohave County
Kingman 0 0
The Kingman ASOS reported a wind gust
of 66 mph.
ARIZONA, South
Pima County
Sells 0 0 0 0
Tohono O’ohdam sheriff dispatch
reported that Route 19 was closed due
to high water.
Pima County
6 ENE Tucson 0 0 0 0
Bear Canyon Road just north of Tanque
Verde Road was impassible due to high
flowing water.
Pima County
20 ENE Sells to 0 0 0 0
14 SSE Sells
Law Enforcement reported that several
washes were overflowing near milepost
21 and 22 of Indian Route 15.
Graham County
Safford 0 0 0 2K
Significant hail damage was reported
in the Safford area. The hail fell for
about 30 minutes and stripped apples
off of trees in a local orchard.
Greenlee County
Duncan 0 0 0 0
Localized heavy rainfall caused several
streets to become flooded and required
closure. Mud and rocks covered U.S.
Route 70, after a reported 18 inches
of water ran across the road.
ARIZONA, Southwest
Maricopa County
Phoenix to 0 0
Fountain Hills
Several lines or clusters of
thunderstorms developed along a
moisture boundary that extended from
near Gila Bend to Payson. Microburst
winds over 55 mph took down trees,
power lines, and damaged homes and
buildings over parts of eastern
Maricopa County. In Mesa, about 130
trees were blown down at a cemetery,
and a large funeral canopy was blown
200 feet onto a car at a neighboring
apartment.
Maricopa County
Chandler 0 0
Pinal County
Florence to 0 0
2 N Apache Jet
Trees uprooted on the east side of
Florence, power poles blown down in
Apache Junction.
Gila County
10 ESE Roosevelt 0 0
Up to 3/4 inch of rain in 20 minutes,
along with pea size hail and strong
winds were reported at Roosevelt
Estates.
Yuma County
Araby to 0 0
Yuma
Thunderstorms moved westward across
parts of Yuma County after 6 pm.
Strong winds and dense blowing dust
resulted across much of Yuma, with
tree limbs blowing down onto power
lines. At the Yuma Proving Ground,
winds were clocked at 52 mph at 8 pm.
Pinal County
10 NW Florence to 0 0
Queen Vly
Local areas of heavy rainfall developed
within a tropical-like environment
across much of south-central Arizona.
Locally windy conditions preceded the
showers and thunderstorms during the
late afternoon hours. A rather narrow
band of heavy rain developed over
mainly rural areas of northern Pinal
County, which resulted in flooded homes
and roads. Three to 5 inches of rain
was reported in a 70 minute period in
one northern portion of Pinal County,
according to the county emergency
manager. The worst damage occurred in
the community of Queen Valley, where
the sewage treatment plant had an
initial damage estimate of $1.5
million. Gov. Napolitano declared an
emergency and designated $200,000 to
help repair roads and the sewage
treatment plant. Several water rescues
were made, and cars were washed out of
carports. Flood waters carried various
types of debris, and a propane tank
was found in a tree.
AZZ028 0 2
Poor visibility due to blowing dust
was blamed on a multiple car pile-up
on Interstate 10 at Riggs Road. Two
people were seriously injured.
Maricopa County
Cave Creek 0 0 20K
Strong winds severely damaged a large
part of the Cave Creek Roadhouse in
Cave Creek.
La Paz County
Parker 0 0
Very heavy rain resulted in flooding
of homes and highways in the Parker
area. One gauge indicated 1.15 inches.
La Paz County
1 N Quartzsite 0 0
Winds knocked down 3 power poles
resulting in a 12 hour power outage
for Quartzsite residents.
ARKANSAS, Central and North Central
Johnson County
Ludwig 0 0
Heavy rains caused flash flooding to
occur in the Ludwig area. Several
streets were flooded along Highway 292.
ARKANSAS, East
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Great Egg Inlet To
Cp May Nj Out 20Nm
1 E Sea Isle City to 0 0 0 0
.1 E Sea Isle City
A waterspout formed just off the coast
from Sea Isle City and dissipated as
it reached the shore.
Chesapeake Bay N
Beach To Drum Pt
Md
Cove Pt 0 0
The U.S. Coast Guard and Calvert
County Emergency Officials reported
sightings of waterspouts just northeast
of Cove Point.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to 0 0
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 34 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
Kiptopeke 0 0
Wind gust of 39 knots measured at
Kiptopeke.
Nc-Va Bdr To
Currituck Beach Lt
Out 20Nm
Nc-Va Border to 0 0
Currituck Beach Light
Wind gust of 40 knots measured at Duck,
North Carolina.
Currituck Sound
Currituck 0 0
Wind gust of 36 knots measured at ECG.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to 0 0
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 38 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay
Smith Pt To Windmill
Pt Va
Smith Pt to 0 0
Windmill Point
Wind gust of 35 knots measured at
Lewisetta.
Nc-Va Bdr To
Currituck Beach Lt
Out 20Nm
Nc-Va Border to 0 0
Currituck Beach Light
Wind gust of 42 knots measured at Duck,
North Carolina.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
Kiptopeke 0 0
Wind gust of 43 knots measured at
Kiptopeke.
Tidal Potomac Cobb
Is Md To Smith Pt Va
Lewisetta 0 0
Long Island Sound E
Of New Haven Ct To
Port Jefferson Ny
5 W Fishers Island 1 0
Heavy rain bands with embedded
thunderstorms over Eastern Long Island
Sound produced wind gusts up to 43
knots. This resulted in a 31 foot boat
capsizing near Niantic Bay. Two men
were thrown into the water. One of
them was killed. The boat sustanied
significant structual damage.
M?IW
Chesapeake Bay
Smith Pt To Windmill
Pt Va
Smith Pt to 0 0
Windmill Point
Wind gust of 34 knots measured at
Lewisetta.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
New Point Comfort to 0 0
Cape Henry
Wind gust of 36 knots measured at the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to 0 0
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 37 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay
Drum Pt To Smith Pt
Va
Solomons Island 0 0
Chesapeake Bay N
Beach To Drum Pt
Md
1 W Drum Pt 0 0
Chesapeake Bay
Drum Pt To Smith Pt
Va
16 SE Patuxent River P 0 0
CALIFORNIA, Extreme Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, North Central
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, Northeast
CAZ073
0 0
A 59 kt (68 mph) wind gust was
reported at Mono Lake Visitors Center.
CALIFORNIA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, South Central
CAZ090-095-097 0 0
The March through May 2004 time period
was the 2nd driest on record for the
South-Central portion of California as
determined by rainfall for the Kern
County Mountains and Tulare County
Mountains of the Southern Sierra
Nevada. Below normal for all of the
Southern Sierra Nevada rivers, the Kern
River April through July snow melt was
only 48% of normal determined by the
inflow to Lake Isabella Reservoir. The
previous six California Water Years
(July through June) have averaged only
81% of normal precipitation. The dry
conditions for the 6-year period were
actually much worse as 5 of the years
averaged approximately 70% of normal
normal rainfall.
CAZ093 0 0
The Bear Fire 5 miles south of Mariposa
burned 416 acres and 5 structures
(damage figure estimated). The cost to
suppress this human origin fire was
$1.4M. No fatalities or injuries
occurred.
CAZ089>092 0 0
One of the warmest spells of the dry
season occurred late between the 5th
and 11th of the month. The already dry
conditions of the area were intensified
by such a late hot spell as Central
and Southern San Joaquin Valley
temperatures climbed widespread to over
100 degrees F. The 8th and 9th of the
month were the warmest as Fresno
reached 105F on the 8th and both
Fresno and Bakersfield reported 103F
on the 9th.
CALIFORNIA, South Central
CAZ093 0 0
The Trimmer Fire burned 125 acres 25
miles northeast of Fresno. The fire
was human in origin. No fatalities,
injuries, or structures-lost occurred.
The cost to suppress was unknown.
CAZ095 0 0
The China Fire 15 miles southwest of
Lake Isabella in Kern County was of
suspicious origin. It burned 314 acres
but no fatalities, injuries, or
structures-lost occurred. The cost to
suppress was unknown.
CAZ096 0 0
The Nehouse Fire burned 204 acres 25
miles east of North Fork in Madera
County. Its cause was human in origin
but no fatalities, injuries, or
structures-lost occurred. The cost to
suppress was unknown.
CAZ093 0 0
The Old Highway Fire was a man-caused
fire that burned 1347 acres in the
S.Sierra Nevada Foothills at Mariposa.
There were no fatalities, injuries, or
structures lost. The cost to suppress
the fire was $3M.
Merced County
25 NNW (Mer)Castle A 0 0
A rather significant trof and
associated front swung through the
North San Joaquin Valley affecting
Merced County and points northward on
the 19th. Some embedded convection
occurred with the front as lightning
occurred in the Oakdale area just
north of the Merced County Line at
6 PM PDT. More importantly,
temperatures dipped significantly below
normal in a pattern more closely
resembling a winter-type weather
pattern than that of the warm season.
The Merced Airport reported 1/10th of
an inch of rain and lead to some local
field flooding and other inconveniences
for agricultural operations in the
Merced County area.
CALIFORNIA, Southeast
San Bernardino
County
Nipton 0 0
Flash flooding near Nipton caused
Nipton Rd to be completely washed out
and impassable.
San Bernardino
County
Nipton 0 0
Flash flooding caused several roads to
be closed near the town of Nipton.
Rocks and debris covered the road in
several locations.
San Bernardino
County
5 E Twenty Nine Palm, 0 0 50K
6 E Twenty Nine
Palms
Several swift water rescues along with
several vehicles underwaterjust east
of Twentynine Palms.
San Bernardino
County
10 E San Bernardino 0 0
Law enforcement reported Amboy Rd. was
closed from Twcntynine Palms to Sheep
Hole Pass. Power lines were also down
along with debris in the roadway.
San Bernardino
County
5 S Nipton 0 0
Law enforcement reported Ivanpah and
Nipton roads were closed due to flash
flooding.
San Bernardino
County
20 E Twenty Nine Palm 0 0
Law enforcement reported several feet
of water over State Rte 62 just east
of Iron Age Rd.
CALIFORNIA, Southeast
San Bernardino
County
Lenwood 1 1
A tow truck driver was in the process
of hooking up a winch to a stalled
vehicle when lightning struck. The
driver of the stalled car was killed
and the tow truck driver was taken to
the hospital.
M?OU
San Bernardino
County
15 NE Barstow 0 0
A 10 mile stretch of Fort Irwin Rd was
under 12 to 14 inches of water. Huge
boulders and mud all over the road and
is completely impassable.
Inyo County
Death Vly 0 0
Flash flooding occurred over Highway
178 in Death Valley between Mormon
Point and Jublice Pass. Reports said
several hundred feet of roadway were
washed away and many points along the
road were impassable with rocks and
debris.
CALIFORNIA, Southwest
CAZ056
0 0 0
A small brush fire burned 2 to 4 acres
on the west side of Hwy. 371 near
Aguanga.
CAZ049 0 0 35K
Named the Morales Fire, this fire
consumed 250 acres southeast of
Temecula, and destroyed 2 trailers,
3 abandoned vehicles, 3 outbuildings,
and 2 ATVs. The wind at about the time
of the fire was between 5 and 15 mph,
with an air temperature in the 90s and
relative humidity of less than 20%.
CAZ049 0 0 0 0
Named the Ruby Fire, this fire consumed
1 acre near the Redhawk Golf Course in
Temecula.
CAZ042 0 0
Powerful surf ranging in size from 6 to
12 ft generated by Hurricane Howard
resulted in over 1000 rescues during
the hottest day of the year at Orange
County beaches. 25 people were rescued
in one incident alone at Main Beach in
Laguna when a dozen 8-10 ft waves
overpowered a group of swimmers. The
combination of widespread 100 degree
temperatures and 72 degree water
temperatures drove an estimated 575,000
people to Orange County beaches over
the Labor Day weekend.
San Diego County
Vista 0 0 0.10K
A strong dust devil ripped a sign off a
fence and threw it 40 feet away over a
house. Other debris was seen flying
through the air around the dust devil.
CAZ050 0 0
This fire burned 65 acres of brush two
miles south of the San Diego Wild
Animal Park in the San Pascual Valley.
It was started by a boy playing with
fireworks.
CAZ050 0 0 0
This fire burned 15 acres about 3 miles
north of Valley Center near Lilac
Knolls Road.
CAZ050 0 0 0
This fire burned 5 acres east of Chula
Vista near Proctor Valley Rd.
CAZ055 0 0 1K
Named the Runway Fire, it burned 1,007
acres of brush on the desert slopes of
the San Bernardino National Forest near
the Cajon Pass. The fire forced the
closure of a seven mile stretch of Hwy
138. One home in the Baldy Mesa area
sustained minor heatdamage. The fire
was started by a car accident.
Riverside County
10 S Idyllwild 0 0 0
A thunderstorm dropped 1.15″ of rain in
one hour in the Pine Cove area. Some
sheet flow and rock slides were
observed along Hwy 74 east of Lake
Hemet.
Riverside County
Pine Cove 0 0 0
Hail 3/4 inch in diameter fell on Pine
Cove during a heavy monsoon
thunderstorm.
San Diego County
Borrego Spgs 0 0 1M
Flash flooding began around 4:30 PM in
Borrego Palm Canyon and rushed into
Borrego Springs. Flash Flooding also
occurred in Coyote Canyon. An empty
campground was obliterated by a wall of
mud and water. An estimated 70 to 90
homes were damaged when the flash flood
tore into the Sun Gold and De Anza
areas of town. In the Sun Gold
community, some residents had as much
as 2′ of mud rush into their homes. The
wall of water and mud was observed to
be 8-10′ high and 150 yards wide at
times as it came down Borrego Palm
Canyon.
San Bernardino
County
10 E Lucerne Vly to 0 0 50K
15 ESE Lucerne Vly
Heavy thunderstroms trained over the
Johnson Valley area most of the
afternoon which resulted in severe
flash flooding. Many roads were
completely washed out including
multiple sections of Hwy 247 between
Camp Rock Rd and Hacienda Rd. Boulders
were left in the middle of most roads
and washes experienced severe erosion
from the flood waters. Up to a dozen
vehicles were either trapped in mud and
high water or were stranded between
flooded washes which inundated the Hwy.
Some homes experienced minor damage
from the rushing torrent. Small hail
and frequent lightning were also
observed during the storm.
San Diego County
2 W Borrego Spgs to 0 0 10K
Borrego Spgs
Flash flooding was observed for the
second straight day in Borrego Springs.
Sheet flooding was widespread across
town and it was reported that a river
of water 2′ deep rushed across Palm
Canyon Dr. Additional flooding occurred
in the Sun Gold community.
San Diego County
1 S Borrego Spgs 0 0 5K
A severe thunderstorm which also
produced flash flooding dropped hail
ranging in size from one quarter inch
to one inch in diameter. The hail was
large enough to break a window in the
town of Borrego Springs.
San Diego County
1 S Borrego Spgs 0 0 10K
An anemometer in Borrego Springs
recorded a wind gust over 60 mph before
it was blown over during a severe
thunderstorm. Six power poles were also
blown down by the thunderstorm wind
gusts.
Riverside County
La Quinta 0 0 100K
Thunderstorm wind gusts toppled at
least 138 trees at “The Palms”
golfcourse in La Quinta. One tree
caused damage when it fell into a
maintenance building. Other area
golfcourses also reported downed trees.
A building at Avenue 58 and Madison
Street had its roof tiles blown off
which resulted in some minor water
damage to the interior. Nine utility
poles were blown over and four
transformers were lost as a result of
the winds. At around the same time,
nearby Thermal Airport reported a gust
of 46 mph, but it is possible that
winds were gusting to around 70 mph or
greater in the La Quinta area.
CAZ058 0 0 10K
Named the Border Fire, it consumed 965
acres on the U.S. side of the border
and over 1,000 acres in Mexico. The
blaze started in Mexico and quickly
moved north over the border near Campo,
forcing the closure of Route 94. One
structure was destroyed by the fire.
CAZ057 0 0 0
Fremont Canyon RAWS measured sustained
winds over 40 mph for 2 hours and gusts
over 60 mph for 3 hours. Gusty winds
resulted in blown down tree branches
all across the inland empire.
CALIFORNIA, Southwest
CAZ043 0 0 0
A fire near Rattlesnake Canyon at Camp
Pendleton burned approximately 120
acres of brush.
CALIFORNIA, Upper
CAZ084>085 0 0
See below.
A Freeze Warning was issued for the
above listed zones, effective at the
above listed times. Reported low
temperatures in the area ranged from
22 to 31 degrees, so the warning
verified well.
CALIFORNIA, West South Central
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, Western
NONE REPORTED.
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLANTIC
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut 0 0
A thunderstorm wind gust of 48 knots
was observed at the C-MAN at Fowey
Rocks Light.
S Santee R To Edisto
Beach Sc Out 20Nm
Folly Beach 0 0
Savannah Ga To
Altamaha Sd Ga Out
20Nm
19 E Sapelo Island 0 0
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut 0 0
A thunderstorm wind gust of 36 knots
was measured at the C-MAN at Fowey
Rocks Light.
Edisto Beach Sc To
Savannah Ga Out
20Nm
1 E Fripp Island 0 0
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut 0 0
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust of
37 knots at Fowey Rocks Light.
Atl Nearshore Waters
Rio Guajataca Pr
Ewd Thru Usvi
Red Hook St Thomas 0 0
A large waterspout was reported between
Big Thatch and Jost Van Dyke in the
British Virgin Islands.
Charleston Harbor
5 NE The Charleston E 0 0
The Charleston Battry
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 43 kt at
the Wando port terminal.
Charleston Harbor
The Charleston Battry 0 0
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLANTIC
Little R Inlet Nc To
Murrells Inlet Sc Out
20Nm
Myrtle Beach 0 0
Springmaid Pier recorded a 38 kt wind
gust.
Cp Fear To Little R
Inlet Nc Out 20Nm
Little River Inlet 0 0
A measured 40 kt gust was recorded by
National Ocean Service equipment.
Surf City To Cp Fear
Nc Out 20Nm
Masonboro Inlet 0 0
National Ocean Service equipment
located on Johnny Mercer Pier recorded
a 36 kt wind gust. Gusts of 35 kt or
higher continued intermittently for the
next couple of hours.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef FI
1 E Port Everglades 0 0
A waterspout was seen in the Atlantic
offshore Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
2 E Miami Beach 0 0
A waterspout was seen in the Atlantic.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut 0 0
The C-MAN station at Fowey Rocks Light
reported a thunderstorm wind gust of
36 knots.
Savannah Ga To
Altamaha Sd Ga Out
20Nm
19 E Sapelo Island 0 0
The buoy at Grays Reef gusted to 37 kt
associated with Tropical Storm Jeanne.
COLORADO, Central and Northeast
COZ035 1 0
A hiker froze to death on the summit of
Longs Peak as an early season
snowstorm, accompanied by strong winds
and freezing temperatures, moved
through the region. The hiker was found
wearing only tennis shoes, jeans and a
hooded sweatshirt.
M260U
Larimer County
Ft Collins 0 0
Larimer County
Ft Collins 0 0
Washington County
3 SSW Woodrow 0 0
Washington County
1 SE Woodrow 0 0
Weld County
3 N Galeton 0 0
Washington County
9 SSW Akron 0 0
Washington County
7 S Akron 0 0
Washington County
7 S Platner 0 0
Washington County
9 S Otis 0 0
COLORADO, Central and Northeast
Washington County
Akron 0 0
Washington County
1 NE Otis 0 0
Park County
Bailey 0 0
Weld County
14 SE Greeley 0 0
Arapahoe County
Littleton 0 0
Douglas County
14 NW Castle Rock 0 0
Larimer County
34 W Virginia Dale 0 0
Lincoln County
25 WSW Karval 0 0
COLORADO, East Central
Yuma County
4 SSE Vernon 0 0
Four sections of irrigation pivot
blown over.
Yuma County
8 SSW Yuma 0 0
Yuma County
3 SE Yuma 0 0
Yuma County
4 S Yuma 0 0
Yuma County
Eckley 0 0
Yuma County
Vernon 0 0
Yuma County
7 W Wray 0 0
Yuma County
5 NW Wray 0 0
Yuma County
Wray 0 0
Yuma County
10 S Wray 0 0
Windows broken out of vehicle on
highway.
Yuma County
Wray 0 0
Yuma County
12 SE Wray 0 0
One window on west side of house
broken.
COZ091 0 0
Cheyenne County
2 S Arapahoe 0 0
Cheyenne County
5 ESE Cheyenne Wells 0 0
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells 0 0
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells 0 0
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells 0 0
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells 0 0
COLORADO, South Central and Southeast
Prowers County
14 N Holly 0 0
Hail occurred for 45 minutes and
completely covered the ground several
inches deep.
Baca County
Springfield 0 0 100K
Hail occurred for nearly an hour,
ranging from one inch to 1.75 inches
in diameter.
Prowers County
13 N Holly 0 0
Prowers County
Lamar 0 0
Prowers County
Lamar 0 0
Teller County
Woodland Park 0 0
Custer County
Silver Cliff 0 0
El Paso County
1 NE Black Forest 0 0
A short lived tornado one mile
northeast of the intersection of Volmer
Road and Black Forest Road caused no
known damage. It passed through open
country in a construction area.
El Paso County
3 S Falcon 0 0
COLORADO, West
COZ001>014-
017>023 0 0
Remnants of an eastern Pacific
Hurricane transported moisture across
western Colorado and resulted in areas
of heavy rain early in the month.
Unseasonably cold temperatures also
brought significant snow accumulations
to portions of the mountains. Because
of this precipitation, there was a
slight decrease in the areal extent of
severe to extreme drought conditions
across western Colorado. Otherwise,
abnormally dry to severe drought
conditions persisted. Please see the
October 2004 Storm Data publication for
a continuation on this drought
situation.
COZ022 0 0
This fire was named the Well Fire and
occurred 10 miles southeast of Redmesa
in La Plata County. This fire began at
the end of August and consumed 1,117
acres of pinyon pine, juniper, sage
brush, and grass before being
extinguished. The estimated cost of
fighting the fire was 390 thousand
dollars
Dolores County
2 WNW Dove Creek to 0 0
1 ESE Dove Creek
A strong dust devil peeled a large
section of corrugated metal roofing off
a commercial building, as well as a
section of the plywood underlayment.
Packing material and insulation were
blown hundreds of yards away from the
building, while a 4 foot by 8 foot
section of plywood landed on
Highway 491.
COZ002 0 0
This wildfire was named the Sheep Ranch
Fire and occurred 6 miles east-
northeast of Elk Springs in Moffat
County. The fire consumed 100 acres of
pinyon juniper, sage, and grass.
Evacuations were put into effect for
local residences.
COZ004-009>010-
012>013-018>019 0 0
An unseasonably cold storm system
brought the first accumulating snowfall
of the season to the mountains of
western Colorado. Snowfall amounts
generally ranged from 2 to 6 inches.
Local amounts up to 1 foot occurred
across some of the mountains above
10,000 feet.
COZ003 0 0
This fire was named the Deer Park Fire
and occurred 26 miles west of Debeque
in Garfield County. The fire consumed
476 acres of ponderosa pine.
COZ005-014 0 0
Minimum temperatures ranged from the
upper teens to the upper 20s.
La Plata County
12 N Bayfield 0 0
Water and debris flowed around a foot
deep across County Road 501, midway up
the west side of Vallecito Reservoir.
Some rock and mud slides were also
reported in the area, as well as a few
logs mixed in with the debris flows.
Routt County
Steamboat Spgs 0 0
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
totally destroyed a 12 foot by 60 foot
Civil Air Patrol trailer at the
airport. The trailer had rooms for
office space, training, and briefing.
A section of chain link fence at the
airport was also destroyed when the
trailer was blown through it. Numerous
large trees were blown over or snapped
off throughout the town, with at least
one vehicle crushed and a mobile home
damaged by falling trees.
Archuleta County
1 W Arboles 0 0
Heavy rainfall resulted in minor
flooding of many creeks and normally
dry washes, with at least one creek
over bankfull. The official cooperative
weather observer near Arboles measure
1.73 inches of rain during this event.
Archuleta County
20 E Pagosa Spgs 0 0
Minor flooding and debris flows were
reported along the upper Blanco Basin
Road and near Opal Lake.
La Plata County
17 N Bayfield to 0 0
15 N Bayfield
Heavy rainfall caused Vallecito Creek
to run bankfull for several hours which
threatened 30 homes in the Mountain
River Subdivision north of Vallecito
Reservoir.
COZ003>005-
009>010-012>013-
17018 0 0
A cold early season storm produced
widespread snowfall amounts from 3 to 5
inches across the mountains of western
Colorado. High valleys in the Steamboat
Springs area also received significant
snowfall, with up to 8 inches in some
locations. Local amounts from 10 to 12
inches fell across the central and
northern mountains, with new snowfall
up to 17 inches measured in the higher
elevations of Routt County. Icy and
snowpacked roads resulted in many
accidents, including a tanker truck
rollover on Rabbit Ears Pass where 15
inches of snow was measured.
COZ021>023 0 0
Early morning low temperatures ranged
from the mid 20s to 32 degrees across
most lower elevation areas in southwest
Colorado.
COZ018 0 0
2 to 5 inches of snow fell above the
9000 foot level in the northwest San
Juan Mountains from this cold early
season storm. Locally heavier amounts
were reported, including 12 inches at
Silverton.
CONNECTICUT, Northeast
CONNECTICUT, Northwest
CTZ013 0 0
At 08:12 EST on 9/18/04, the Housatonic
River was at its bankful and rising at
Veterans Plaza, and the East Aspetuck
River was over its banks at Wells Road
in New Milford. The Housatonic River
exceeded its flood stage of 11.0′,
cresting at 11.82′ at 13:15 EST on
9/18/04 at the Stevenson Dam. The
Housatonic River then exceeded its
flood stage of 12.0′, cresting at
13.33′ at 19:45 EST on 9/19/04 at the
Brookfield gage. Additional flooding
was reported when the Housatonic River
exceeded its flood stage of 7.0′,
cresting at 7.4′ at 12:30 EST on
9/19/04 at the Falls Village gage.
CONNECTICUT, Southern
Fairfield County
Ridgefield 0 0
A spotter in Ridgefield reported that
the rainfall rate was up to 1.9 inches
per hour in torrential downpours. Many
streets in Ridgefield experienced
flash flooding.
Fairfield County
Wilton 0 0
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
of streets in Wilton. The remnants of
Hurricane Frances produced torrential
rainfall across Western Connecticut on
September 8th. Storm total rainfall
amounts ranging from an inch to up to
6 inches were common across the area.
This caused extensive flash flooding
of mainly roads.
Fairfield County
Stratford 0 0
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
of roads.
New Haven County
New Haven 0 0
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
on 1-95. Water was reportedly up to
winshields on vehicles. Parts of the
interstate were closed. Flash flooding
also occured in West Haven at the same
time. Rescues had to be performed on
people trapped in their vehicles.
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan produced
torrential rains across Southern
Connecticut. Storm total rainfall
amounts added up to around 5 inches in
spots. This caused extensive roadway
flash flooding.
DELAWARE
Sussex County
Rehoboth Beach to 0 0 0 0
Fenwick Is
The combination of swells from
Hurricane Frances and a high pressure
system that built into New England and
the Canadian Maritimes caused rip
currents to occur throughout the Labor
Day weekend. Bathing restrictions were
in place throughout the weekend and
water rescues were performed. No deaths
were reported.
New Castle County
North Portion 0 0
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan
interacting with a slowly moving cold
front caused widespread very heavy rain
to fall from around 9 a.m. EDT until
around 2 p.m. EDT on the 18th. This
caused poor drainage, creek and river
flooding in the northern part of New
Castle County. The Christina River at
Coochs Bridge was above its 10.5 foot
flood stage from 1016 a.m. EDT through
516 p.m. EDT on the 18th. It crested at
11.32 feet at 217 p.m. EDT. The White
Clay Creek at Newark was above its 13
foot flood stage from 313 p.m. EDT
through 953 p.m. EDT on the 18th. It
crested at 13.58 feet at 532 p.m. EDT.
The Red Clay Creek at Wooddale was
above its 5.5 foot flood stage from
Noon EDT through 7 p.m. EDT on the
18th. It crested at 7.05 feet at 245
p.m. EDT. Storm totals included 2.54
inches at the New Castle County
Airport, 2.17 inches in Newark and
1.99 inches in Bear.
New Castle County
Countywide 0 0
The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne
interacting with two frontal boundaries
in the region caused torrential
downpours to occur during the afternoon
and evening of the 28th. Doppler Radar
storm total estimates ranged between 4
and 8 inches with the highest amounts
toward the Pennsylvania border.
Widespread poor drainage, stream and
creek flooding occurred. Many roads
were flooded and closed and numerous
water rescues were performed.
Evacuations occurred in Glenville along
the Red Clay Creek. Forty people were
also rescued from a bus that became
stranded along the White Clay Creek.
The White Clay Creek at Newark was
above its 13 foot flood stage from
447 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 911
a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
13.59 feet at 930 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
The Red Clay Creek at Wooddale was
above its 5.5 foot flood stage from
4 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 7 a.m.
EDT on the 29th. It crested at 13.53
feet at 1145 p.m. EDT on the 28th. As
of October 1st, 2004 the flood stage of
the creek at this site will be raised
to 7.0 feet. Farther downstream the
Red Clay Creek at Stanton was above
its 15 foot flood stage from 434 p.m.
EDT on the 28th through 901 a.m. EDT
on the 29th. It crested at 23.44 feet
at 130 a.m. EDT on the 29th. The
Christina River at Coochs Bridge was
above its 10.5 foot flood stage from
416 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 633
a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
13.43 feet at 1147 p.m. EDT on the
28th. The Brandywine Creek at
Wilmington was above its 11 foot flood
stage from 1022 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 326 p.m. EDT on the 29th. It
crested at 13.51 feet at 615 a.m. EDT
on the 29th.
Storm totals included 8.01 inches in
Newark, 7.31 inches in Bear, 5.79
inches at the New Castle County
Airport, 5.40 inches in Christina
Hundred, 4.69 inches in Wilmington and
2.63 inches in Blackbird Hundred.
The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne
tracked across Georgia and North
Carolina and then northeast across the
central Delmarva Peninsula and extreme
southern New Jersey. A frontal boundary
that passed through the region of the
26th stalled offshore and came back as
a warm front on the 28th. This front
stalled close to the Interstate 95
corridor. The remnants of Jeanne
tracked along this frontal boundary. At
the same time a cold front approaching
from the Saint Lawrence Valley on the
morning of the 28th helped wring the
tropical moisture over the area even
further.
New Castle County
(Ilg)Wilmington Arpt to 0 0 500K
Elsmere Jet
An F2 (on the Fujita scale) tornado
touched down in northern New Castle
County with maximum winds estimated at
130 mph. The path length was 5.0 miles
long with a maximum path width of 150
yards. The tornado touched down near
and was observed at the New Castle
County Airport. The northern end of the
tornado track was in Elsmere.
Significant damage did occur along the
path of this tornado, particularly to
some of the planes at the airport and
industrial buildings near the airport.
In addition, five persons were injured.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA, East Central
Osceola County
3 E St Cloud 0 0
An Osceola County Sheriffs vehicle was
pushed off the road as an F0 tornado
from a rain band in Hurricane Frances
touched down briefly along Highway 192,
just east of St. Cloud.
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The center of category 2 Hurricane
Frances reached the Florida east coast
near Sewall’s Point in Martin County
early on September 5th. Frances was
moving to the west northwest at 7 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed the east half of the Florida
Peninsula. Frances was downgraded to a
tropical storm in the afternoon on the
5th when it was about 50 miles east of
Tampa Bay.
In Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River
counties, the slow moving storm
produced wind gusts to hurricane
strength for about 19 hours, producing
an estimated 4.5 billion dollars in
damage. Wind gusts well over 100 mph
destroyed coastal structures, marinas,
and vessels. Farther inland, hundreds
of homes, mobile homes, and businesses
were destroyed, and thousands were
damaged. Highest recorded winds for
Martin county were 91 knots (105 mph)
at Port St. Lucie Inlet. The highest
wind gust in St. Lucie County, was 94
knots (108 mph) at Ft. Pierce and in
Indian River County, 70 knots (81 mph)
in Vero Beach.
Brevard and Volusia counties also
recorded hours of hurricane force wind
gusts from the north side of the storm.
Thousands of homes and businesses were
destroyed and damaged, with hundreds of
thousands of residences with out power.
Brevard was hit with an estimated
amage of 90 million dollars. Damage in
Volusia County was close to 240 million
dollars. Most official NWS surface wind
equipment failed prior to the max wind
of the storm when power was knocked
out. Highest recorded surface winds
gust was 78 knots (90 mph) from Merritt
Island Airport, although a wind tower
at NASA report gusts to 82 knots
(94 mph). These winds were likely
representative of what most of the
beach front areas were hit with.
Daytona Beach International Airport
recorded a wind gust to 65 knots
(75 mph) prior to the power outage.
Lowest recorded pressures for Hurricane
Frances were, 994.9 mb at Daytona Beach
Airport, 995.9 mb at NWS Melbourne,
962.1 at St. Lucie Lock, and 964.7 at
Port Mayaca Lock.
Beach errosion was moderate to severe
from Cocoa Beach to Ft. Pierce, ranging
from 5 to 6 feet from south Brevard
County to up to 12 feet near Vero Beach
where a large section of a beach road
was washed out. A storm surge of 5.89
feet MSL was recorded at the St. Lucie
Lock. A surge near 6 feet occured near
Cocoa Beach ranging to near 8 feet
around Vero Beach where onshore winds
were the strongest.
Radar estimates show as much as 13
inches of rain fell in Volusia County
with a range of 6 to 10 inches of rain
in the remaining counties. The worst
flooding from Hurricane Frances was in
Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Osceola
counties. Significant inland flodding
flooding was reported in Martin, St.
Lucie, Indian River and Brevard
counties.
FLZ044>046-053-058 0 0 23.5M 82.5M
The center of category 2 Hurricane
Frances reached the Florida East near
Sewall’s point in Martin County early
on September 5th but began spreading
hurricane force wind gusts across most
of Central Florida by 11 pm on
September 4th. Frances entered Central
Florida moving west northwest at 7 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed the east half of the Florida
Peninsula. Frances was downgraded to a
tropical storm in the afternoon on the
5th when it was about 50 miles east of
Tampa Bay.
In Okeechobee County, little direct
observational wind data is available,
but wind estimates from the Hurricane
Research Division show sustained
hurricane force winds over most of the
county as Frances crossed the county
from east to west. Almost 700
residences were destroyed, with damage
to 22,688 residences.
Osccola County also suffered extensive
wind damage to homes, mobile homes and
businesses. Again, little wind data was
available after the storm, but
hurricane force wind gusts were
estimated to have occurred over all of
the county.
Lake, Orange and Seminole counties were
also hit hard by the rain bands on the
north side of Hurricane Frances.
Extensive damage to residences,
businesses and public buildings were
reported across the counties. It is
difficult to assess damage amounts
since the areas was swept by Hurricane
Jeanne a few weeks later. The Lake
County damage estimate was over 6
million dollars. Orlando International
Airport reported a gust to 60 kts
(69 mph). Sanford reported a gust to
61 kts (70 mph), and a home weather
station in Clermont reported a gust to
56 kts (64 mph). Widespread damage in
all the counties suggests that the area
was swept by hurricane force wind
gusts. Significant damage was done to
the area landscape industry around
Apopka.
Indian River County
East Portion 0 0
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
Martin County
East Portion 0 0
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
FLORIDA, East Central
St. Lucie County
East Portion 0 0
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
Brevard County
Countywide 0 0
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses.
Lake County
Northeast Portion 0 0
An estimated 8 to 10 inches of rain
from Hurricane Frances fell across the
central and northern part of Lake
County, flooding roads and a few homes.
Okeechobee County
Northeast Portion 0 0
From 4 to 6 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, and residences.
Orange County
West Portion 0 0
From 8 to 10 inches of rain from
Hurricane Frances fell across north
and west Orange County, flooding homes
and roads in the Orlando metropolitan
area.
Osceola County
North Portion 0 0
From 8 to 10 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in Kissimmee and
St. Cloud.
Seminole County
Countywide 0 0
From 8 to 10 inches of rain from
Hurricane Frances fell across much of
Seminole County, flooding homes and
roads.
Volusia County
Countywide 0 0
From 10 to 12 inches of rain from the
northern rainbands of Hurricane Frances
produced widespread flooding of homes,
businesses and roads across most of the
coastal communities as well as in
Deltona, and Deland.
FLZ041-047-054-059-
064 0 0
Hurricane Frances made landfall at
about high tide, after midnight on the
5th. The highest surges occurred south
of Ft. Pierce Inlet. This was
associated with the inner eye wall
band as it was blowing normal to the
coast. Surge levels ran from 3 to
4 feet from Cape Canaveral, north
through Volusia County. Surge levels
ran from near 6 feet south of Cape
Canaveral to near 8 feet in Ft. Pierce.
The surge was less over Martin County,
although there was a strong longshore
current and considerable beech erosion.
FLZ041-044-046 0 0 4.8M
Hurricane Frances produced 6 to 10
inches of heavy rain over much of the
middle and upper St. Johns River Basin.
Beginning around September 9th, water
levels began to reach flood stage on
the middle basin mainly around Geneva,
and Sanford. Levels continued to rise
well above flood stage and began to
fall slightly untill Hurricane Jeanne
followed the same track across the
state. Significant flooding followed
with a record crest of 10.1 feet being
reached at the Lake Harney Gage. In
Volusia County many roads and dozens of
homes were flooded, mainly in the
Stone Island and surrounding
communities. In Seminole County near
Geneva, roads, nurseries and homes
along Lake Harney were flooded. Water
came over the seawall in Sanford and
flooded numerous structures along the
south shore of Lake Monroe. In Lake
County … a few buildings and roads
were flooded near Astor. River levels
remained above flood stage through the
remainder of the month.
FLZ041-047-054-059-
064 0 0 379.9M 8.7M
The center of category 3 Hurricane
Jeanne reached the Florida east coast
near Sewall’s Point in Martin County
shortly after midnight on September
26th. Remarkably, this is in the same
location where Hurricane Frances came
ashore on September 5th. Jeanne was
moving to the west northwest at 12 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed most of the Florida Peninsula.
Jeanne was downgraded to a tropical
storm in the afternoon of September
26th when it was about 40 miles
northeast of Tampa Bay. In Volusia
County, hurricane force wind gusts
began with the rain bands on the north
side of Jeanne as they moved on shore.
The county, already battered by
Hurricane Frances suffered extensive
additional damage. Fresh water flooding
from local heavy rain, and Flooding of
the St. Johns River affected more than
200 residences and business properties.
Total damage estimates were near $60
million. Hurricane winds damaged or
destroyed thousands of homes and
businesses. Hundreds of thousands of
residences were with out power. Most
official NWS surface wind equipment
failed prior to the max wind of the
storm when power was knocked out. The
highest recorded wind was only 55 knots
(63 mph), but wind damage suggest
numerous gusts in excess of hurricane
strength. The lowest recorded pressure
was 993.6 mb. In Brevard County, the
strongest winds swept across the coast
south of Cape Canaveral and the
southern coastal communities. Grant,
Micco and the south part of Palm Bay
were hit much harder than the northern
locations. County wide damages were
reported at $320 million. Especially
hard hit was the mobile home community
of Barefoot Bay. A Palm Bay man drowned
when his pickup truck ran off a road
into a deep flooded ditch. Highest wind
gusts in the county were, 79 knots
(91 mph) at the NWS Melbourne office.
Based on radar information, it is
estimated that wind gusts over 100 kts
(115 mph) swept across the southern
coastal areas. The lowest recorded
pressure for the storm was 986.8 mb at
Melbourne. Total damage estimates for
the county were near $320 million.
Indian River County was hit hard by
Jeanne being to the right of the land
falling eye. 8,300 residences were
damaged or destroyed and over 41,000
residences were damaged. Total wind
damage for the county was over $2
billion. Highest wind gusts in the
county were, 106 knots (122 mph) at
Vero Beach and 101 knots (116 mph) at
Sebastian. The lowest recorded pressure
for the county was 965.5 mb at Vero
Beach.
The north part of the hurricane eye
passed over St. Lucie County producing
$1.2 billion in wind damage. The
marinas along Ft. Pierce inlet were hit
destroying dozens of boats. A 34 year
old man was electrocuted when his truck
ran into a power line. Thousands of
homes and business were damaged and
destroyed by the wind. Especially hard
hit were the dozens of mobile home
communities. Highest wind gusts in the
county were, 111 knots (128 mph) from a
private residence just north of Ft.
Pierce inlet. The lowest recorded
pressure for the county was 952.9 mb at
Ft. Pierce.
The eye of Hurricane Jeanne passed over
the community of Sewell’ Point in
Martin County. Over 180 residences were
destroyed with about 4000 residences
either damaged or destroyed. The
highest wind speed recorded was 91 kts
(105 mph) in Jensen Beach. No pressure
data was recorded for Martin County.
Severe beach erosion occurred
compounding the damage from Hurricane
Frances just 3 weeks earlier.
FLZ041-047-054-059-
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The greatest storm tides occurred
between Brevard and St. Lucie Counties,
to the right of the landfalling eye
wall. Initial estimates of storm tides
range from 6 feet in Volusia County to
around 10 feet in St Lucie county, and
about 8 feet in Martin County. Damage
would have been greater except that
Jeanne came ashore mainly during a low
tide. At the next high tide strong wind
and rain bands were still hitting
Volusia County from the cast. Hardest
hit was the town of New Smyma Beach
where much of the sand cast of the
town’s seawall was removed.
Indian River County
2 W Vero Beach to 0 0 20K
5 W Vero Beach
As the main eye wall of Hurricane
Jeanne crossed the coast, an F1
strength tornado-like event moved
through the northeast corner of the
intersection of Interstate 95 and
Highway 60, west of Vero Beach. In this
area there was a path of blown down
trees surrounded by trees with little
damage. The size of the area was about
.5 miles by 30 yards.
Brevard County
1 N Micco 0 0
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne was
coming on shore to the south, an F1
tornado-like event moved through the
mobile home community of Barefoot Bay
blowing down trees along a narrow well
defined area surrounded by undamaged
trees and mobile homes.
Brevard County
1 N Micco 0 0 350K
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne was
coming on shore to the south, an F1
tornado-like event moved through the
mobile home community of Barefoot Bay,
severey damaging about a dozen mobile
homes. The damage path moved from east
to west, skipping over the residences
near the Intracoastal Waterway and
damaging the ones on the west side of
the community.
FLZ044>046-053-058 1 0 70M 48.4M
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne
crossed Okeechobee County and moved
into west Central Florida, wind gusts
to near 80 mph crossed the county. No
direct wind or pressure observations
were available in the county from
Jeanne. Winds gusting to hurricane
force damaged and destroyed residences
and mobile homes, damaged roofs and out
buildings. Damage estimates were near
$10 million.
In Osceola County gusts to hurricane
strength damaged and destroyed
residences with an estimated $11
million in damage. Agricultural damage,
mainly to citrus, was $8 million.
Orange County was also hit hard by the
rain bands on the north side of
Hurricane Jeanne. Extensive damage to
residences, businesses and public
buildings were reported across the
county. Damage estimates were over $40
million. The highest wind was 60 knots
(76 mph) at Orlando International
Airport. The lowest pressure was
985.1 mb also at Orlando International
Airport.
Seminole County suffered around $4
million in damage to residences, mobile
homes, roofs pool enclosures fences and
out buildings. Agriculture damage was
near $3.6 million to citrus and the
nursery industry. Highest wind in the
county was 60 knots (69 mph) at
Sanford. The lowest pressure was
988.8 mb.
Lake County suffered around $8 million
in damage. Over 2800 residences were
damaged, with 111 destroyed. A 91 year
old woman died in a fire started by a
candle. Agriculture damage was near
$8.2 million to citrus and the nursery
industry. Highest wind in the county
was 41 knots (47 mph) at Leesburg but
estimated wind gusts of hurricane force
extended over the south half of the
county. The lowest recorded pressure
was 982.1 at Leesburg.
F91PH
Brevard County
South Portion 1 0
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south of Brevard County
continuous heavy tropical rain fell
across central and southern Brevard
County. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8
inches flooded streets and roads over
Palm Bay and surrounding areas. A Palm
Palm Bay man drowned when he drove his
truck into a flooded ditch on the side
of a road. M66VE
Indian River County
Countywide 0 0
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south over Martin
County, continuous heavy tropical rain
fell across much of Indian River
County. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8
inches flooded streets and roads over
Vero Beach and inland roadways.
Osceola County
Countywide 0 0
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south of, and then over
Osceola County, continuous heavy
tropical rain fell across central
Osceola County. Rainfall amounts of 6
to 8 inches flooded streets and roads
over communities along Highway 192 to
near St. Cloud.
FLORIDA, Extreme Southern
FLZ076>078 0 0 20K
As Hurricane Frances tracked from the
northwest Bahamas through the central
Florida peninsula, several outer rain
bands crossed the Florida Keys
producing short episodes of strong wind
gusts. A peak wind gust of 81 knots
(93 mph) was measured at the Sombrero
Key Light C-MAN station, at an
elevation of over 150 feet above mean
sea level. Other notable wind gusts
included 55 knots (63 mph) at Sand Key
C-MAN and 59 knots (68 mph) at Molasses
Reef C-MAN. Over land, peak wind gusts
included 47 knots (54 mph) at the U.S.
Coast Guard Group Key West, and 44
knots (51 mph) at the Key West Harbor.
Stronger wind gusts were estimated
along the south side of Marathon …
near Flamingo Island … in the squall
that produced the extreme winds at
Sombrero Key Light. These winds tore
screens in porches in isolated fashion
from Big Pine Key through Grassy Key,
and blew out plastic or vinyl panels of
commercial signs in Marathon.
Otherwise, damage was limited to downed
tree limbs and minor power outages. As
Frances passed to the north, strong
northwest and west winds drove waters
higher than normal along the Florida
Bay shoreline … up to 1.0 foot above
normal at Vaca Key, and estimated to
near 2.5 feet above normal along the
bayside of North Key Largo and Jewfish
Creek. These tides produced minor
flooding of sidestreets and a parking
lot near Mile Marker 106 of the
Overseas Highway.
FLZ076>078 0 0 0
Hurricane Ivan tracked through the
central Gulf of Mexico after crossing
the extreme western tip of Cuba. A few
outer rain bands affected the Lower
Keys on September 14, producing wind
gusts to 46 knots (53 mph) at Key West
International Airport, and to 42 knots
(48 mph) at the Sand Key C-MAN station.
Storm tides were estimated at 1 foot
above normal … which in concert with
higher-than-usual astronomical tides
produced water levels up to 2 feet
above normal. These values were similar
to what was achieved during Hurricane
Charley. Wind damage was limited to
downed tree limbs in the Keys between
the Seven Mile Bridge and Key West.
With two previous tropical cyclone
events, the measured winds were not
enough to produce additional
significant tree damage.
Most significant was the mandatory
evacuation order of all Keys residents
and visitors beginning on September 9.
Newspapers reported up to 50 percent of
all Monroe County residents evacuated
the islands. The prolongued labor
shortages and discontinuation of
delivered goods from September 9
through September 12 caused widespread
fuel and food shortages at commercial
establishments.
FLZ076>078 0 0 5K
Hurricane Jeanne passed from the
northwest Bahamas through the central
Florida peninsula. Unlike with
Hurricane Frances, Jeanne did not
spread widespread convective bands
through the island chain. Rainfall was
limited to the outer edge of the
stratiform rain shield … which
clipped the Upper Keys and Florida Bay.
Peak wind gusts included 44 knots
(51 mph) at Sombrero Key Light C-MAN
station, and 43 knots (49 mph) at
Molasses Reef C-MAN station. Storm
tides were once again measured at 1.0
feet above normal at Vaca Key, and
estimated at 2.5 feet above normal in
far eastern Florida Bay near North Key
Largo and Jewfish Creek. Tidal flooding
inundated a parking lot at the Jewfish
Creek bridge, similar to what was
experience with Hurricane Frances.
Spring tides in combination with the
elevated Florida Bay waters caused some
shallow tidal flooding of airport
grounds at Key West International
Airport, as the interior tidal salt
ponds rose. Westerly winds prevented
wave action from overwashing low-lying
coastal roads, however.
A voluntary evacuation of mobile homes
and special needs residents was
recommended by Monroe County Emergency
Management, with two shelters opened.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
FLZ020>025-
030>033-035>038-040 3 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Hurricane “Frances” made landfall along
the central Florida coast and, as a
weakening system, moved west-northwest
across central Florida and then
northwestwards into southwest Georgia.
This motion brought the area into the
periphery of the storm and north
Florida experienced sustained tropical
storm force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force. Across the Suwannee
Valley heavy rainfall resulted in
extensive flooding in many locations.
The lowest north Florida Mean Sea Level
Pressure (MSLP) of 987.8/29.16 in Hg
was recorded in Ocala as the center
moved to the southwest of the city. The
lowest MSLP readings across north
Florida ranged from 987.8/29.16 in HG
at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 1002.7
mb/29.61 in Hg at the National Ocean
Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina
Beach, Florida.
Maximum sustained winds recorded were
56 knots/64 mph at the St. Augustine
CMAN site (SAUF1) at the St. Augustine
Pier. The peak gust was also recorded
at SAUF1 with 71 knots/82 mph reported
on the evening of the 5th. Generally
inland stations (ASOS, AWOS III and
mesonet stations) reported sustained
winds of 30 to 50 mph with gusts of 40
to 65 mph. Extensive tree blow down
occurred in bands with roof and some
structural damage. Most structural
damage was associated with mobile homes
and generally weakly constructed
permanent structures. Several cases of
large trees destroying manufactured
homes were observed, especially across
Clay, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns
Counties.
Wave heights of 10 to 20 feet were
recorded across the coastal waters with
tides running one to two feet above
astronomical tide levels. Extensive
beach erosion occurred due to long
duration of onshore winds due both to
Frances and a period of onshore flow
preceding the event.
Rainfall totals across north Florida
generally ranged from 5 to 15 inches.
The heaviest rainfall was associated
with a rainband which moved out of
Apalachee Bay across north Florida and
the Suwannee Valley. This band dropped
between 10 and 16 inches of rain from
near Ocala through the Suwannee Valley.
Peak Rainfall reports with this band
are 15.84 inches in High Springs,
Florida; 14.84 at Lake Butler, Florida;
and 13.63 inches at Orange Springs,
Florida. Extensive sheet flooding,
river flooding and road washouts
occurred with this band. Numerous homes
were flooded across the entire region
with the Trenton and Lake City areas
especially hard hit. Most rivers in the
region were pushed to flood stage with
several approaching record flood.
Portions of Interstate 10 were closed
due to flooding.
Tornadoes occurred across the region
with over 20 confirmed touchdowns. The
banded nature of the Tropical Storm
wind damage made it very difficult to
differentiate between wind damage and
tornado damage in subsequent storm
damage surveys. No fatalities or
injuries occurred due to tornado
touchdowns.
Overall extensive tree blow down, power
outages and roadways blocked by trees
were reported in all areas. In the
heavy rainfall areas many dirt and
secondary roads were left impassable
for up to a week.
Fatalities all occurred in Alachua
County, Florida. 09/05/04, 1100 EST a
28 year old male lost control of his
vehicle while northbound on Interstate
75 near Micanopy. The Vehicle
hydroplaned and skidded into a wooded
area wrapping the vehicle around trees.
KGNV observation at 1100 EST, winds 050
degrees 24 mph (21 knots) with gusts to
43 mph (37 knots). Visibility was 7
miles in light rain. 09/05/04, 1815
EST A 61 year old woman was killed when
a tree toppled onto her mobile home.
4 persons were in the home when the
tree fell. Alachua County Emergency
Management received the report at 1819
EST. KGNV observation at 1909 EST,
winds 060 degrees 37 mph (32 knots)
with gusts to 47 mph (41 knots).
09/06/04 1825 EST, An 86 year old woman
died in a house fire related to the
storm. Due to power outages she was
using candles for lighting, fell asleep
and the smoldering candles ignited a
fire in her home killing her.
M21VE, F61MH, F86PH
St. Johns County
5 E Fruit Cove to 0 0 15K
Fruit Cove
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage was observed along
Race Track Road. St. Johns EMA assisted
with storm damage assessment.
Marion County
Citra 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
0605 EDT
Possible tornado reported by EMA in
Citra. Roof damage occurred.
0610 EDT
General public reported a possible
tornado and roof damage on NE 168th
Street in Citra.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Clay County
Orange Park 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Trained spotter reported a tornado in
Orange Park. Widespread damage occurred
to trees and the power went out.
Flagler County
Mantanzas 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes along Bud
Hallow Drive and Burnell Place in
Matanzas Woods.
St. Johns County
8 SSW Dupont Centre 0 0 80K
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes along
highway 13 vicinity in Flagler Estates
in southern St. Johns county. St. Johns
EMA assisted with damage assessment.
Suwannee County
Wellborn 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS employee reported F0 tornado damage
along interstate 10 near the exit for
Wellborn. Trees were snapped on both
sides of the road.
Putnam County
Crescent City 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Tornado touchdown reported by police
officers in Crescent City. Property and
tree damage was reported but a dollar
estimate was not given.
St. Johns County
2 N Bakersville 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Funnel cloud in Mill Creek area.
Putnam County
4 W Palatka to 0 0
Interlachen
Hurricane “Frances”
0630 EDT:
Tornado picked up trampoline 4 miles
west of Palatka. 0650 EDT:
EMA reported a tornado on the ground
near Interlachen.
Alachua County
High Spgs 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Large trees were down in a lawn and
others were snapped off across the
road several hundred feet down highway
236 just outside of High Springs.
St. Johns County
Durbin 0 0 60K
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes near State
Road 13 North between Roberts Road and
Greenbriar Road. Dollar damage estimate
from St. Johns County EMA.
Clay County
Green Cove Spgs 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS Storm Survey found 7 power boats,
6 sailboats and 1 houseboat destroyed
and sunk by a F1 tornado. A 32 ft. boat
was picked up and put on top of a
houseboat on the other side of the
pier. The tornado crossed Black Creek
and entered the woods across U.S.
highway 17 and damaged trees.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Putnam County
Palatka 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
1855 EDT reported by Law Enforement:
Funnel cloud east of State
Road 19 near Palatka.
1856 EDT reported by Fire Dept/Rescue:
Funnel cloud in western
Palatka.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove 0 0 5K
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage along Highway 16A
southeast Fruit Cove. Dollar damage
estimate from St. Johns EMA.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove 0 0 20K
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage in Fruit Cove near
Shards Bridge. Dollar damage estimate
from St. Johns EMA.
Union County
5 N Raiford 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
2 separte public reports of funnel
clouds reported by Union County
Emergency Management to State Warning
Point in northern Union county. Storms
moving NE toward Bradford County.
Marion County
Candler 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Trained spotter reported a tornado on
the ground near Candler Hills Golf
Course. No damage was reported.
Duval County
5 E Jacksonville Intl A 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Occasional funnel clouds seen 5 miles
east of the Jacksonville International
Airport.
Putnam County
Interlachen 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Public report of tornado and tree
damage in Interlachen.
St. Johns County
Durbin 0 0
Hurricane “Frances.”
St. Johns County
Durbin 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Public report of a tornado and shingles
blown off of a roof.
Duval County
Arlington 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage extended from Fulton
Road and Fort Caroline, across Chaz
Benett to the end of Bluff Avenue. A
large oak tree was down on a home,
another down on a car and two other oak
trees greater than 12 inches in
diameter were snapped off about 25
feet in the air. People in the area
reported a roaring noise around the
time of the damage.
St. Johns County
2 W St Augustine 0 0 50K
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS storm survey and St. John’s County
EMA determined that a F0 tornado caused
damage to homes just cast of interstate
95 and south of state road 16. The
location is just a couple miles west of
St. Augustine city limits.
St. Johns County
St Augustine 0 0
Alachua County
Hawthorne 0 0
Hurricane “Frances”
Funnel clouds 8-10 miles north of
Hawthorne near U.S. 301 moving east.
Duval County
Neptune Beach 0 0
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Hurricane “Frances”
Three homes were damaged by large oak
trees and 15-20 oaks were down west of
Penman and Florida Boulevards.
FLZ022 0 0
Extensive flooding was occurring in
Lake City due to sheet flow. Numerous
roads including Interstate 10 were
flooded. Some roads were under 20 feet
of water, and the weight of the water
was pushing air out of the aquifer.
FLZ024 0 0
Numerous roads were closed due to
flooding across the county, including
bypass roads in Callahan, Griffin Road
in Callahan and Old Dixie Highway in
Callahan.
FLZ024 0 0
7 NW of Hilliard
Home in Bolougne along the St. Marys
River has 3 inches of water in the
garage.
FLZ021
0 0
15 to 20 roads remain closed countywide
due to flooding.
FLZ022
0 0
Widespread flooding continues
countywide. Numerous roads and bridges
are washed out. Rose Creek has risen
over bankfull.
FLZ035 0 0
Several houses flooded by 2 to 3 feet
of water in Trenton. Several highways
north of Trenton remain under water and
are closed.
FLZ030 0 0
Numerous roads remain underwater
countywide. County Rd. 18 East bridge
at New River is closed due to high
water.
Columbia County
Lake City 0 0
Local broadcast media relayed a public
report of 2.3 inches of rainfall
occurred in 20 minutes from -1830-1850
EDT in Lake City.
St. Johns County
St Augustine 0 1
51 year old male drowned in a rip
current.
Marion County
Dunnellon to 0 0
4 NNE Dunnellon
Hurricane “Ivan” outer rainband.
2145 EDT: Report of one home destroyed
on S W 93rd road in Dunnellon. Storm
Survey indicated F1 strength.
2145 EDT: General Public reported trees
down and roof material in road in
Rainbow Springs.
Duval County
1 S Mayport 0 0
Naval Base Mayport observed a funnel
cloud.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
FLZ020>025-
030>033-035>038-040 1 0
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Hurricane “Jeanne” made landfall along
the central Florida east coast, very
near the location of Hurricane
“Frances” some two weeks earlier. Like
Frances this system moved west-
northwest across central Florida and
then northwestwards into southern
Georgia. This motion once again brought
the area into the periphery of the
storm as north Florida and southeast
Georgia experienced sustained tropical
storm force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force along the coast. Across
the Suwannee Valley and portions of
southeast Georgia sustained winds were
higher than during “Frances” and rain
once again resulted in flooding of
many locations.
The lowest local barometric pressure of
980.0 mb/28.94 in Hg was recorded in
Ocala, Florida as the center moved to
near the city.
The lowest pressure readings across
north Florida ranged from 980.0/28.94
in HG at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 999.4
mb/29.51 in Hg at the National Ocean
Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina
Beach, Florida. The lowest pressure
readings across southeast Georgia
ranged from 993.9 mb/29.35 in Hg at
Douglas airport (KDQH) to 1001.4
mb/29.57 in Hg at Brunswick, Glynnco
Airport (KBQK).
Maximum sustained winds recorded were
48 knots/55 mph at the St. Augustine
CMAN site (SAUFI) on the St. Augustine
Pier.
The peak gust was also recorded at
SAUFI with 65 knots/75 mph occurring on
the 26th. Generally land stations
(ASOS, AWOS III and mesonet stations)
reported sustained winds of 30 to
50 mph with gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Tree
blow down once again occurred in bands
with roof and some structural damage
with the most pronounced damage over
the Suwannee Valley and southeast
Georgia where “Frances” was not quite
as severe. Most structural damage was
associated with mobile homes and
generally weakly constructed permanent
structures. Several cases of large
trees destroying manufactured homes
were once again observed. One child
was killed due to a tree fall.
Wave heights of 20 feet were recorded
across the coastal waters with tides
running one to two and a half feet
above astronomical tide levels on the
open ocean. Tides three to four feet
above astronomical occurred on the
St. Johns River causing flooding in low
lying areas. Extensive beach erosion
once again occurred due to long
duration of onshore winds both from
“Jeanne” as well as a period of onshore
flow preceding the event.
Rainfall totals across north Florida
and southeast Georgia generally ranged
from 3 to 7 inches. The heaviest
rainfall was once again over the
Suwannee Valley and southeast georgia
with Live Oak, Florida experiencing
10.88 inches of rain. Due to the
already saturated conditions, sheet
flooding, river flooding and road
washouts again occurred with this
event with Live Oak and southeast
Georgia hard hit. Most rivers in the
region returned to to flood stage and
portions of Interstate 10 were again
closed due to flooding. Tornadoes
occurred across the coastal region;
however, the tornado outbreak was not
as extensive as with “Frances.” The
banded nature of the Tropical Storm
wind damage again made it very
difficult to differentiate between wind
damage and tornado damage in subsequent
storm damage surveys. No fatalities or
injuries are believed to have occurred
due to tornado touchdowns. Overall tree
blow down, power outages and roadways
blocked by trees were reported in most
areas. In the heavy rainfall areas many
dirt and secondary roads were once
again left impassable. M150U
Flagler County
Flagler Beach 0 0
Hurricane “Jeanne”
An F0 tornado ripped communications
antennas from the roof of Aliki Tower
Condominiums in Flagler Beach.
FLZ033 0 0
Significant beach erosion occurred
along the St. Johns county coastline.
Many places had 14-20 feet of shoreline
lost and some areas had up to 30 feet
of shorelines lost.
Flagler County
Codys Corner to 0 0
21 NW Codys Corner
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Trees and powerlines were down along a
path from Cody’s Corner toward the
Flalger and St. Johns County line,
south of Hastings. Florida Power and
Light damage maps and an aerial storm
survey were used to determine the
damage path.
St. Johns County
8 W Crescent Beach to 0 0
2 S Dupont Centre
1455 EDT: A 911 operator relayed a
public report of a tornado touchdown
near U.S. 1 South, about a mile and a
half south of State Road 206. Numerous
trees and powerlines were blown down,
and damage occurred to at least one
home in the area.
1500 EDT: County EM reported up to 5
mobile homes were damaged, including
ones located at 7616 and 7625 U.S. 1
South. Numerous trees and powerlines
were down in the area as well.
Nassau County
American Beach 0 0
Hurricane “Jeanne”
A funnel cloud was moving onshore near
American Beach. Reported by Nancy
Freeman (Nassau EM).
FLZ025 0 0
At 1833 EDT, the public reported
flooding at 105 and Blanding Blvd in
the Ortega area. Ocean waters were also
coming inland through beach access
areas at this time.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove 0 0
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Residential damage occurred in extreme
NW St. Johns county from an F0 tornado.
St. Johns EMA damage reports and logs,
as well as a storm survey were used to
determine it was indeed tornado damage.
St. Johns County
Palm Vly 0 0
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Residential damage occurred on Bumham
Circle and Timberlake Point in
northeast St. Johns county. St. Johns
EMA damage reports and logs were used
to diagnose that is was indeed tomadic
damage.
St. Johns County
Bakersville 0 0
Hurricane “Jeanne”
F0 tornado damage occurred along County
Road 13 N in St. Johns County. St.
Johns EMA damage reports and logs were
used to determine that the damage was
from a tornado.
FLZ022 0 0
NWS Storm Survey revealed widespread
flooding throughout the county. Several
homes were flooded from rising waters
of the Same Fe and Suwannee rivers due
to tropical rainfall from Jeanne.
FLORIDA, Northwest
FLZ010>012-
014>019-026>029-034 0 0 1.7M
Hurricane Frances came ashore on the
east coast of Florida near Sewall’s
Point during the early morning hours
of September 5. Frances weakened as it
crossed the central peninsula, and
reemerged over the northeast Gulf of
Mexico 24 hours later as a tropical
storm. Frances made its second landfall
near St. Marks, FL, around mid-
afternoon on September 6. A maximum
sustained wind of 53 knots was
recorded at the USAF C-Tower, 20 miles
southeast of Apalachicola, FL. A peak
wind gust of 63 knots was recorded at
Buoy 42036, 80 miles southeast of
Apalachicola. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 984.4 mb at Tallahassee,
FL. Rainfall from Frances ranged from
a half inch at Panama City, FL, to 4.5
inches at Madison, FL. Storm tides
along the northeast Gulf coast ranged
from three to five feet. There were
widespread reports of downed trees and
power lines in the Florida Big Bend,
with more scattered reports in the
Florida Panhandle. Several homes were
damaged by fallen trees. An estimated
70,000 customers were without power.
90 percent of Jefferson County was
powerless for four days. A state of
emergency was declared for the affected
areas.
FLZ007>019-
026>029-034 6 16 90.4M
Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf
Shores, AL, during the predawn hours of
September 16. Maximum sustained winds
reached 50 knots, with gusts to 62
knots at Buoy 42039, 80 miles south of
Panama City, FL. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 999.6 mb at Panama City.
Rainfall totals ranged from 9.26 inches
at Mossy Head, FL, to 0.15 inches at
Cross City, FL. Storm tides along the
Gulf coast varied from ten feet in Bay
and Walton counties to four feet in
Taylor and Dixie counties. Large swells
from Ivan began to the affect the Gulf
coast from the St. Joseph Peninsula to
the Suwannee River on September 14.
Storm surges continued for several
hours after landfall. Beach erosion
varied from extreme (20 to 40 feet) in
Walton County to minor at St. George
Island. Minor areal flooding affected
much of the Florida Panhandle,
including Walton, Bay, Holmes,
Calhoun, Jackson and Gulf counties.
Sharp Choctawhatchee River at
Caryville, the Apalachicola River at
Blountstown, and the Shoal River at
Mossy Head. An estimated 165,000
customers were without power. There
were widespread reports of downed trees
and power lines. The hardest hit areas
were Gulf, Bay, and Walton counties,
where more than 50 percent of homes and
businesses were damaged or destroyed.
Numerous roads in the Panhandle coastal
counties were flooded or washed out.
Intense outer rain bands from Ivan
spawned numerous tornadoes over
portions of the Florida Panhandle and
Big Bend. The hardest hit counties were
Bay, Calhoun, and Jackson counties,
which accounted for six deaths and 16
injuries. Mandatory evacuations of low
lying, coastal, and mobile home
residents was ordered by officials in
Bay, Walton, Jackson, Holmes, Jackson,
Franklin, and Taylor counties. A state
of emergency and presidential request
for federal assistance were declared
for the affected counties. F77PH,
M84BU, M55PH, F35PH, M41PH, F37PH
Gulf County
Beacon Hill to 0 0 25K
3 NW Beacon Hill
A tornado touched down in Beacon Hill.
Minor damage to a few homes, as well as
downed trees and power lines occurred
along its path. Reported by the Gulf
County EMA.
Bay County
7 SW Panama City to 1 7 5M
4 W Panama City
A strong F1 tornado touched down near
the St Andrews recreation area. It
damaged dozens of restaurants, stores
and shops as it moved north along
Thomas Drive. Seven persons were
injured at a seafood restaurant near
Grand Lagoon. An elderly man was killed
when the tornado destroyed a real
estate office. The tornado moved across
St Andrews Bay near the Hathaway Bridge
and then 100 yards south of the WJHG-TV
station before dissipating. Reported by
the Bay County EMA and WJHG-TV
meteorologist.
Bay County
5 SE Allanton to 1 1 500K
Allanton
A wood-frame house was lifted 60 feet
off its foundation and thrown into a
field. Of the seven family members
inside, one was killed and another
injured. Several other homes were
damaged. Reported by a HAM radio
operator. F77PH
Bay County
2 SE Calloway to 0 0 2M
Cedar Grove
A tornado touched down just southeast
of Calloway and lifted just north of
Panama City. It destroyed several homes
in Calloway, Parker and Cedar Grove,
and downed numerous trees and power
lines. Reported by a HAM radio operator
and the Bay County EMA.
Bay County
3 SE Youngstown to 0 0 15K
4 NW Youngstown
A tornado toppled numerous trees and
power lines along its path. Reported by
a HAM radio operator.
Washington County
2 NE Gilberts Mill to 0 0 50K
2 NW Chipley
A tornado caused minor damage to
several homes, and downed trees and
power lines. Reported by the Washington
County EMA.
Holmes County
5 NE Bonifay to 0 0 250K
6 N Bonifay
A tornado destroyed one home and
damaged several others. Scattered trees
and power lines were down. Reported by
the Holmes County EMA.
FLZ008-012-014
0 0 9M
Storm surges of eight to ten feet
caused extreme beach erosion along the
coast. Many beach structures were
damaged or undermined, and many sand
dunes were lost. Reported by the Walton
County EMA.
Franklin County
5 NW Carrabelle to 0 0 10K
10 NW Carrabelle
A tornado uprooted numerous trees along
its path between Carrabelle and Morgan
Place. Reported by the Franklin County
EMA.
Liberty County
10 SE Wilma to 0 0 100K
5 NE Wilma
A tornado uprooted hundreds of trees
along its path through the Apalachicola
National Forest. Reported by the
Liberty County EMA.
FLORIDA, Northwest
Calhoun County
4 N Blountstown to 4 5 2.5M
1 E Altha
The supercell thunderstorm which
spawned tornadoes in Franklin and
Liberty counties, produced a strong F2
tornado, which touched down just
southeast of Van Lierop Road, a few
miles east of Highway 69. It crossed
Highway 69 near the Stafford Creek
Bridge, and peeled roofs from dozens of
homes, uprooted trees, and scattered
debris. The tornado then struck the
Macedonia Community at Highway 69-A and
Parrish Lake Road. It demolished three
trailers and damaged 30 homes. The
tornado picked up two neighboring
mobile homes. One was thrown across a
road and killed its two occupants.
Another was slammed into a neighbor’s
house, which killed its two occupants
and injured five others. Reported by
the Calhoun County EMA. M55PH, F35PH,
M41PH, F37PH
Jackson County
6 SE Marianna to 0 3 3M
6 N Marianna
A strong F2 tornado touched down about
four miles west of Cypress. It damaged
10 mobile homes and destroyed 25 others
in the Gold Drive Trailer Park. Three
occupants were injured. The tornado
moved northwest and damaged 10 mobile
homes in the Brogdon Lane Trailer Park
on U.S. Highway 90 just east of
Marianna. It caused significant damage
to the Federal Correctional Institution
and destroyed eight vehicles. Before
lifting, the tornado destroyed the
Sykes Enterprise facility and some
vehicles near the Marianna Municipal
Airport. Reported by the Jackson County
EMA.
Jefferson County
4 NE Lloyd to 0 0 25K
5 N Lloyd
A weak tornado touched down just south
of Lake Miccosukee. It caused minor
damage to a home, and downed numerous
trees and power lines along its
northeast Leon County. Reported by a
NWS employee and the Jefferson County
EMA.
Leon County
4.5 SE Miccosukee to 0 0 25K
3 S Miccosukee
The weak tornado moved from northwest
Jefferson County into adjacent
northeast Leon County. It destroyed a
shed and caused minor damage to a home.
Some trees were uprooted. Reported by a
NWS employee and the Leon County EMA.
Taylor County
Steinhatchee 0 0 50K
A waterspout moved onshore and caused
minor damage to several homes, as well
as downed trees and power lines.
Reported by the Taylor County EMA.
FLZ015-017>019-
027>029-034
0 0 2.5M
Hurricane Jeanne made landfall on the
east coast of Florida near Stuart on
the evening of September 25. Jeanne
weakened to a tropical storm over
central and northwest Florida on
September 26. Maximum sustained winds
reached 42 knots at the USAF C-Tower in
the northeast Gulf of Mexico. The peak
wind gust and lowest sea-level pressure
were 54 knots and 982.1 mb,
respectively, at Cross City, FL.
Rainfall totals varied from 0.89 inches
at Apalachicola, FL, to 7.60 inches at
Mayo, FL. Storm surges along the
northeast Gulf coast ranged from two to
four feet. Areal flooding was reported
in portions of the eastern Florida Big
Bend. Schools and several local
businesses were closed on September 27.
Nearly 90,000 customers were without
power. There were widespread reports of
downed trees and power lines. 215 homes
were damaged and 18 destroyed in Dixie
County. A state of emergency was
declared for the affected counties.
Federal assistance was granted for
Jefferson, Madison, Lafayette, Taylor,
and Dixie counties.
FLZ034
0 0 50K
Torrential rainfall from Tropical Storm
Jeanne washed out 30 county roads and
isolated 300 homes by high water.
Reported by the Dixie County EMA.
FLZ029
0 0 10K
A half foot of water closed several
county roads around State Road 349 and
U.S. Highway 27. Reported by the
Lafayette County EMA.
FLORIDA, Southern
FLZ063-066>070-072-
074
0 0 621M 90M
Hurricane Frances formed from a
tropical depression in the deep
tropical Atlantic on August 25 about
1400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles
and reached hurricane strength on
August 26. Frances became a Category 4
Hurricane on August 28 while about 700
miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
Frances then moved generally west
northwest and weakened to a Category 2
hurricane while crossing the northwest
Bahamas. After stalling for about 12
hours on September 4 in the Florida
Straits between Grand Bahama Island and
the southeast Florida coast, the center
of the nearly 70-mile diameter eye
crossed the Florida coast near Sewalls
Point, at 1 A.M. EDT, September 5, 2004
with the southern eyewall affecting the
extreme northeast portion of Palm Beach
County. Frances moved farther inland
just north of Lake Okeechobee and
weakened to a tropical storm before
crossing the entire Florida Peninsula
and exiting into the Gulf of Mexico
just north of Tampa late on September
5. It made a second landfall as a
tropical storm in the eastern Florida
Panhandle.
Sustained tropical storm-force winds
likely occurred in all six south
Florida counties. Although no sustained
hurricane-force winds were officially
observed in any of the six south
Florida counties, an NWS instrument on
the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee at
Port Mayaca, just across the Palm Beach
County border, measured a sustained
wind of 85 mph. At West Palm Beach
International Airport the highest
sustained wind was 64 mph with a peak
gust of 82 mph and the lowest observed
barometric pressure was 972 mb. A South
Florida Water Management District
instrument measured a peak wind gust of
92 mph over the eastern portion of Lake
Okeechobee. The estimated peak wind
gust in the Palm Beach metro area was
91 mph at Jupiter Inlet with a peak
wind gust of 87 mph measured by a C-MAN
station at Lake Worth Pier. In Glades
County near the western shore of Lake
Okeechobee the highest measured
sustained wind was 60 mph with a peak
gust of 90 mph. In Clewiston, a
sustained wind of 60 mph with a gust of
80 mph was estimated. The highest
measured sustained wind at Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Airport was 41 mph with a peak gust of
55 mph. In Miami-Dade County a maximum
sustained wind of 62 mph with a peak
gust of 78 mph was measured at the
C-MAN station at Fowey Rocks Light with
sustained winds of 42 mph and a peak
gust of 59 mph at Miami International
Airport. At the Naples Municipal
Airport the ASOS measured a maximum
sustained wind of 38 mph with a peak
gust of 54 mph.
A maximum storm-total rainfall amount
of 13.56 inches was measured at West
Palm Beach International Airport with
10.36 inches of that occurring in a
24-hour period. Unofficial storm-total
rainfalls included 9.56 inches at
Boynton Beach, 8 inches at Deerfield
Beach and 7.18 inches at Hillsboro
Canal. Widespread storm-total amounts
of 3 to 5 inches occurred in southeast
and interior south Florida with
southwest Florida averaging 1 to 3
inches. Rainfall flooding was mostly
minor except for a few locations in
Palm Beach County which had up to 3
feet of standing water. A section of
1-95 in Palm Beach County was closed
due to a large sinkhole.
The maximum storm surge was estimated
to have ranged from 2 to 4 feet along
the northeast Palm Beach Coast to 1 to
2 feet along the northeast Broward
Coast. Within the confines of the
Herbert Hoover Dike, water levels on
Lake Okeechobee fluctuated up to 5
feet above and below normal. Coastal
beach erosion was moderate in Palm
Beach and portions of Broward counties
and was minor in Miami-Dade and Collier
counties.
There were no confirmed tornadoes.
There were no known direct deaths, but
at least 9 people died in the
aftermath. Six of these deaths occurred
in Palm Beach County, mainly as the
result of vehicle-related accidents or
from drownings. Two vehicle-related
deaths were reported in Broward County
and one person died in Collier County
while clearing debris. An unknown
number of injuries occurred.
Property damage at the coast occurred
mainly to marinas, piers, seawalls,
bridges and docks, as well as to boats.
Inland structure damage included 15,000
houses and 2,400 businesses in Palm
Beach County. Wind damage to house
roofs, mobile homes, trees, power
lines, signs, screened enclosures and
outbuildings occurred over much of
southeast Florida including areas near
Lake Okeechobee, but was greatest in
Palm Beach County.
A preliminary damage estimate for
Frances in south Florida is $620
million, including $500 million in Palm
Beach, $80 million in Broward, and $34
million in Miami-Dade. Crop damage in
Palm Beach County was estimated at an
additional $70 million to sugar cane
vegetables and additional heavy losses
occurred to nurseries.
Florida Power and Light reported power
outages occurred to 659,000 customer in
Palm Beach, 590,000 in Broward, 423,000
Miami-Dade, 39,200 in Collier, 2,500 in
Hendry and 1,700 in Collier. An
estimated 17,000 persons sought refuge
in public shelters in Palm Beach County
and nearly 7,000 in Broward County.
Palm Beach
Jupiter 0 0
A tornado briefly touched down near
Central Boulevard and 1-95.
Palm Beach
Jupiter 0 0
A SKYWARN spotter saw a funnel cloud
that quickly dissipated.
FLORIDA, Southern
FLZ063
0 0
Rain from Hurricane Frances caused
minor flooding on Fisheating Creek with
a maximum water level of 7.5 feet or
0.5 feet above flood stage.
Collier County
East Naples 0 0 75K
A tornado touched down in a vacant
construction site just south of the
Imperial Wilderness Mobile Home Park
then moved northwest through the MHP.
Damage was sustained to twenty homes
with six suffering major damage.
Collier County
East Naples 0 0 10K
A tornado touched down 5 miles east of
SR 951 south of U.S> 41 doing damage to
trees and minor damage to a few mobile
homes.
Palm Beach County
Boynton Beach 0 0
A SKYWARN spotter reported hail
three-quarter of and inch in diameter.
Palm Beach County
Belle Glade 0 0
A funnel cloud was seen by Police.
FLZ063-066>068-072-
74
0 0 323M 30M
Hurricane Jeanne formed from a tropical
depression just east of the Leeward
Islands on September 13. She moved
across Puerto Rico and Hispaniola then
turned north into the Atlantic and
became a hurricane on September 20.
Jeanne made a clockwise loop for three
days in the Atlantic north of
Hispaniola before moving west
northwest. It strengthened to a
Category 3 Hurricane while over the
northwest Bahamas and then make
landfall around 11 P.M., September 25
near the south end of Hutchinson
Island, nearly coincident with the
landfall point of Hurricane Frances
nearly three week before. The 40-mile
diameter eye was not quite as large as
Frances, but the southern eyewall again
affected northeast Palm Beach County.
After landfall Jeanne initially moved
along a track similar to Frances, just
north of Lake Okeechobee as it weakened
to a tropical storm then it turned to
the northwest and moved over the
northwest Florida Peninsula.
Although slightly smaller and stronger
then Hurricane Frances, winds and
pressures over southeast Florida were
remarkably similar to Frances.
Unfortunately, the ASOS at West Palm
Beach International Airport quit
sending data during the height of the
hurricane. Sustained tropical
storm-force winds likely occurred over
most of Palm Beach and northeast Glades
counties and portions of Broward,
Hendry and Collier counties. Although
no sustained hurricane-force winds were
officially observed in any of the six
south Florida counties, portions of
northern Palm Beach County mostly
likely experienced them. A South
Florida Water Management District
(SFWMD) instrument in the Martin County
portion of Lake Okeechobee measured a
15-minute sustained wind of 79 mph with
a peak gust of 105 mph. In metropolitan
Palm Beach the highest official
sustained wind speed was 60 mph with a
peak gust of 94 mph from the C-MAN
station at Lake Worth Pier. An
unofficial peak wind gust of 125 mph
was measured in West Palm Beach at the
Solid Waste Treatment Plant. In Glades
County near the western shore of Lake
Okeechobee the highest sustained wind
measured at a SFWMD instrument was 68
mph with a peak gust of 94 mph. Near
Clewiston the highest measured
sustained wind was 31 mph with a peak
wind gust of 72 mph from a SFWMD
instrument. The highest measured
sustained wind in Broward County was 46
mph with a peak wind gust of 67 mph
from the ASOS site at Pompano Beach
Airpark. At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
International Airport the ASOS site
measured a maximum sustained wind of 40
mph with a peak gust of 56 mph. In
Miami-Dade County a maximum sustained
wind of 49 mph with a peak gust of 59
59 mph was measured at the C-MAN
station at Fowey Rocks Light with
sustained winds of 26 mph and gusts to
36 mph at Miami International Airport
ASOS. At the Naples Municipal Airport,
the ASOS maximum sustained wind was
measured at 33 mph with a peak gust of
45 mph. The lowest barometric pressure
of 960.4 mb was measured at a SFWMD
site in the Martin County portion of
Lake Okeechobee.
A SFWMD gage measured a maximum
storm-total rainfall amount of 10.22
inches over the eastern portion of Lake
Okeechobee. A SFWMD gage about four
miles west of West Palm Beach
International Airport measured 9.10
inches with 8.79 inches of that
occurring in a 24-hour period. At Moore
Haven, 5.99 inches of rain was
measured. Widespread storm-total
amounts of one to four inches occurred.
in most of southeast and interior south
Florida with Miami-Dade County and
Collier County averaging one half to
one inch. Mostly minor rainfall
flooding was observed except locally
severe in Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter
and in the farmlands of western Palm
Beach County.
The estimated maximum storm surge
ranged from two to four feet along the
northeast Palm Beach Coast to one to
to feet along the northeast Broward
Coast. Within the confines of the
Herbert Hoover Dike, water levels on
Lake Okeechobee fluctuated up to seven
feet above and below normal causing
severe flooding of some marinas. Beach
erosion was moderate in Palm Beach and
minor in Broward and Miami-Dade
counties.
There were no confirmed tornadoes.
There were no known direct deaths but
four persons died in the aftermath. An
unknown number of injuries occurred.
Property damage from storm surge and
winds at the coast occurred to condos,
marinas, piers, seawalls, bridges and
docks, as well as to boats and a few
coastal roadways. Inland wind damage to
building roofs, mobile homes, trees,
power lines, signs, and outbuildings
occurred over mainly over Palm Beach
County and portions of eastern Glades
and Hendry counties.
A preliminary damage estimate for
Jeanne in southeast Florida is $330
million, including $260 million in Palm
Beach, $50 million in Broward and $10
million in Miami-Dade. Agricultural
Damage in Palm Beach County was
estimated at $30 million.
Florida Power and Light reported
outages occurred to 591,300 customers
in Palm Beach, 165,900 in Broward,
25,100 in Miami-Dade, 5,200 in Collier,
3,000 in Hendry and 1,500 in Glades. An
estimated 12,534 persons sought refuge
in public shelters in Palm Beach
County..
FLZ063
Heavy rain from Hurricane Jeanne caused
moderate flooding on Fisheating Creek.
The highest observed height was 8.3
feet which was 1.3 feet above flood
stage.
Miami–Dade County
Kendall 0 0 50K
Extensive street flooding was observed
with depths up to eighteen inches. Some
minor flooding of residences occurred.
FLORIDA, West Central
Citrus County
1 E Chassahowitzka 0 0
A National Weather Service observer one
mile east of Chassahowitzka recorded
15.81″ and another observer six miles
north of Hernado recorded 10.55″.
Hardee County
1 S Gardner 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
one mile south of Gardner recorded
8.57″.
Hernando County
Brooksville 0 0
A National Weather Service observer in
Brooksville recorded 10.82″.
Highlands County
2 E Avon Park 0 0
A National Weather Service observer two
miles east of Avon Park recorded 6.37″.
Hillsborough County
3 N Thonotosassa 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
three miles north of Thonotosassa
recorded 11.07″.
Levy County
15 SE Chiefland to 0 0
6 NE Chiefland
A National Weather Service observer six
miles northeast of Suwannee recorded
15.44″ and another observer recorded
Yankeetown 11.02
Manatee County
3 SE Ellenton 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
three miles southeast of Ellenton
recorded 6.16″.
Pasco County
1.8 S Land O Lakes 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
three miles north of Lutz recorded
8.71″.
Pinellas County
5 E Tarpon Spgs 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
five miles east of Tarpon Springs
recorded 7.59″.
Polk County
3 E Lakeland 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
three miles east of Lakeland recorded
8.70″.
Sumter County
5 NW Lake Panasoffke 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
five miles northwest of Lake
Panasoffkce recorded 8.67″. The
relatively slow moving Hurricane
Frances produced rainfall of 10 to 16
inches along the track of the eyewall
in west central Florida. Further south,
the counties of Sarasota, DeSoto,
Charlotte and Lee all recorded three
day rainfall totals mostly between 2 to
4 inches.
Polk County
2 E Kathleen to 0 0
3 S Kathleen
A tornado was reported by the public
near Kathleen. The location and time of
this tornado were based on radar.
FLZ039-042-048>051-
055-061>062-065 1 0 179.4M
Hurricane Frances made landfall just
after midnight on September 5th near
Vero Beach as a Category 2 storm. The
hurricane continued to move slowly west
northwestward across central Florida to
near Bartow by 2 pm, and just northeast
of Tampa by 8 pm, when it was down-
graded to a tropical storm. It then
emerged back into Gulf of Mexico near
Hudson shortly before midnight.
Hurricane Frances took almost 24 hours
to move through the Florida peninsula.
Frances continued northwestward through
the northern gulf of Mexico, making a
second landfall on the afternoon of
September 6th in the Florida big bend
near Tallahasse as a tropical storm.
In Lee County the observation at Big
Carlos Pass recorded a gust to 51 knots
(59 MPH) from the west at 12:18 AM EST
on 09/05/2004. One direct death was
reported when an elderly man was blown
over by a wind gust while walking his
dog 10 feet outside of his home. He hit
his head on the sidewalk and died from
blunt force trauma. Fourteen homes were
destroyed by the wind.
In Sarasota and Manatee Counties the
maximum wind recorded at the Sarasota-
Bradenton Airport was 46 knots (53 MPH)
from the northwest at 12:07 PM EST on
09/05/2004.
In Charlotte County there was was a
foot of water in Downtown Punta Gorda
due to a “back door” storm surge of 5
ft into Charlotte Harbor. Tarps on
roofs from Hurricane Charley were blown
off of many roofs during Hurricane
Frances. The observation from the Punta
Gorda Airport recorded a maximum wind
of 50 knots (58 MPH) from the southwest
at 12:21 AM on 09/06/2004.
In Hillsborough County most of the
damage was a result of trees falling on
homes, businesses, and power lines.
Debris removal alone was $24 million
(not included in damage estimate
above). The observation from the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge recorded 55
knots (63 MPH) from the north at 9:18
AM EST on 09/05/2004. Two indirect
deaths were reported; one was a man who
hit a pole while driving in the rain,
the other was a Utility Repair
Supervisor who was hit by a falling
branch while removing tree debris.
In Pasco County there was major damage
to 114 homes, minor damage to 782
homes, and 459 reports of flood damage.
The observation from Anclote Key
recorded a wind gust of 61 knots (70
mph) from the north late on the
09/04/2004.
In Hernando County there were numerous
reports of flooded streets and homes.
Other reports included trees on homes,
shingles off roofs, mobile home and
fascia damage, and pool enclosures with
moderate damage. The observation from
the Brooksville airport
recorded a maximum wind of 47 knots
(54 MPH) from the north at 1:02 PM EST
on 09/05/2004.
In Citrus County a wind instrument at
the Crystal River Power Plant recorded
a gust to 45 knots (52 MPH) around 4
PM EST on 09/06/2004.
In Levy County the observation at Cedar
Key recorded a gust to 51 knots (59
MPH) from the south at 2 PM EST on
09/06/2004.
The damage total listed was estimated
by doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damge to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data. M81PH
FLZ043-052-056>057 0 0 127.2M
Hurricane Frances made landfall just
after midnight on September 5th near
Vero Beach as a Category 2 storm. The
hurricane continued to move slowly west
northwestward across central Florida to
near Bartow by 2 pm, and just northeast
of Tampa by 8 pm, when it was down-
graded to a tropical storm. It then
emerged back into the Gulf of Mexico
near Hudson shortly before midnight.
Hurricane Frances took almost 24 hours
to move through the Florida peninsula.
Frances continued northwestward through
the northern gulf of Mexico, making a
second landfall on the afternoon of
September 6th in the Florida big bend
near Tallahassee as a tropical storm.
The damage totals listed were caused by
trees downed on homes and overland and
river flooding.
In Polk County there were four indirect
deaths reported; two were separate
incidents of people falling off of a
roof while cleaning storm debris and
two FEMA contract employees were killed
when their aircraft clipped a tower and
crashed while they were spraying for
mosquitoes due to excessive standing
water from Hurricane Frances.
In Highlands County there was one
indirect death of a man falling off his
roof while cleaning storm debris.
In Sumter County there was one indirect
death of a man by carbon monoxide
poisoning from a generator running
inside his home.
The damage total listed was estimated
by doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounts
for uninsured losses and damage to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the infor-
mation from the available data.
FLZ049>051-055-062 0 0 2.5M
Tropical storm force winds from the
southwest produced tides one to five
feet above normal from New Port Richey
south to Punta Gorda as Hurricane
Frances moved northwest just north of
downtown Tampa. One foot of water was
found in downtown Punta Gorda as tides
in Charlotte Harbor reached five feet
above normal. Tides were two to three
feet above normal elsewhere and
produced moderate beach erosion from
Venice to Clearwater and flooding low
lying homes near downtown Saint
Petersburg.
Polk County
3 SW Bartow to
2.7 SW Bartow
A feeder band behind Hurricane Frances
produced a brief tornado. Radar
estimated the storm’s movement to be
northeast at 45 mph.
FLZ049-051>052-
055>056-061 0 0
Widespread heavy rain associated with
Hurricane Frances across west central
Florida lead to record flooding on many
of the rivers.
In Pasco County, Cypress Creek at
Worthington Gardens (flood stage 8
feet) reached it’s all time high of
13.78 feet on the 11th and the Anclote
River at Elfers (flood stage 20 feet)
reached the 7th highest stage ever at
24.44 feet on the 7th.
In Hillsborough County, The Hills-
borough River at the Morris Bridge
(flood stage 32 feet) reached it’s all
time high of 34.38 feet on the 8th, the
Alafia River at Lithia (flood stage 13
feet) reached the 5th highest stage at
22.33 feet on the 7th, and the Little
Manatee River at Wiamauma (flood stage
11 feet) reach 17.09 feet on the 7th.
The Peace River at Bartow in Polk
County (flood stage 8 feet) reached
it’s all time high of 17.21 feet on the
11th.
The Peace River in Zolfo Springs in
Hardee County (flood stage 16 feet)
reached the 5th highest stage of 22.42
feet on the 8th.
Finally, the Manatee River at Myakka
Head in Manatee County (flood stage 11
feet) reached 15.94 feet on the 11th.
Damage estimates were included in the
hurricane report because it was not
possible to extract the flood damage
information from the available data.
Pasco County
3 SSW Aripeka 0 0
The broadcast media relayed a report of
a tornado in Sea Pines with several
trees down, including a 60 foot tall
tree across the road.
FLZ039-050>051-055-
60 0 0
Hurricane Ivan moved north through the
eastern Gulf of Mexico and produced
tides one to four feet above normal
along the Gulf Coast of Florida. The
higher than normal tides combined with
a pounding surf to cause moderate to
major beach erosion along Florida’s
Gulf Coast. Sarasota County reported
moderate beach erosion at Turtle Beach
on Siesta Key. Manatee County reported
moderate beach erosion at Bradenton
Beach. In Tampa Bay tides were 1.26
feet above normal at Port Manatee, 3.50
feet above normal in Hillsborough Bay,
and 1.34 feet above normal at the St.
Pete Pier. Clearwater recorded tides
1.51 feet above normal and tides at
Cedar Key were 1.91 feet above normal.
Levy County
Williston 0 0
Emergency Management reported a brief
tornado touchdown in the city of
Williston.
Levy County
Bronson
Emergency Management reported a brief
tornado touchdown in the city of
Bronson.
Lee County
1 WSW Cape Coral
The Cape Coral Fire Chief reported a
brief tornado with damage limited to
lanai and roof fascia at 15 homes near
the water on the corner of Southwest
25th Place and Beach Parkway West.
Lee County
5 NNW Captiva
A waterspout over Pine Island Sound
moved west across Pine Island then into
the Gulf of Mexico.
FLZ043-056 0 0 10AM
FLZ052-057 0 0 702M
Hurricane Jeanne followed the nearly
the same path across Florida as
Hurricane Frances three weeks earlier
and was the unprecedented fourth
hurricane to damage Florida during the
2004 hurricane season. The hurricane
moved ashore along the east coast of
Florida near Stuart late on September
25th with an eye 30 to 40 miles across.
Joanne took a course north of Lake
Okeechobee and decreased to a tropical
storm in eastern Polk County around 9
AM EDT on the 26th. The center of
Jeanne curved north of Tampa Bay during
the afternoon and travelled north along
the coastal counties before exiting
north through Levy County around 10 PM.
In Highlands County there were 140
homes destroyed and 2,000 homes with
major damage. Emergency Management
estimated the total damage to be $452
million. A peak wind of 82 knots
(94 MPH) was recorded in Sebring at 3
AM EST on 09/26/2004.
In Polk County a peak wind gust of 67
knots (77 MPH) was recorded in both
Frostproof and Bartow between 5-6 AM
EST on 09/26/2004.
In Hardee and Sumter Counties the
damage was limited to trees falling on
homes, vehicles, and power lines.
The damage total was estimated by
doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damge to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data.
FLZ039-042-048>051-
055-060>062-065 0 0 134.8M
Hurricane Joanne followed the nearly
the same path across Florida as
Hurricane Frances three weeks earlier
and was the unprecedented fourth
hurricane to damage Florida during the
2004 hurricane season. The hurricane
moved ashore along the east coast of
Florida near Stuart late on September
25th with an eye 30 to 40 miles across.
Jeanne took a course north of Lake
Okeechobee and decreased to a tropical
storm in caster Polk County around 9 AM
EDT on the 26th. The center of Jeanne
curved north of Tampa Bay during the
afternoon and traveled north along the
coastal counties before exiting north
through Levy County around 10 PM.
In Hillsborough County the observation
from the Vandenburg airport recorded a
maximum wind gust of 58 knots (67 MPH)
from the north at 8:58 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Pasco County the COMPS Fred Howard
Park Coastal Station recorded a wind
gust of 66 knots (76 mph) from the
northwest at 12:54 PM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Hernando County the observation from
the Brooksville airport recorded a
maximum wind of 54 knots (62 MPH) from
the north at 11:26 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Levy County the observation from
Cedar Key recorded a gust to 40 knots
(46 MPH) from the northeast at 5 PM EST
on 09/26/2004.
In Sarasota County the maximum wind
recorded at the Sarasota-Bradenton
Airport was 55 knots (63 MPH) from the
northwest at 10:04 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Charlotte there was was 1.5 feet of
water in downtown Punta Gorda due to a
back doorstorm surge of 5.5 ft into
Charlotte Harbor. Tarps on roofs from
Hurricane Charley were blown off of
many roofs during Hurricane Jeanne. The
observation from the Punta Gorda
Airport recorded a maximum wind of 53
knots (61 MPH) from the west at 7:17 AM
EST on 09/26/2004.
In Lee County the Big Carlos Pass
observation recorded a gust to 49 knots
(56 MPH) from the west southwest at
7:42 AM EST on 09/26/2004.
The damage total was estimated by
doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damage to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data.
Polk County
Lakeland 350K
Heavy rains from Hurricane Jeanne
caused a retention pond to overflow and
eroded the foundation of a strip mall
on South Florida Avenue. One third of
the strip mall collapsed into the pond.
Emergency Management officials reported
water in homes in and said many areas
in the city looked like a lake.
FLZ049>051-055-060-
62 0 0
Tides mostly one to three feet above
normal caused minor flooding and minor
beach erosion along the Gulf Coast of
Florida from Lee County north through
Levy County. Downtown Punta Gorda was
inundated with 1.5 feet of water due to
tides 5.5 feet above normal in
Charlotte Harbor. In Tampa Bay tides
were 2.0 feet above normal at Port
Manatee, 1.3 feet above normal at St
Petersburg, and 3.5 feet above normal
in McKay Bay.
Citrus County
Floral City 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.66″ of rain.
Hardee County
2 N Gardner 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.33″ of rain.
Hernando County
2 SE Ridge Manor 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 7.19″ of rain.
Highlands County
2 E Avon Park 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 5.97″ of rain.
Polk County
3 SW Haines City 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 9.76″ of rain.
Sumter County
5 NW Lake Panasoffke 0 0
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.48″ of rain.
Hurricane Jeanne caused heavy rains of
6 to 10 inches along the path of the
eyewall. Areas to the north and south
of the eyewall generally received 2 to
5 inches of rain over a 24 hour period.
FLZ042-048-051-
055>056 0 0
Widespread heavy rain combined with
saturated ground and swollen rivers to
cause river flooding across west
central Florida and lead to record
flooding on one of those rivers.
In Citrus County, the Withlacoochee
River at Holder (flood stage 8 feet)
reached an all time high of 10.86 feet
on the 30th and the Withlacoochee River
at Dunnellon (flood stage 29 feet)
reach 30.41 feet on the 27th.
In Hernando County, the Withlacoochee
River at Trilby (flood stage 12 feet)
reached 16.55 feet on the 29th and the
Withlacoochee River at Croom (flood
stage 8 feet) reach 11.64 feet on the
30th.
In Hillsborough County, the Alafia
River at Lithia (flood stage 13 feet)
reached 19.19 feet on the 28th, and the
Little Manatee River at Wiamauma (flood
stage 11 feet) reach 14.60 feet on the
28th.
In Hardee County the Peace River at
Zolfo Springs (flood stage 16 feet)
reached 21.19 feet on the 29th.
In Manatee County the Manatee River at
Myakka Head (flood stage 7 feet)
reached 14.54 feet on the 27th.
Damage estimates were included in the
hurricane report because it was not
possible to extract the flood damage
information from the available data.
FLORIDA, West Panhandle
FLZ001>006 8 0 4B 25M
See the narrative on Hurricane Ivan
under Alabama, Southwest, September
13-16, 2004. Ivan will be remembered as
one of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the extreme western Florida
panhandle in modern history. The $4
billion in property damage is an
estimate, but the final figure could be
as low as $2.5 billion or as high as
$7 billion. F780T, F60PH, M60PH, F52PH,
F87PH, M46VE, M60OU, F8MH
Escambia County
3 W Gulf Beach to 0 0 3K
2 S Inerarity Pt
A fast moving weak tornado developed
ahead of Hurricane Ivan. The tornado
moved ashore about two miles west of
Perdido Key and moved into Baldwin
county near Ono Island. Only minor
damage occurred with the weak tornado.
Most people had already evacuated the
area due to Ivan.
Escambia County
8 E Pensacola Beach to 0 0 3K
2 NE Pensacola Beach
A fast moving tornado moved in from the
Gulf of Mexico about eight miles cast
of Pensacola Beach. The weak tornado
remained over isolated areas and thus
caused only minor damage. The weak
tornado moved into Santa Rosa county
southeast of Gulf Breeze.
Santa Rosa County
2 SE Gulf Breeze to 0 0 3K
2 W Gulf Breeze
A fast moving tornado moved into Santa
Rosa county from Escambia county. The
weak tornado entered the county
southeast of Gulf Breeze and moved
rapidly west northwest before
dissipating just west of Gulf Breeze.
The tornado caused minor damage. The
area had been evacuated due to
Hurricane Ivan.
Escambia County
West Portion 0 0
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland,
a band of very heavy rainfall developed
east of the center. Radar estimated
that five to seven inches of rain fell
in a two hour period across the area.
This caused most of the roads in the
west part of the county to flood. This
was in addition to the surge and high
winds that were blowing trees down. As
the storm moved north, the water
drained off the roads.
FLZ002
0 0
About a week after Hurricane Ivan
impacted the area on September 16th,
the remnants of the storm re-entered
the Gulf of Mexico after making a large
clockwise loop over the southeastern
United States.
As a result, high waves and surf action
again impacted already heavily eroded
area beaches. Pensacola Beach was still
closed, but the high water hindered
clean up efforts along the beach. The
water also ended up under homes that
had severe erosion a week earlier. As
the remnants of Ivan slowly moved off
to the northwest over the western Gulf,
the high surf subsided.
Location Character of Storm
ALABAMA, Central
Pike County
Countywide Flash Flood
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped
several inches of rain across Pike
County in a short period of time. Major
street flooding was reported in the
city of Troy around 7 pm and continued
across the area for the next hour or
so.
ALZ046-048>050 Strong Wind
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward mainly along the Alabama and
Georgia state line Strong winds of 30
to 40 mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ021-036-045-047 Strong Wind
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward mainly across the eastern
counties of Central Alabama. Strong
winds of 30 to 40 mph along with
saturated ground conditions allowed
several trees and power lines to be
blown down.
ALZ020 Strong Wind
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward near the Alabama and Georgia
state line. Strong winds of 30 to 40
mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ028>029-037>038 Strong Wind
Remnants of Hurricane Frances moved
northward near the Alabama and Georgia
state line. Strong winds of 30 to 40
mph along with saturated ground
conditions allowed several trees and
power lines to be blown down.
ALZ043 Strong Wind
A few trees were downed from the
Remnants of Frances. One tree fell on
a vehicle injuring the occupant.
Lamar County
Millport Hail (0.88)
Nickel size hail was reported in the
city of Millport.
Jefferson County
Birmingham Arpt Heavy Rain
The daily rainfall associated with the
tropical system Ivan was 9.75 inches.
This broke the previous daily rainfall
record at the Birmingham International
Airport of 8.84 inches which was
established in 1916.
Montgomery County
(Mgm)Montgomery Arp Heavy Rain
The daily rainfall associated with the
tropical system Ivan was 5.07 inches.
This broke the previous daily rainfall
record at Dannelly Field of 2.18
inches which was established in 1971.
Pike County
1 E Troy Tornado (F0)
A brief weak tornado was reported just
east of Troy. Several trees were blown
down over a short distance. This weak
tornado was associated with an outer
rain band of the tropical system Ivan.
Approximate brief touchdown location
31.80N/85.97W.
Barbour County
2 S Clio Tornado (F0)
A brief weak tornado was reported
across the extreme southwest portion
of Barbour County. Several trees were
knocked down. This weak tornado was
associated with an outer rain band of
the tropical system Ivan. Approximate
brief touchdown location 31.71N/85.68W.
Pike County
13 E Troy Tornado (F0)
A brief weak tornado was reported cast
of Troy. Several trees were blown down
at the touchdown spot. This weak
tornado was associated with an outer
rain band of the tropical system Ivan.
Approximate location 31.78N/85.74W.
Montgomery County
5 E Snowdoun Tornado (F0)
A brief weak tornado was reported east
of Snowdoun. Several trees were blown
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
32.23N/86.23W.
ALZ050 High Wind (G60)
Barbour County
Countywide Flash Flood
A few hundred trees and power lines
were knocked down or blown over
countywide. At least 200 residences
received varying degrees of roof
damage. Several homes were without
power three to four days. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 70
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer-rainbands. Doppler radar
estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain across
the county associated with Ivan. A few
roads were covered with water in the
southwest part of the county and were
temporarily impassable.
ALZ046 High Wind (G70)
Bullock County
Countywide Flash Flood
Thousands of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
county. Hundreds of homes suffered
varying degrees of wind damage. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 80
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer rainbands. Doppler radar
estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain
associated with Ivan and a few roads
were flooded in western Bullock County.
ALZ042 High Wind (G77)
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down
countywide. Utilities were not all
restored for at least a week. Several
dozen homes sustained varying degrees
of wind damage. Debris removal took
over a month in spots. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated around 90 miles
an hour.
ALZ044 High Wind (G65)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down during Ivan.
At least 3300 homes sustained varying
degrees of wind damage. Power was not
fully restored for at least a week.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 75 miles an hour. Three women
in Montgomery were killed due to carbon
monoxide poisoning after Ivan. The
women had a generator running in their
home because the power was out of
service.
ALZ049 High Wind (G65)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
entire county. Power remained out of
service for around one week in places.
At least 400 homes suffered some type
of wind damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 75 miles an hour.
ALZ048 High Wind (G56)
Russell County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Power was
not fully restored in some locations
for 4 days. At least 100 homes suffered
some form of wind damage, mainly roof
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate up to 4 inches of rain fell
in a short period of time. This
produced temporary flooding of some
roadways. One road sustained major
damage as it was washed out.
Barbour County
8 E Clayton Tornado (F0)
A brief weak tornado was reported east
of Clayton. Several trees were knocked
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
31.91N/85.30W.
Macon County
9 SE Tuskegee Tornado (F0)
A brief weak tornado was reported near
Tuskegee. Several trees were blown
down. This weak tornado was associated
with an outer rain band of the tropical
system Ivan. Approximate location
32.32N/85.52W.
ALZ041 High Wind (G71)
Autauga County
Countywide Flash Flood
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down as
Hurricane Ivan moved Across Central
Alabama. Hundreds of homes suffered
varying degrees of roof and structural
damage. At least 800 households were
displaced for at least one night due
to hurricane damage. At least 8000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Several residences
were without power for up to 5 days.
At least 75 farming operations
requested aide due to wind damage.
Many roadways were impassable due to
fallen trees. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 80 miles an hour.
Doppler radar estimated 5 to 7 inches
of rain during the event which caused
a few roads to flood and become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ040 High Wind (G80)
Dallas County
Countywide Flash Flood
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down across the entire
county. At least 45,000 customers were
without power during the height of the
storm. Some locations did not have
power restored for a week and a half.
At least 10 homes were totally
destroyed and another 400 homes were
damaged. Fallen trees blocked every
roadway in the county. Maximum wind
gust were estimated around 90 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 6 to 9 inches of
rain fell across Dallas County during
Ivan. One minor mudslide occurred due
to the heavy rain and a few roads were
temporarily impassable due to high
water. One relief worker suffered
minor injuries during the cleanup
operations.
ALZ043 High Wind (G62)
Elmore County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down across Elmore County.
Numerous homes sustained varying
degrees of roof damage. At least 8000
customers were without power during
the height of the storm. The power was
not fully restored for 7 days in some
locations. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar estimated up to 5 inches
of rain during the tropical system. A
few creeks and roads were temporarily
impassable, but the trees blocking
roadways were much more significant.
ALZ047 High Wind (G60)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across Lee County. At least
8000 customers were without power
during the height of the storm. Power
was not restored in all locations for
at least 3 days. At least 25 homes
suffered major damage and another
100 or more homes reported moderate
damage. Many more homes and structures
received minor damage. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated around 70 miles
an hour.
ALZ045 High Wind (G60)
Macon County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. At least
300 homes suffered varying degrees of
wind damage. Power was restored to
most locations within two days. Debris
removal took up to two weeks. Doppler
radar and ground observations indicate
up to 5 inches of rain fell across
Macon County during Ivan. A few roads
and creeks were briefly flooded.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 70 miles an hour.
ALZ039 High Wind (G80)
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down or snapped off during
Ivan. Several hundred homes or
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. Numerous roadways were
blocked from fallen trees making them
temporarily impassable. Power was
was not fully restored for at least a
week in spots. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ030 High Wind (G73)
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down with the most
significant damage in the southern
part of the county. At least 5500
customers were without power for up to
two weeks. Several hundred homes and
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 85 miles an hour. One
man was killed by an allergic reaction
to bee stings. He was unable to phone
emergency personnel because the power
was out.
ALZ031 High Wind (G77)
Thousands of trees and power lines were
blown down countywide. At least 3300
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Some locations
did not get power back for a week.
Twenty five to fifty homes suffered
significant damage and many more
sustained minor roof damage. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 90
miles an hour.
ALZ032 High Wind (G77)
Thousands of trees and power lines
were blown down or snapped off during
Ivan. Several hundred homes or
structures received varying degrees of
wind damage. At least 200 trees
blocked roadways making them
temporarily impassable. Power was not
fully restored for at least a week in
spots. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ033 High Wind (G78)
Thousands of trees and power lines
were snapped off or blown down. At
least 1100 customers were without
power. Power was not completely
restored in some spots for two weeks.
Several hundred homes and mobile homes
were damaged. Many county roads were
blocked and impassable due to fallen
trees. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 90 miles an hour.
ALZ034 High Wind (G56)
Bibb County
Countywide Flash Flood
At least one hundred trees and power
lines were blown down across Bibb
County during Hurricane Ivan. At least
150 households were impacted with
varying degrees of wind damage. Three
homes suffered extensive damage.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 65 miles an hour. Doppler radar
estimated 5 to 7 inches of rain during
Ivan which caused a few roads in
southern Bibb County to become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ038 High Wind (G52)
Chambers County
Countywide Flash Flood
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 60
miles an hour within one of Ivan’s
outer rainbands. At least 8000
customers were without power during
the storm. J.P. Powell Middle School
had part of its roof blown off. Doppler
radar and ground observations indicate
3 to 5 inches of rain fell in
association with Ivan. A few roadways
became temporarily impassable due to
high water.
ALZ035
High Wind (G61)
Chilton County
Countywide Flash Flood
Thousands of trees were blown down
across Chilton County. Five structures
were heavily damaged and around
another 150 suffered minor roof damage.
At least 100 agricultural businesses
sustained damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 70 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 6 to 9 inches of
rain fell across the county during
Ivan. Several roadways were temporarily
impassable due to high water but even
more roads were affected by fallen
trees.
ALZ037 High Wind (G60)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
snapped off or blown down across the
county. The most significant damage
occurred across the southern and
eastern sides of the county. Power was
not fully restored for at least 3
days. At least 75 homes and structures
were damaged to some degree by Ivan.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 70 miles an hour. In the
southern part of the county, a man was
seriously cut by a chain saw while
clearing debris.
ALZ036 High Wind (G54)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the area. At least
1000 customers were without power
during the tropical system. The power
was not restored in all locations for
at least 5 days. Two homes were totally
destroyed and at least 12 more homes
suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 4 to 5 inches of
rain fell across parts of Coosa
County, but no flooding was reported.
A woman, around the age of 40, died
when she fell into a well retrieving
water. She was at the well because the
utilities were out of service.
ALZ028 High Wind (G50)
Clay County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees were knocked down
countywide due to Ivan. Twenty to
thirty homes sustained varying degrees
of wind damage. Maximum wind gust were
estimated between 55 and 65 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 5 inches
of rain fell during the tropical
system. At least 20 county roads were
temporarily impassable due to high
water.
ALZ024 High Wind (G60)
Jefferson County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees were blown down
across all of Jefferson County. The
power was not fully restored in all
locations for at least 7 days. Over
500 homes sustained varying degrees of
wind damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicated 6 to 9 inches of rain fell
in association with Ivan. At least 250
homes suffered water damage due to
flooding. Many creeks and roadways
were flooded and were temporarily
impassable.
ALZ022 High Wind (G56)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down in association with Ivan.
Power outages lasted as long as 5 days
in some locations. Hundreds of homes
suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
ALZ029 High Wind (G56)
Randolph County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down across the county. At
least 5500 customers were without
power and the power was not fully
restored in a few places for 2 to 3
days. One home was totally destroyed
and 10 to 20 others received mainly
minor damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 5 inches of rain
fell during Ivan. A few homes received
minor water damage and one road was
washed out.
ALZ025 High Wind (G62)
Shelby County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county due to
the tropical system Ivan. Twenty to
thirty homes suffered varying degrees
of damage, mainly roof damage. Power
was not completely restored for at
least 4 days. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 70 miles an hour.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate up to 8 inches of rain fell
across Shelby County Associated with
Ivan. Several area roads and creeks
flooded and several homes sustained
flood damage. A male employee of
Alabama Power was killed during the
storm recovery efforts near Lay Dam.
ALZ027 High Wind (G60)
Talladega County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. The most
significant damage occurred throughout
southern areas of the county. At least
12,000 customers were without power at
the height of the storm. It took at
least three days to restore all the
power. Thirty to fifty homes and
structures were damaged. In Talladega,
one woman injured her shoulder when a
tree fell through the roof of her home.
In Sylacauga, a man was injured when a
tree limb fell on his head. Maximum
wind gusts were estimated around 70
miles an hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 7 inches
of rain fell during Ivan. A few
roadways were covered with water and
temporarily impassable.
ALZ023 High Wind (G56)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down countywide. At least 28,000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Power was not
fully restored for at least 4 days.
Twenty to twenty five homes suffered
varying degrees of wind damage.
Thousands of homes sustained minor
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 65 miles an hour.
ALZ017 High Wind (G50)
Blount County
Countywide Flash Flood
Numerous trees and power lines were
knocked down from Ivan’s high winds
across the county. Ten to twenty homes
suffered varying degrees of damage,
mainly minor roof damage. Maximum wind
gusts were estimated between 55 to 60
miles an hour. Doppler radar estimated
4 to 7 inches of rain during Ivan
which caused a few roads to become
temporarily impassable.
ALZ019 High Wind (G50)
Calhoun County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds, if not thousands, of trees
and power lines were blown down
countywide. Only 3 or 4 homes suffered
significant damage, while 30 to 50
homes received mainly minor roof
damage. Maximum wind gust were
estimated between 55 and 65 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate 3 to 5 inches of
rain fell across the area associated
with Ivan. A few roadways became
temporarily impassable but more roads
were blocked by fallen trees.
ALZ020 High Wind (G52)
Cherokee County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
knocked down areawide. At least three
homes sustained significant damage and
many more suffered minor roof damage.
Maximum wind gust were estimated
around 60 miles an hour. At least 8000
customers were without power at the
height of the storm. Several roadways,
creeks, and homes were flooded due to
the torrential rain. Doppler radar and
ground observations indicate as much
as 6 inches of rain fell in association
with Ivan.
ALZ021 High Wind (G50)
Cleburne County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. At least
10 homes suffered moderate damage with
many more reporting minor roof damage.
The debris removal took two weeks in
some locations. Power was restored to
most of the county in 24 hours.
Maximum wind gust were estimated
between 55 and 65 miles an hour.
Several roadways and creeks were
flooded due to the torrential rain.
One creek bridge suffered damage.
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate as much as 6 inches of rain
fell in association with Ivan.
ALZ018 High Wind (G52)
Etowah County
Countywide Flash Flood
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across the county. Several
homes suffered mainly roof damage.
Power was not fully restored for at
least 2 days. The Etowah County
Emergency Management Agency recorded
a wind gust of 57 miles an hour
during Ivan. Peak wind gusts across
the county were around 60 miles an
hour. Doppler radar and ground
observations indicate up to 6 inches
of rain occurred during the tropical
system. A few roads were temporarily
impassable due to high water.
ALZ013 High Wind (G50)
At least one hundred trees and power
lines were blown down during the
tropical system. Utilities were not
restored for 5 to 6 days in places.
At least 5 homes sustained moderate
damage and several more suffered minor
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated between 50 and 60 miles
an hour.
ALZ012 High Wind (G52)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during the tropical system.
At least 64 roadways were blocked by
fallen trees and were temporarily
impassable. At least 22 homes were
damaged and 4 of those homes suffered
major damage. Most of the power outages
were restored within 12 hours, but a
few spots did not receive power back
for 4 days. One person was slightly
injured when their automobile ran into
a fallen tree. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALZ011 High Wind (G65)
Marion County
Countywide Flash Flood
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down areawide. At least 10 homes
were totally destroyed and another 50
homes were damaged. Power was not
restored in all areas for at least a
week and a half. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 65 miles an
Doppler radar and ground observations
indicate 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in
association with Ivan. Numerous roads
were flooded and were temporarily
impassable.
St. Clair County
Countywide Flash Flood
ALZ026 High Wind (G52)
Numerous trees and power lines were
blown down across St. Clair County.
Thirty to forty homes sustained mainly
minor roof damage. Power outages
affected some locations for 3 days.
Maximum wind gusts were estimated
around 60 miles an hour. Doppler radar
and ground observations indicate parts
of St. Clair received up to 7 inches
of rain. This heavy rainfall produced
flooding of several roadways and
flooded some businesses in Springville.
ALZ015 High Wind (G52)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during Ivan. At least
28,000 customers were without power.
Power was not fully restored for three
or four days. Fifty to one hundred
homes suffered varying degrees of wind
damage. Maximum wind gusts were
estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALZ014 High Wind (G52)
Hundreds of trees and power lines were
blown down during Ivan. Power was not
fully restored for three or four days.
Numerous homes suffered varying degrees
of wind damage. Maximum wind gusts
were estimated around 60 miles an hour.
ALABAMA, North
Colbert County
Muscle Shoals Flash Flood
Flash flooding was reported with
several inches of water over area
roads.
Lauderdale County
Florence Flash Flood
Flash flooding was reported in Florence
with several streets with several
inches of water over the roads.
ALZ001>010-016 High Wind (G50)
A tree fell on a truck and killed the
driver along Alabama Highway 207 at
Anderson in eastern Lauderdale county.
Cullman County
Countywide Flash Flood
Flash flooding was observed as several
low spots flooded on county road eight
and on county road 1718.
Madison County
Countywide Flash Flood
Flash flooding was reported across
much of the county with several roads
throughout the county with flooded
roads and several inches of water over
them.
Lawrence County
Countywide Flash Flood
Flooding was reported throughout the
county with several inches of water
reported over area roads.
Limestone County
Countywide Flash Flood
Flooding was reported throughout
the county.
Morgan County
Countywide Flash Flood
Numerous reports of flash flooding were
received throughout Morgan county.
Several roads had water at least six
to eight inches over them.
Marshall County
Countywide Flash Flood
Flash flooding was reported throughout
the county as several roads had several
inches of water over them.
Colbert County
Countywide Flash Flood
Widespread flash flooding was reported
throughout the county. Several inches
of water was reported over many roads
throughout the county.
Franklin County
Countywide Flash Flood
Widespread flash flooding was reported
countywide. Several inches of water
was reported over many county roads.
Lauderdale County
Countywide Flash Flood
Widespread flash flooding was reported
throughout the county. Several roads
had several inches of water over them.
Dekalb County
Countywide Flash Flood
Flash flooding was reported across the
county with several roads with several
inches of water standing.
Jackson County
Countywide Flash Flood
Numerous reports of flash flooding were
received with water over several roads
several inches in depth.
Dekalb County
5 N Ft Payne to Flash Flood
Ft Payne
Several inches of water was reported
across the road near Desoto State
Park.
ALABAMA, Southeast
ALZ065>069 Tropical Storm
Hurricane Ivan weakened to a tropical
storm as it moved north into southwest
Alabama on September 16. The maximum
sustained and peak wind gust recorded
was 44 and 54 knots, respectively, at
Dothan, AL. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 1000 mb at Dothan.
Rainfall amounts were quite heavy,
ranging from five to eight inches.
Minor flooding was reported in Coffee,
Geneva, and Houston counties. Schools
and many businesses were closed on
September 16 and 17. An estimated
50,000 customers were without power,
including 20 percent of Dothan. There
were numerous reports of roads closed
by fallen trees and power lines. In
Coffee County, many county roads were
closed and several trees fell on
houses and vehicles. Some businesses
were damaged in Enterprise. Several
trees fell on vehicles and houses, and
damaged two businesses in Dothan. In
Geneva County, several mobile homes
were destroyed in Hartford. Cotton
farmers suffered significant yield
losses, especially in Coffee and
Geneva counties, which will be
realized at the time of the autumn
harvest. Coffee and Geneva counties
were declared federal disaster areas.
ALABAMA, Southwest
ALZ051>064 Hurricane/Typhoon
Hurricane Ivan affected the region from
September 13 through the 16th. The
coastal areas were put under a
hurricane watch at 900 PM CST on
September 13. The area was put under a
hurricane warning at 300 PM CST on
September 14. The hurricane warning
was dropped at 900 AM CST on September
16 and we were put under a tropical
storm warning. The tropical storm
warning was dropped at 300 PM CST on
September 16.
Ivan made landfall around 100 AM CST
near Gulf Shores, Alabama on September
16. An interesting note, as Ivan
approached the Alabama coast during the
day on the 15th, a buoy just south of
the Alabama coastal waters recorded a
peak wave height of 52 feet, before
breaking loose of its mooring. This
was one of the highest wave heights
ever observed.
Some of the winds recorded across
Southwest Alabama were as
follows: Mobile Regional Airport,
sustained wind of 51 knots from the
north with a peak gust of 65 knots
from the north northeast. Dauphin
Island, sustained wind of 61 knots
from the cast with a gust of 89 knots
from the northeast. USS Alabama,
located off the Mobile Bay causeway,
peak gust 91 knots (site is more than
100 feet high). Fairhope, peak gust
63 knots. Semmes, peak gust 51 knots.
Grand Bay, peak gust 62 knots. WKRG in
Mobile, peak gust 64 knots. Wallace
Tunnel in Mobile, peak gust 51 knots.
Gulf Shores Airport, sustained winds
73 knots with a peak gust of 100 knots
(Doppler on Wheels site). Fairhope,
sustained wind 59 knots with a peak
gust of 77 knots (Doppler on wheels).
Some of the winds across Northwest
Florida were as follows: Pensacola
Naval Air Station, sustained wind of
76 knots from the southeast with a
gust of 93 knots from the southeast.
Pensacola Regional Airport, sustained
wind of 67 knots from the southeast
with a peak gust of 87 knots. West
Pensacola, peak gust 84 knots.
Pensacola, sustained wind 70 knots
with a peak gust of 92 knots
(Doppler on wheels). Pace, sustained
wind of 73 knots with a peak gust of
87 knots (Air Products location–about
160 feet high). Escambia county EMA
office peak gust 90 knots. Eglin Air
Force Base sites; 2 SW of Mary Esther,
peak gust 103 knots (200 feet high).
10 S Harold, peak gust 78 knots. 10 N
Mary Esther, peak gust 75 knots. 5 NE
Seminole, peak gust 75 knots.
ALABAMA, Southwest
Some of the lowest sea level pressures
were as follows: In Alabama: Fairhope
947.9 MB. Mobile Regional Airport
964.4 MB. Brookley Field (Mobile) 956.0
MB. Semmes 967.5 MB. Dauphin Island
952.7 MB.
In Florida: Pensacola Regional Airport
970.2 MB. Pensacola Naval Air Station
965.8 MB. 5 S Harold 981.4 MB.
Two day rainfall totals ending at
midnight on September 16 were as
follows: In Alabama: Mobile Regional
Airport (MOB) 5.56 inches. Coden 6.30
inches. Evergreen 7.25 inches. Alberta
6.85 inches. Semmes 5.00 inches.
Daphne 7.5 inches. Andalusia 9.96
inches. 2 S Mobile 9.90 inches.
Silverhill 10.16 inches. Robertsdale
9.35 inches. Spanish Fort 8.00 inches.
In Florida: Pensacola Naval Air Station
(NPA) 8.00 inches. Pensacola (WEAR TV)
15.79 inches. Crestview 8.40 inches.
Fort Walton Beach 6.06 inches. Munson
6.5 inches. Niceville 6.55 inches.
Eglin Air Force Base (VPS) 7.43 inches.
10 S Mossy Head 8.92 inches.
Storm surge values along the coast from
Baldwin county east to Santa Rosa
county were the highest observed in
over a hundred years of record keeping.
The high surge values of 10 to 14 feet
caused extensive damage to homes and
condos located along the Gulf
beachfront, as well as along the
shoreline of area inland waterways.
Dauphin Island had several areas that
were breached by the high surge. There
was less damage on Dauphin Island than
with Hurricane Frederic in 1979, even
with the extensive building that has
occurred on the island since 1979. In
Baldwin county, the coastal areas from
Fort Morgan to Gulf Shores to Orange
Beach saw the worst damage from a
hurricane in over a hundred years.
This area has seen rapid development
in the past 20 years and it seemed that
the homes and condo’s constructed in
the past five years held up better than
homes that were constructed earlier.
Surge values were estimated between
nine and twelve feet along the Baldwin
county coastline, and the beach was
breached at several locations. No one
died as a result of storm surge in
Baldwin county.
In Escambia county Florida, surge
values were estimated at ten to
fourteen feet. These coastal areas
were the hardest hit, with major
damage occurring from Perdido Key to
Pensacola Beach. Almost every structure
that was on the waterfront in Escambia
county suffered some degree of damage.
Generally, if the property elevation
was below fifteen feet, water flooded
the property. Property that was on
Perdido Bay, Big Lagoon, Bayou Grande,
Pensacola Bay and Escambia Bay suffered
major damage. Many homes were
completely washed away by the high
surge. Almost all of the deaths
directly attributed to Ivan in Escambia
County were surge related, and occurred
near Big Lagoon. The beach area from
Perdido Key to Pensacola Beach was
breached in several places. Fort
Pickens was cut off and isolated from
the rest of Pensacola Beach as a result
of several breaches. The highest surge
values observed during the storm were
in the upper reaches of Escambia Bay.
The surge, and accompanying wind waves,
damaged the I-10 bridge across Escambia
Bay. A trucker died on the bridge when
his truck plummeted off a bridge
section that had been displaced by the
surge. Pensacola Naval Air Station,
which is located on Pensacola Bay
across from Fort Pickens, suffered
major damage to structures that were
located on the water. Many of the
structures had been built in the late
1800’s, and had been through several
other hurricanes with only minor
damage. In Santa Rosa county, surge
values were between nine and twelve
feet. Navarre Beach had several
breaches, and major damage occurred
to almost all structures that were on
the Gulf front. Major damage also
occurred along the shores of Gulf
Breeze and along Blackwater Bay. Some
of the highest surge values in Santa
Rosa county were near Ward Basin. Surge
values across most locations east of
where the center of the hurricane
moved ashore were higher than those
of hurricane George in 1998. As in
Escambia county, almost every structure
that was on the water in Santa Rosa
county suffered some type of damage.
In Okaloosa county surge values were
six to nine feet. Structures that were
located on or near the beach suffered
major damage. Farther to the east,
storm surge values dropped off, but
the wave action essentially destroyed
the beach, with four to eight feet of
the sand eroded away. Low lying
structures on Choctawatchee Bay also
suffered major damage. US Highway 98
between Fort Walton and Destin was
again washed away. Structures near the
beach that were part of Eglin Air Force
Base also suffered major damage.
The following surge values were
measured in Alabama: Middle Gage at
Bayou LaBatre 4.66 feet. Mobile Bay at
Cedar Point 6.90 feet. Dauphin Island
Bay at Dauphin Island 7.80 feet.
Mobile Bay at Dauphin Island Coast
Guard 8.00 feet. Mobile River at
Mobile 4.87 feet. Mobile River at
Bucks 6.82 feet. Mobile Bay at Fort
Morgan Front Range 7.85 feet. Perdido
Pass at Orange Beach 8.81 feet.
The following surge values were
measured in Northwest Florida; Perdido
Bay near US Highway 98 estimated 10.00
feet. GIWW at Pensacola Gulf Beach
9.68 feet. Pensacola Bay at Fort McRee
9.70 feet. Pensacola Bay at Pensacola
10.20 feet. Escambia Bay West Bank at
Highway 90 12.92 feet. Escambia Bay
West Bank 1.5 miles north of I-10
12.12 feet. Escambia Bay near Pace
estimated 12.00 feet. GIWW at Gulf
Breeze 10.30 feet. Pensacola Beach Fire
Station estimated 12 feet. Yellow
River near Milton 9.66 feet. Fort
Walton Brooks Bridge 6.12 feet. Destin
at Choctawatchee Bay Coast Guard 5.39
feet.
As Ivan moved ashore during the morning
hours of September 16th, the winds
caused major damage to trees along and
east of the track of the storm.
Hurricane force winds were felt across
the entire area, including all inland
counties. Most of the area probably
had hurricane force winds for two to
four hours. This caused 100 year old
trees to break due to the constant
force from the strong winds. Many of
the trees fell on homes and vehicles
and damaged them. While some structural
wind damage would have been expected,
most of the major structural damage
that occurred over inland areas would
not have been as substantial if it had
not been for fallen trees. It was
estimated that in Alabama over
$500,000,000 damage was done to timber,
with an additional estimate of
$250,000,000 in Escambia, Santa Rosa
and Okaloosa counties in Florida. Power
was out for a week or more across the
inland areas due to trees across lines.
Along the immediate coast, power was
not restored for an additional several
weeks, until much of the infrastructure
was rebuilt. It was estimated that six
weak tornadoes occurred across the area
during the afternoon and early evening
of September 15th as Ivan neared the
coast. These weak tornadoes occurred in
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in
Florida, and in Baldwin, Escambia and
Conecuh in Alabama and produced only
minor damages.
Eight deaths were directly related to
Ivan. Seven of these were in Escambia
county with one in Santa Rosa county.
In Escambia county Florida: Four people
(three women and one male) drowned at
different locations around Grand Lagoon
as the surge inundated the area. A male
drowned after his truck ran off the
damaged I-10 bridge. A female died of
a heart attack in a shelter just
before Ivan moved ashore. A male died
when a tree fell on him as Ivan was
moving ashore. In Santa Rosa county,
a young female died when a tree fell
on their manufactured home and killed
her.
Sixteen deaths were indirectly related
to Ivan. In Escambia county Florida:
A 7 year old boy was killed as he was
watching someone remove a tree and a
large limb fell on him. A 55 year old
male committed suicide when he became
depressed because of the damage his
home sustained as a result of Ivan. A
58 year old female died when she was
overcome by fumes from a generator
that was not properly ventilated. A 41
year old male died in a traffic
accident at an intersection with no
power and no stop lights. A 83 year
old male fell off a roof while
repairing damage from Ivan. A 63 year
old male fell out of a tree in Escambia
county Alabama and was taken to a
Pensacola hospital where he later died
from injuries sustained in the fall.
A 40 year old male died when a tree
fell on him. In Santa Rosa county: A
67 year old male died of a heart attack
preparing for Ivan. A 76 year old male
died of a heart attack. A 56 year old
male died of a heart attack cleaning
up days after the storm. In Okaloosa
county: A 54 year old female died of a
heart attack when emergency crews could
not get to her due to the storm. A 51
year old male died of a heart attack.
A 50 year old female died days after
Ivan from a drug overdose due to
depression cause by the storm.
In Covington county a 75 year old
female died from a fire caused by a
candle used for light after the storm.
In Conecuh county a 34 year old male
died from a car accident when he hit
debris still in the road from the
storm. In Mobile county a 59 year old
male died when a tree fell on him after
the storm.
Agriculture interests suffered a major
blow from Ivan with most of the soybean
and pecan crop destroyed. The cotton
crop also suffered damage but not as
bad as that of the soybean and pecan
crop.
Ivan will be remembered as being one
of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the coastal counties of Baldwin,
Escambia and Santa Rosa in modern
history. It will also be remembered as
one of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the inland counties of Escambia,
Clarke, Monroe, Conecuh and Butler in
southwest Alabama.
Baldwin County
3 SE Josephine to Tornado (F0)
1 SW Josephine
A weak tornado entered Baldwin county
from Escambia county in Florida near
Ono Island and moved rapidly west
northwest and dissipated just southwest
of Josephine. The weak tornado caused
minor damage. Most of the area had
been evacuated due to Hurricane Ivan.
Escambia County
1 W Dixie to Tornado (F0)
4 NW Dixie
A weak tornado developed ahead of
Hurricane Ivan just west of Dixie. The
weak tornado moved quickly west
northwest and dissipated about four
miles northwest of Dixie. The weak
tornado caused minor tree damage.
Conecuh County
2 S Castleberry to Tornado (F0)
2 SW Castleberry
A weak tornado developed about two
miles south of Castleberry and
dissipated just southwest of
Castleberry. The weak tornado caused
minor damage to timber.
Baldwin County
East Portion Flash Flood
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland, a
band of very heavy rainfall developed
east of the center. Radar estimated
that five to seven inches of rain fell
in a two hour period across the area.
This caused most of the roads in the
east part of the county to flood. This
was in addition to the high winds that
were blowing trees down. As the storm
moved north, the water drained off the
roads.
Escambia County
West Portion Flash Flood
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland, a
band of very heavy rainfall developed
near and east of the center. Radar
estimated that four to six inches of
rain fell in a one hour period across
the area. This caused most of the
roads in the west part of the county
to flood. This was in addition to the
high winds that were blowing trees
down. As the storm moved north, the
water drained off the roads.
Monroe County
South Portion Flash Flood
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland,
a band of very heavy rainfall developed
near and east of the center. Radar
estimated that four to six inches of
rain fell in a one hour period across
the area. This caused most of the
roads in the south part of the county
to flood. This was in addition to the
high winds that were blowing trees
down. As the storm moved north, the
water drained off the roads.
ALZ063>064 Heavy Surf/High Surf
About a week after Hurricane Ivan
impacted the area on September 16th,
the remnants of the storm re-entered
the Gulf of Mexico after making a
large clockwise loop over the
southeastern United States.
As a result, high waves and surf action
again impacted already heavily eroded
area beaches. The high water hindered
clean up efforts along the coast. The
water also ended up under homes that
had severe erosion a week earlier.
Part of the causeway across Mobile Bay
had to be closed for several hours due
to high water. As the remnants of Ivan
slowly moved off to the northwest over
the western Gulf, the high surf
subsided.
ALASKA, Northern
AKZ207 Storm Surge
A low pressure center tracked northeast
over the southern Bering Sea on the
21st and then curved north over inland
western Alaska on the 22nd; and low
pressure remained over north interior
Alaska and the North Slope of Alaska
through the 25th. This set up northwest
flow over the southern Chukchi Sea
creating minor coastal flooding and
some shore erosion at Shishmaref About
1 foot of coastline was removed by the
erosion from waves. Though reported
wind speeds were not available, winds
of 30 to 40 mph were forecast during
the event.
AKZ226
High Wind (G52)
A weather front moved north from the
Gulf of Alaska on the afternoon of the
26th and brough south winds up over
the eastern Alaska Range. The Army’s
Mesonet station called Texas Range
reported a peak gust to 60 mph (52 kt).
AKZ226 High Wind (G52)
A cold front moving east across the
interior of Alaska created heavy
snowfall over the Isabel Pass region
of the Richardson Highway through the
Alaska Range. Twelve to 18 inches of
snow fell over the highway during the
period, as reported by the State of
Alaska Department of Transportation’s
Trims Camp foreman.
ALASKA, Southeast
AKZ017-020>021 Frost/Freeze
The growing season officially ended
due to a hard freeze on these dates in
these regions of Southeast Alaska. The
temperature in Yakutat was measured at
27 deg F, while Hoonah dipped to 28
deg F. Gustavus experienced 6 hours
with temperatures below freezing (the
other criteria for Freeze Warnings).
AKZ017 High Wind (G57)
A low lifted up into Cook Inlet from
the Aleutian chain on this date. High
easterly winds developed in
Southcentral Alaska out ahead of this
system. High winds were confined to the
extreme western portion of AOR, from
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling. Though
there is no way to verify in this
uninhabited region of the Alaska coast,
mariners confirmed conditions in the
region. The sensor on Middleton Island
measured a peak wind gust to 57 knots
(66 mph) from 120 degrees. Yakutat only
received a peak gust to 35 mph from
this storm.
ALASKA, Southern
AKZ155 Flood
A strong storm in the Bering Sea
created a long fetch with high wind.
This produced a coastal storm surge
resulting in minor coastal flodding
along the Kuskokwim Delta.
AKZ101 Heavy Snow
An unusually early and record breaking
heavy snow occurred over the Anchorage
bowl on Saturday, September 25th. A
low in the northern Pacific created a
strong moist southerly fetch over the
south central region Saturday. The
existing low level cold air held in
the area long enough to result in 6
inches of snow over most of the
Anchorage bowl north to Eagle River
before the warm air resulted in the
snow changing over to rain. This was
the record for most snow this early
Anchorage. The wet heavy snow
accumulated on the trees causing many
power outages.
AKZ141 Heavy Snow
A strong moist southerly flow into the
Copper River Basin resulted in heavy
snow along south facing up slope areas
of the Alaska Range. The Slana Ranger
Station reported 16 inches of snow
overnight September 28th to the
morning of the 29th.
AKZ145 Heavy Snow
A low moved from the southwest Gulf of
Alaska into the Susitna Valley Late
Wednesday into Thursday. This resulted
in a strong push of moisture into the
Susitna Valley over the colder air in
the northern Susima Valley. The
Orographic lift typical of the “bench”
near Chulitna resulted in heavy snow
beginning late Wednesday night that
continued until the snow changed over
to rain Thursday afternoon. The
cooperative observer reported that
12 inches of snow fell from 10 p.m.
Wednesday night through Thursday
morning.
AKZ145 Flood
A strong Bering Sea storm pushed
extremely moist air into the south
central region of Alaska beginning
Wednesday, September 29th. Heavy rain
and snow occurred over the previous
weekend resulting in saturated soil
throughout the region. Rainfall of
moderate to heavy rates was reported
by observation sites in the Susitna
Valley south to the Anchorage bowl
beginning late Wednesday through late
Thursday. Amounts of 2 to 3 inches were
observed across this region with higher
estimated amounts along the Chugach
and Talkeetna Mountains. This resulted
in the small streams in the Anchorage
Bowl and in the central Susitna Valley,
which were already elevated from the
weekend storm, to rise above bank full
stage and cause minor flooding.
AMERICAN SAMOA
ASZ002 Flood
Heavy rain caused street ponding and
flooding in some villages. An unstable
air mass aloft, well- associated with
a trough connected to a strong gale
low within 360 miles southwest of Pago
Pago, remained over the Samoan Islands
within 24 hours. No damages or
injuries reported.
Tutuila
Countywide Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused stream overflow and
street flooding of over 2 feet across
Tutuila. The Tafuna Office recorded
about 3.30 inches of rain within the
24-hour period. Rocks and various
debris were spotted along the
main-road. No injury or damages
reported.
ASZ002 Heavy Surf/High Surf
Large south swells swept an alia to
shore, near the Malin Mai beach resort
at Fogagogo. 4 fishermen, ranging in
age from 17 to 40, were not seriouly
injured. “A huge wave turned their
vessel upside down and the engine
dropped off”, reported the Samoa News.
A high surf advisory was issued for
this date due to large south swells
produced by a strong area of high
pressure far south of the Islands.
ARIZONA, Central and Northeast
Gila County
Young Tornado (F0)
A tornado touched down about 12 miles
northeast of Young along the
Young-Heber Highway near Forest
Service Road 188. Trees were sheared
off and the road was blocked.
Gila County
Jakes Corner to Flash Flood
Gisela
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding,
mud slides, and road closures along
Beeline Highway (HWY 87) from SR 188
to the Bush Highway turnoff. There was
also flood damage along Tonto Creek
in Gisela. The flooding was compounded
in the Willow Fire burn area due to
little or no ground cover.
Yavapai County
Ashfork to Flash Flood
Seligman Arpt
Flooding was reported along Double A
Ranch Road north of Seligman. A patrol
car was stuck in the mud and flood
waters on Sierra Verde Ranch Road.
Coconino County
Gray Mtn to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Cameron
Thunderstorm wind gusts (50 to 60 MPH)
and blowing dust were reported on
Highway 89 between Grey Mountain and
Cameron.
Yavapai County
Bagdad Flash Flood
Highway 97 near Bagdad was closed due
to flooded washes and debris.
ARIZONA, Central
Gila County
Jakes Corner Flash Flood
Flash flooding caused rock, mud, and
debris to cover Highway 87 (MP 231).
This was in the Willow Fire burn area.
Coconino County
Supai Flash Flood
Flash flodding washed out a bridge and
came within one foot of covering
another bridge in Supai Village.
People were evacuated from Supai
Canyon.
Yavapai County
Paulden Flash Flood
Water from Big Chino La Rita Road to a
depth of 3 feet just west of Paulden.
Coconino County
Leupp Corner to Flash Flood
Leupp
Flash flooding covered Highway 99 to a
depth of 18 inches halfway between
Leupp and Leupp Corner.
AZZ037 Flood
The Verde River rose 12 feet near
Bridgeport between 8:OOAM and 11:OOAM.
Some barns were flooded and several
homes were evacuated. Flood water
enetered two homes.
Navajo County
Jack Rabbit Tornado (F0)
ARIZONA, Northwest
Mohave County
Lake Havasu City Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Strong winds from a severe
thunderstorms pushed through Lake
Havasu City. Several trees were blown
over, one house received roof damage
and a construction trailer was
overturned.
ARIZONA, Northwest
Mohave County
10 SW Colorado City Funnel Cloud
There were 15 different reports of
funnel clouds southwest of Colorado
City.
Mohave County
Kingman Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
The Kingman ASOS reported a wind gust
of 66 mph.
ARIZONA, South
Pima County
Sells Flash Flood
Tohono O’ohdam sheriff dispatch
reported that Route 19 was closed due
to high water.
Pima County
6 ENE Tucson Flash Flood
Bear Canyon Road just north of Tanque
Verde Road was impassible due to high
flowing water.
Pima County
20 ENE Sells to Flash Flood
14 SSE Sells
Law Enforcement reported that several
washes were overflowing near milepost
21 and 22 of Indian Route 15.
Graham County
Safford Hail (0.75)
Significant hail damage was reported
in the Safford area. The hail fell for
about 30 minutes and stripped apples
off of trees in a local orchard.
Greenlee County
Duncan Flash Flood
Localized heavy rainfall caused several
streets to become flooded and required
closure. Mud and rocks covered U.S.
Route 70, after a reported 18 inches
of water ran across the road.
ARIZONA, Southwest
Maricopa County
Phoenix to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Fountain Hills
Several lines or clusters of
thunderstorms developed along a
moisture boundary that extended from
near Gila Bend to Payson. Microburst
winds over 55 mph took down trees,
power lines, and damaged homes and
buildings over parts of eastern
Maricopa County. In Mesa, about 130
trees were blown down at a cemetery,
and a large funeral canopy was blown
200 feet onto a car at a neighboring
apartment.
Maricopa County
Chandler Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Pinal County
Florence to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
2 N Apache Jet
Trees uprooted on the east side of
Florence, power poles blown down in
Apache Junction.
Gila County
10 ESE Roosevelt Heavy Rain
Up to 3/4 inch of rain in 20 minutes,
along with pea size hail and strong
winds were reported at Roosevelt
Estates.
Yuma County
Araby to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Yuma
Thunderstorms moved westward across
parts of Yuma County after 6 pm.
Strong winds and dense blowing dust
resulted across much of Yuma, with
tree limbs blowing down onto power
lines. At the Yuma Proving Ground,
winds were clocked at 52 mph at 8 pm.
Pinal County
10 NW Florence to Flash Flood
Queen Vly
Local areas of heavy rainfall developed
within a tropical-like environment
across much of south-central Arizona.
Locally windy conditions preceded the
showers and thunderstorms during the
late afternoon hours. A rather narrow
band of heavy rain developed over
mainly rural areas of northern Pinal
County, which resulted in flooded homes
and roads. Three to 5 inches of rain
was reported in a 70 minute period in
one northern portion of Pinal County,
according to the county emergency
” manager. The worst damage occurred in
the community of Queen Valley, where
the sewage treatment plant had an
initial damage estimate of $1.5
million. Gov. Napolitano declared an
emergency and designated $200,000 to
help repair roads and the sewage
treatment plant. Several water rescues
were made, and cars were washed out of
carports. Flood waters carried various
types of debris, and a propane tank
was found in a tree.
AZZ028 Dust Storm
Poor visibility due to blowing dust
was blamed on a multiple car pile-up
on Interstate 10 at Riggs Road. Two
people were seriously injured.
Maricopa County
Cave Creek Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Strong winds severely damaged a large
part of the Cave Creek Roadhouse in
Cave Creek.
La Paz County
Parker Flash Flood
Very heavy rain resulted in flooding
of homes and highways in the Parker
area. One gauge indicated 1.15 inches.
La Paz County
1 N Quartzsite Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Winds knocked down 3 power poles
resulting in a 12 hour power outage
for Quartzsite residents.
ARKANSAS, Central and North Central
Johnson County
Ludwig Flash Flood
Heavy rains caused flash flooding to
occur in the Ludwig area. Several
streets were flooded along Highway 292.
ARKANSAS, East
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
ARKANSAS, Southwest
NONE REPORTED.
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Great Egg Inlet To
Cp May Nj Out 20Nm
1 E Sea Isle City to Waterspout
.1 E Sea Isle City
A waterspout formed just off the coast
from Sea Isle City and dissipated as
it reached the shore.
Chesapeake Bay N
Beach To Drum Pt
Md
Cove Pt Waterspout
The U.S. Coast Guard and Calvert
County Emergency Officials reported
sightings of waterspouts just northeast
of Cove Point.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to Marine Tstm Wind
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 34 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
Kiptopeke Marine Tstm Wind
Wind gust of 39 knots measured at
Kiptopeke.
Nc-Va Bdr To
Currituck Beach Lt
Out 20Nm
Nc-Va Border to Marine Tstm Wind
Currituck Beach Light
Wind gust of 40 knots measured at Duck,
North Carolina.
Currituck Sound
Currituck Marine Tstm Wind
Wind gust of 36 knots measured at ECG.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to Marine Tstm Wind
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 38 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay
Smith Pt To Windmill
Pt Va
Smith Pt to Marine Tstm Wind
Windmill Point
Wind gust of 35 knots measured at
Lewisetta.
Nc-Va Bdr To
Currituck Beach Lt
Out 20Nm
Nc-Va Border to Marine Tstm Wind
Currituck Beach Light
Wind gust of 42 knots measured at Duck,
North Carolina.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
Kiptopeke Marine Tstm Wind
Wind gust of 43 knots measured at
Kiptopeke.
Tidal Potomac Cobb
Is Md To Smith Pt Va
Lewisetta Marine Tstm Wind
Long Island Sound E
Of New Haven Ct To
Port Jefferson Ny
5 W Fishers Island Marine Tstm Wind
Heavy rain bands with embedded
thunderstorms over Eastern Long Island
Sound produced wind gusts up to 43
knots. This resulted in a 31 foot boat
capsizing near Niantic Bay. Two men
were thrown into the water. One of
them was killed. The boat sustanied
significant structual damage.
M?IW
Chesapeake Bay
Smith Pt To Windmill
Pt Va
Smith Pt to Marine Tstm Wind
Windmill Point
Wind gust of 34 knots measured at
Lewisetta.
Chesapeake Bay New
Pt Comfort To Cp
Henry Va
New Point Comfort to Marine Tstm Wind
Cape Henry
Wind gust of 36 knots measured at the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Cp Charles Lt Va To
Nc-Va Bdr Out 20Nm
Cape Charles Light to Marine Tstm Wind
Nc-Va Border
Wind gust of 37 knots measured at
CHLV2.
Chesapeake Bay
Drum Pt To Smith Pt
Va
Solomons Island Marine Tstm Wind
Chesapeake Bay N
Beach To Drum Pt
Md
1 W Drum Pt Waterspout
Chesapeake Bay
Drum Pt To Smith Pt
Va
16 SE Patuxent River P Marine Tstm Wind
CALIFORNIA, Extreme Southeast
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, North Central
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, Northeast
CAZ073
High Wind (G59)
A 59 kt (68 mph) wind gust was
reported at Mono Lake Visitors Center.
CALIFORNIA, Northwest
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, South Central
CAZ090-095-097 Drought
The March through May 2004 time period
was the 2nd driest on record for the
South-Central portion of California as
determined by rainfall for the Kern
County Mountains and Tulare County
Mountains of the Southern Sierra
Nevada. Below normal for all of the
Southern Sierra Nevada rivers, the Kern
River April through July snow melt was
only 48% of normal determined by the
inflow to Lake Isabella Reservoir. The
previous six California Water Years
(July through June) have averaged only
81% of normal precipitation. The dry
conditions for the 6-year period were
actually much worse as 5 of the years
averaged approximately 70% of normal
normal rainfall.
CAZ093 Wildfire
The Bear Fire 5 miles south of Mariposa
burned 416 acres and 5 structures
(damage figure estimated). The cost to
suppress this human origin fire was
$1.4M. No fatalities or injuries
occurred.
CAZ089>092 Excessive Heat
One of the warmest spells of the dry
season occurred late between the 5th
and 11th of the month. The already dry
conditions of the area were intensified
by such a late hot spell as Central
and Southern San Joaquin Valley
temperatures climbed widespread to over
100 degrees F. The 8th and 9th of the
month were the warmest as Fresno
reached 105F on the 8th and both
Fresno and Bakersfield reported 103F
on the 9th.
CALIFORNIA, South Central
CAZ093 Wildfire
The Trimmer Fire burned 125 acres 25
miles northeast of Fresno. The fire
was human in origin. No fatalities,
injuries, or structures-lost occurred.
The cost to suppress was unknown.
CAZ095 Wildfire
The China Fire 15 miles southwest of
Lake Isabella in Kern County was of
suspicious origin. It burned 314 acres
but no fatalities, injuries, or
structures-lost occurred. The cost to
suppress was unknown.
CAZ096 Wildfire
The Nehouse Fire burned 204 acres 25
miles east of North Fork in Madera
County. Its cause was human in origin
but no fatalities, injuries, or
structures-lost occurred. The cost to
suppress was unknown.
CAZ093 Wildfire
The Old Highway Fire was a man-caused
fire that burned 1347 acres in the
S.Sierra Nevada Foothills at Mariposa.
There were no fatalities, injuries, or
structures lost. The cost to suppress
the fire was $3M.
Merced County
25 NNW (Mer)Castle A Lightning
A rather significant trof and
associated front swung through the
North San Joaquin Valley affecting
Merced County and points northward on
the 19th. Some embedded convection
occurred with the front as lightning
occurred in the Oakdale area just
north of the Merced County Line at
6 PM PDT. More importantly,
temperatures dipped significantly below
normal in a pattern more closely
resembling a winter-type weather
pattern than that of the warm season.
The Merced Airport reported 1/10th of
an inch of rain and lead to some local
field flooding and other inconveniences
for agricultural operations in the
Merced County area.
CALIFORNIA, Southeast
San Bernardino
County
Nipton Flash Flood
Flash flooding near Nipton caused
Nipton Rd to be completely washed out
and impassable.
San Bernardino
County
Nipton Flash Flood
Flash flooding caused several roads to
be closed near the town of Nipton.
Rocks and debris covered the road in
several locations.
San Bernardino
County
5 E Twenty Nine Palm, Flash Flood
6 E Twenty Nine
Palms
Several swift water rescues along with
several vehicles underwaterjust east
of Twentynine Palms.
San Bernardino
County
10 E San Bernardino Flash Flood
Law enforcement reported Amboy Rd. was
closed from Twcntynine Palms to Sheep
Hole Pass. Power lines were also down
along with debris in the roadway.
San Bernardino
County
5 S Nipton Flash Flood
Law enforcement reported Ivanpah and
Nipton roads were closed due to flash
flooding.
San Bernardino
County
20 E Twenty Nine Palm Flash Flood
Law enforcement reported several feet
of water over State Rte 62 just east
of Iron Age Rd.
CALIFORNIA, Southeast
San Bernardino
County
Lenwood Lightning
A tow truck driver was in the process
of hooking up a winch to a stalled
vehicle when lightning struck. The
driver of the stalled car was killed
and the tow truck driver was taken to
the hospital.
M?OU
San Bernardino
County
15 NE Barstow Flash Flood
A 10 mile stretch of Fort Irwin Rd was
under 12 to 14 inches of water. Huge
boulders and mud all over the road and
is completely impassable.
Inyo County
Death Vly Flash Flood
Flash flooding occurred over Highway
178 in Death Valley between Mormon
Point and Jublice Pass. Reports said
several hundred feet of roadway were
washed away and many points along the
road were impassable with rocks and
debris.
CALIFORNIA, Southwest
CAZ056
Wildfire
A small brush fire burned 2 to 4 acres
on the west side of Hwy. 371 near
Aguanga.
CAZ049 Wildfire
Named the Morales Fire, this fire
consumed 250 acres southeast of
Temecula, and destroyed 2 trailers,
3 abandoned vehicles, 3 outbuildings,
and 2 ATVs. The wind at about the time
of the fire was between 5 and 15 mph,
with an air temperature in the 90s and
relative humidity of less than 20%.
CAZ049 Wildfire
Named the Ruby Fire, this fire consumed
1 acre near the Redhawk Golf Course in
Temecula.
CAZ042 Heavy Surf/High Surf
Powerful surf ranging in size from 6 to
12 ft generated by Hurricane Howard
resulted in over 1000 rescues during
the hottest day of the year at Orange
County beaches. 25 people were rescued
in one incident alone at Main Beach in
Laguna when a dozen 8-10 ft waves
overpowered a group of swimmers. The
combination of widespread 100 degree
temperatures and 72 degree water
temperatures drove an estimated 575,000
people to Orange County beaches over
the Labor Day weekend.
San Diego County
Vista Dust Devil
A strong dust devil ripped a sign off a
fence and threw it 40 feet away over a
house. Other debris was seen flying
through the air around the dust devil.
CAZ050 Wildfire
This fire burned 65 acres of brush two
miles south of the San Diego Wild
Animal Park in the San Pascual Valley.
It was started by a boy playing with
fireworks.
CAZ050 Wildfire
This fire burned 15 acres about 3 miles
north of Valley Center near Lilac
Knolls Road.
CAZ050 Wildfire
This fire burned 5 acres east of Chula
Vista near Proctor Valley Rd.
CAZ055 Wildfire
Named the Runway Fire, it burned 1,007
acres of brush on the desert slopes of
the San Bernardino National Forest near
the Cajon Pass. The fire forced the
closure of a seven mile stretch of Hwy
138. One home in the Baldy Mesa area
sustained minor heatdamage. The fire
was started by a car accident.
Riverside County
10 S Idyllwild Flash Flood
A thunderstorm dropped 1.15″ of rain in
one hour in the Pine Cove area. Some
sheet flow and rock slides were
observed along Hwy 74 east of Lake
Hemet.
Riverside County
Pine Cove Hail (0.75)
Hail 3/4 inch in diameter fell on Pine
Cove during a heavy monsoon
thunderstorm.
San Diego County
Borrego Spgs Flash Flood
Flash flooding began around 4:30 PM in
Borrego Palm Canyon and rushed into
Borrego Springs. Flash Flooding also
occurred in Coyote Canyon. An empty
campground was obliterated by a wall of
mud and water. An estimated 70 to 90
homes were damaged when the flash flood
tore into the Sun Gold and De Anza
areas of town. In the Sun Gold
community, some residents had as much
as 2′ of mud rush into their homes. The
wall of water and mud was observed to
be 8-10′ high and 150 yards wide at
times as it came down Borrego Palm
Canyon.
San Bernardino
County
10 E Lucerne Vly to Flash Flood
15 ESE Lucerne Vly
Heavy thunderstroms trained over the
Johnson Valley area most of the
afternoon which resulted in severe
flash flooding. Many roads were
completely washed out including
multiple sections of Hwy 247 between
Camp Rock Rd and Hacienda Rd. Boulders
were left in the middle of most roads
and washes experienced severe erosion
from the flood waters. Up to a dozen
vehicles were either trapped in mud and
high water or were stranded between
flooded washes which inundated the Hwy.
Some homes experienced minor damage
from the rushing torrent. Small hail
and frequent lightning were also
observed during the storm.
San Diego County
2 W Borrego Spgs to Flash Flood
Borrego Spgs
Flash flooding was observed for the
second straight day in Borrego Springs.
Sheet flooding was widespread across
town and it was reported that a river
of water 2′ deep rushed across Palm
Canyon Dr. Additional flooding occurred
in the Sun Gold community.
San Diego County
1 S Borrego Spgs Hail (1.00)
A severe thunderstorm which also
produced flash flooding dropped hail
ranging in size from one quarter inch
to one inch in diameter. The hail was
large enough to break a window in the
town of Borrego Springs.
San Diego County
1 S Borrego Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
An anemometer in Borrego Springs
recorded a wind gust over 60 mph before
it was blown over during a severe
thunderstorm. Six power poles were also
blown down by the thunderstorm wind
gusts.
Riverside County
La Quinta Thunderstorm Wind (G39)
Thunderstorm wind gusts toppled at
least 138 trees at “The Palms”
golfcourse in La Quinta. One tree
caused damage when it fell into a
maintenance building. Other area
golfcourses also reported downed trees.
A building at Avenue 58 and Madison
Street had its roof tiles blown off
which resulted in some minor water
damage to the interior. Nine utility
poles were blown over and four
transformers were lost as a result of
the winds. At around the same time,
nearby Thermal Airport reported a gust
of 46 mph, but it is possible that
winds were gusting to around 70 mph or
greater in the La Quinta area.
CAZ058 Wildfire
Named the Border Fire, it consumed 965
acres on the U.S. side of the border
and over 1,000 acres in Mexico. The
blaze started in Mexico and quickly
moved north over the border near Campo,
forcing the closure of Route 94. One
structure was destroyed by the fire.
CAZ057 High Wind (G69)
Fremont Canyon RAWS measured sustained
winds over 40 mph for 2 hours and gusts
over 60 mph for 3 hours. Gusty winds
resulted in blown down tree branches
all across the inland empire.
CALIFORNIA, Southwest
CAZ043 Wildfire
A fire near Rattlesnake Canyon at Camp
Pendleton burned approximately 120
acres of brush.
CALIFORNIA, Upper
CAZ084>085 Frost/Freeze
See below.
A Freeze Warning was issued for the
above listed zones, effective at the
above listed times. Reported low
temperatures in the area ranged from
22 to 31 degrees, so the warning
verified well.
CALIFORNIA, West South Central
NONE REPORTED.
CALIFORNIA, Western
NONE REPORTED.
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLANTIC
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut Marine Tstm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 48 knots
was observed at the C-MAN at Fowey
Rocks Light.
S Santee R To Edisto
Beach Sc Out 20Nm
Folly Beach Marine Tstm Wind
Savannah Ga To
Altamaha Sd Ga Out
20Nm
19 E Sapelo Island Marine Tstm Wind
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut Marine Tstm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 36 knots
was measured at the C-MAN at Fowey
Rocks Light.
Edisto Beach Sc To
Savannah Ga Out
20Nm
1 E Fripp Island Waterspout
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut Marine Tstm Wind
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust of
37 knots at Fowey Rocks Light.
Atl Nearshore Waters
Rio Guajataca Pr
Ewd Thru Usvi
Red Hook St Thomas Waterspout
A large waterspout was reported between
Big Thatch and Jost Van Dyke in the
British Virgin Islands.
Charleston Harbor
5 NE The Charleston E Marine Tstm Wind
The Charleston Battry
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 43 kt at
” the Wando port terminal.
Charleston Harbor
The Charleston Battry Marine Tstm Wind
CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLANTIC
Little R Inlet Nc To
Murrells Inlet Sc Out
20Nm
Myrtle Beach Marine Tstm Wind
Springmaid Pier recorded a 38 kt wind
gust.
Cp Fear To Little R
Inlet Nc Out 20Nm
Little River Inlet Marine Tstm Wind
A measured 40 kt gust was recorded by
National Ocean Service equipment.
Surf City To Cp Fear
Nc Out 20Nm
Masonboro Inlet Marine Tstm Wind
National Ocean Service equipment
located on Johnny Mercer Pier recorded
a 36 kt wind gust. Gusts of 35 kt or
higher continued intermittently for the
next couple of hours.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef FI
1 E Port Everglades Waterspout
A waterspout was seen in the Atlantic
offshore Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
2 E Miami Beach Waterspout
A waterspout was seen in the Atlantic.
Deerfield Beach To
Ocean Reef Fl
6 SE Government Cut Marine Tstm Wind
The C-MAN station at Fowey Rocks Light
reported a thunderstorm wind gust of
36 knots.
Savannah Ga To
Altamaha Sd Ga Out
20Nm
19 E Sapelo Island Marine Tstm Wind
The buoy at Grays Reef gusted to 37 kt
associated with Tropical Storm Jeanne.
COLORADO, Central and Northeast
COZ035 Winter Weather/Mix
A hiker froze to death on the summit of
Longs Peak as an early season
snowstorm, accompanied by strong winds
and freezing temperatures, moved
through the region. The hiker was found
wearing only tennis shoes, jeans and a
hooded sweatshirt.
M260U
Larimer County
Ft Collins Hail (0.88)
Larimer County
Ft Collins Hail (1.00)
Washington County
3 SSW Woodrow Hail (0.88)
Washington County
1 SE Woodrow Hail (0.88)
Weld County
3 N Galeton Hail (0.88)
Washington County
9 SSW Akron Hail (0.88)
Washington County
7 S Akron Hail (1.00)
Washington County
7 S Platner Hail (1.00)
Washington County
9 S Otis Hail (1.75)
COLORADO, Central and Northeast
Washington County
Akron Hail (1.00)
Washington County
1 NE Otis Hail (0.75)
Park County
Bailey Hail (1.00)
Weld County
14 SE Greeley Hail (0.75)
Arapahoe County
Littleton Hail (0.75)
Douglas County
14 NW Castle Rock Hail (0.75)
Larimer County
34 W Virginia Dale Hail (1.00)
Lincoln County
25 WSW Karval Hail (1.75)
COLORADO, East Central
Yuma County
4 SSE Vernon Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Four sections of irrigation pivot
blown over.
Yuma County
8 SSW Yuma Hail (0.88)
Yuma County
3 SE Yuma Hail (0.88)
Yuma County
4 S Yuma Hail (1.00)
Yuma County
Eckley Hail (0.75)
Yuma County
Vernon Hail (1.75)
Yuma County
7 W Wray Hail (0.75)
Yuma County
5 NW Wray Hail (0.88)
Yuma County
Wray Hail (1.00)
Yuma County
10 S Wray Hail (1.75)
Windows broken out of vehicle on
highway.
Yuma County
Wray Hail (0.88)
Yuma County
12 SE Wray Hail (2.00)
One window on west side of house
broken.
COZ091 High Wind (G63)
Cheyenne County
2 S Arapahoe Hail (0.75)
Cheyenne County
5 ESE Cheyenne Wells Hail (0.88)
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells Hail (1.00)
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells Hail (0.75)
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells Hail (0.88)
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne Wells Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
COLORADO, South Central and Southeast
Prowers County
14 N Holly Hail (1.00)
Hail occurred for 45 minutes and
completely covered the ground several
inches deep.
Baca County
Springfield Hail (1.75)
Hail occurred for nearly an hour,
ranging from one inch to 1.75 inches
in diameter.
Prowers County
13 N Holly Flash Flood
Prowers County
Lamar Hail (0.88)
Prowers County
Lamar Hail (1.00)
Teller County
Woodland Park Hail (1.00)
Custer County
Silver Cliff Hail (0.75)
El Paso County
1 NE Black Forest Tornado (F0)
A short lived tornado one mile
northeast of the intersection of Volmer
Road and Black Forest Road caused no
known damage. It passed through open
country in a construction area.
El Paso County
3 S Falcon Hail (0.75)
COLORADO, West
COZ001>014-
017>023 Drought
Remnants of an eastern Pacific
Hurricane transported moisture across
western Colorado and resulted in areas
of heavy rain early in the month.
Unseasonably cold temperatures also
brought significant snow accumulations
to portions of the mountains. Because
of this precipitation, there was a
slight decrease in the areal extent of
severe to extreme drought conditions
across western Colorado. Otherwise,
abnormally dry to severe drought
conditions persisted. Please see the
October 2004 Storm Data publication for
a continuation on this drought
situation.
COZ022 Wildfire
This fire was named the Well Fire and
occurred 10 miles southeast of Redmesa
in La Plata County. This fire began at
the end of August and consumed 1,117
acres of pinyon pine, juniper, sage
brush, and grass before being
extinguished. The estimated cost of
fighting the fire was 390 thousand
dollars
Dolores County
2 WNW Dove Creek to 2K Dust Devil
1 ESE Dove Creek
A strong dust devil peeled a large
section of corrugated metal roofing off
a commercial building, as well as a
section of the plywood underlayment.
Packing material and insulation were
blown hundreds of yards away from the
building, while a 4 foot by 8 foot
section of plywood landed on
Highway 491.
COZ002 Wildfire
This wildfire was named the Sheep Ranch
Fire and occurred 6 miles east-
northeast of Elk Springs in Moffat
County. The fire consumed 100 acres of
pinyon juniper, sage, and grass.
Evacuations were put into effect for
local residences.
COZ004-009>010-
012>013-018>019 Winter Weather/Mix
An unseasonably cold storm system
brought the first accumulating snowfall
of the season to the mountains of
western Colorado. Snowfall amounts
generally ranged from 2 to 6 inches.
Local amounts up to 1 foot occurred
across some of the mountains above
10,000 feet.
COZ003 Wildfire
This fire was named the Deer Park Fire
and occurred 26 miles west of Debeque
in Garfield County. The fire consumed
476 acres of ponderosa pine.
COZ005-014 Frost/Freeze
Minimum temperatures ranged from the
upper teens to the upper 20s.
La Plata County
12 N Bayfield Flash Flood
Water and debris flowed around a foot
deep across County Road 501, midway up
the west side of Vallecito Reservoir.
Some rock and mud slides were also
reported in the area, as well as a few
logs mixed in with the debris flows.
Routt County
Steamboat Spgs 40K Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds
totally destroyed a 12 foot by 60 foot
Civil Air Patrol trailer at the
airport. The trailer had rooms for
office space, training, and briefing.
A section of chain link fence at the
airport was also destroyed when the
trailer was blown through it. Numerous
large trees were blown over or snapped
off throughout the town, with at least
one vehicle crushed and a mobile home
damaged by falling trees.
Archuleta County
1 W Arboles Heavy Rain
Heavy rainfall resulted in minor
flooding of many creeks and normally
dry washes, with at least one creek
over bankfull. The official cooperative
weather observer near Arboles measure
1.73 inches of rain during this event.
Archuleta County
20 E Pagosa Spgs Heavy Rain
Minor flooding and debris flows were
reported along the upper Blanco Basin
Road and near Opal Lake.
La Plata County
17 N Bayfield to Heavy Rain
15 N Bayfield
Heavy rainfall caused Vallecito Creek
to run bankfull for several hours which
threatened 30 homes in the Mountain
River Subdivision north of Vallecito
Reservoir.
COZ003>005-
009>010-012>013-
17018 Winter Weather/Mix
A cold early season storm produced
widespread snowfall amounts from 3 to 5
inches across the mountains of western
Colorado. High valleys in the Steamboat
Springs area also received significant
snowfall, with up to 8 inches in some
locations. Local amounts from 10 to 12
inches fell across the central and
northern mountains, with new snowfall
up to 17 inches measured in the higher
elevations of Routt County. Icy and
snowpacked roads resulted in many
accidents, including a tanker truck
rollover on Rabbit Ears Pass where 15
inches of snow was measured.
COZ021>023 Frost/Freeze
Early morning low temperatures ranged
from the mid 20s to 32 degrees across
most lower elevation areas in southwest
Colorado.
COZ018 Winter Weather/Mix
2 to 5 inches of snow fell above the
9000 foot level in the northwest San
Juan Mountains from this cold early
season storm. Locally heavier amounts
were reported, including 12 inches at
Silverton.
CONNECTICUT, Northeast
CONNECTICUT, Northwest
CTZ013 Flood
At 08:12 EST on 9/18/04, the Housatonic
River was at its bankful and rising at
Veterans Plaza, and the East Aspetuck
River was over its banks at Wells Road
in New Milford. The Housatonic River
exceeded its flood stage of 11.0′,
cresting at 11.82′ at 13:15 EST on
9/18/04 at the Stevenson Dam. The
Housatonic River then exceeded its
flood stage of 12.0′, cresting at
13.33′ at 19:45 EST on 9/19/04 at the
Brookfield gage. Additional flooding
was reported when the Housatonic River
exceeded its flood stage of 7.0′,
cresting at 7.4′ at 12:30 EST on
9/19/04 at the Falls Village gage.
CONNECTICUT, Southern
Fairfield County
Ridgefield Flash Flood
A spotter in Ridgefield reported that
the rainfall rate was up to 1.9 inches
per hour in torrential downpours. Many
streets in Ridgefield experienced
flash flooding.
Fairfield County
Wilton Flash Flood
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
of streets in Wilton. The remnants of
Hurricane Frances produced torrential
rainfall across Western Connecticut on
September 8th. Storm total rainfall
amounts ranging from an inch to up to
6 inches were common across the area.
This caused extensive flash flooding
of mainly roads.
Fairfield County
Stratford Flash Flood
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
of roads.
New Haven County
New Haven Flash Flood
Torrential rains caused flash flooding
on 1-95. Water was reportedly up to
winshields on vehicles. Parts of the
interstate were closed. Flash flooding
also occured in West Haven at the same
time. Rescues had to be performed on
people trapped in their vehicles.
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan produced
torrential rains across Southern
Connecticut. Storm total rainfall
amounts added up to around 5 inches in
spots. This caused extensive roadway
flash flooding.
DELAWARE
Sussex County
Rehoboth Beach to Rip Current
Fenwick Is
The combination of swells from
Hurricane Frances and a high pressure
system that built into New England and
the Canadian Maritimes caused rip
currents to occur throughout the Labor
Day weekend. Bathing restrictions were
in place throughout the weekend and
water rescues were performed. No deaths
were reported.
New Castle County
North Portion Flash Flood
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan
interacting with a slowly moving cold
front caused widespread very heavy rain
to fall from around 9 a.m. EDT until
around 2 p.m. EDT on the 18th. This
caused poor drainage, creek and river
flooding in the northern part of New
Castle County. The Christina River at
Coochs Bridge was above its 10.5 foot
flood stage from 1016 a.m. EDT through
516 p.m. EDT on the 18th. It crested at
11.32 feet at 217 p.m. EDT. The White
Clay Creek at Newark was above its 13
foot flood stage from 313 p.m. EDT
through 953 p.m. EDT on the 18th. It
crested at 13.58 feet at 532 p.m. EDT.
The Red Clay Creek at Wooddale was
above its 5.5 foot flood stage from
Noon EDT through 7 p.m. EDT on the
18th. It crested at 7.05 feet at 245
p.m. EDT. Storm totals included 2.54
inches at the New Castle County
Airport, 2.17 inches in Newark and
1.99 inches in Bear.
New Castle County
Countywide Flash Flood
The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne
interacting with two frontal boundaries
in the region caused torrential
downpours to occur during the afternoon
and evening of the 28th. Doppler Radar
storm total estimates ranged between 4
and 8 inches with the highest amounts
toward the Pennsylvania border.
Widespread poor drainage, stream and
creek flooding occurred. Many roads
were flooded and closed and numerous
water rescues were performed.
Evacuations occurred in Glenville along
the Red Clay Creek. Forty people were
also rescued from a bus that became
stranded along the White Clay Creek.
The White Clay Creek at Newark was
above its 13 foot flood stage from
447 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 911
a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
13.59 feet at 930 p.m. EDT on the 28th.
The Red Clay Creek at Wooddale was
above its 5.5 foot flood stage from
4 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 7 a.m.
EDT on the 29th. It crested at 13.53
feet at 1145 p.m. EDT on the 28th. As
of October 1st, 2004 the flood stage of
the creek at this site will be raised
to 7.0 feet. Farther downstream the
Red Clay Creek at Stanton was above
its 15 foot flood stage from 434 p.m.
EDT on the 28th through 901 a.m. EDT
on the 29th. It crested at 23.44 feet
at 130 a.m. EDT on the 29th. The
Christina River at Coochs Bridge was
above its 10.5 foot flood stage from
416 p.m. EDT on the 28th through 633
a.m. EDT on the 29th. It crested at
13.43 feet at 1147 p.m. EDT on the
28th. The Brandywine Creek at
Wilmington was above its 11 foot flood
stage from 1022 p.m. EDT on the 28th
through 326 p.m. EDT on the 29th. It
crested at 13.51 feet at 615 a.m. EDT
on the 29th.
Storm totals included 8.01 inches in
Newark, 7.31 inches in Bear, 5.79
inches at the New Castle County
Airport, 5.40 inches in Christina
Hundred, 4.69 inches in Wilmington and
2.63 inches in Blackbird Hundred.
The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne
tracked across Georgia and North
Carolina and then northeast across the
central Delmarva Peninsula and extreme
southern New Jersey. A frontal boundary
that passed through the region of the
26th stalled offshore and came back as
a warm front on the 28th. This front
stalled close to the Interstate 95
corridor. The remnants of Jeanne
tracked along this frontal boundary. At
the same time a cold front approaching
from the Saint Lawrence Valley on the
morning of the 28th helped wring the
tropical moisture over the area even
further.
New Castle County
(Ilg)Wilmington Arpt to Tornado (F2)
Elsmere Jet
An F2 (on the Fujita scale) tornado
touched down in northern New Castle
County with maximum winds estimated at
130 mph. The path length was 5.0 miles
long with a maximum path width of 150
yards. The tornado touched down near
and was observed at the New Castle
County Airport. The northern end of the
tornado track was in Elsmere.
Significant damage did occur along the
path of this tornado, particularly to
some of the planes at the airport and
industrial buildings near the airport.
In addition, five persons were injured.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA, East Central
Osceola County
3 E St Cloud Tornado (F0)
An Osceola County Sheriffs vehicle was
pushed off the road as an F0 tornado
from a rain band in Hurricane Frances
touched down briefly along Highway 192,
just east of St. Cloud.
FLZ041-047-054-059-
64 Hurricane/Typhoon
The center of category 2 Hurricane
Frances reached the Florida east coast
near Sewall’s Point in Martin County
early on September 5th. Frances was
moving to the west northwest at 7 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed the east half of the Florida
Peninsula. Frances was downgraded to a
tropical storm in the afternoon on the
5th when it was about 50 miles east of
Tampa Bay.
In Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River
counties, the slow moving storm
produced wind gusts to hurricane
strength for about 19 hours, producing
an estimated 4.5 billion dollars in
damage. Wind gusts well over 100 mph
destroyed coastal structures, marinas,
and vessels. Farther inland, hundreds
of homes, mobile homes, and businesses
were destroyed, and thousands were
damaged. Highest recorded winds for
Martin county were 91 knots (105 mph)
at Port St. Lucie Inlet. The highest
wind gust in St. Lucie County, was 94
knots (108 mph) at Ft. Pierce and in
Indian River County, 70 knots (81 mph)
in Vero Beach.
Brevard and Volusia counties also
recorded hours of hurricane force wind
gusts from the north side of the storm.
Thousands of homes and businesses were
destroyed and damaged, with hundreds of
thousands of residences with out power.
Brevard was hit with an estimated
amage of 90 million dollars. Damage in
Volusia County was close to 240 million
dollars. Most official NWS surface wind
equipment failed prior to the max wind
of the storm when power was knocked
out. Highest recorded surface winds
gust was 78 knots (90 mph) from Merritt
Island Airport, although a wind tower
at NASA report gusts to 82 knots
(94 mph). These winds were likely
representative of what most of the
beach front areas were hit with.
Daytona Beach International Airport
recorded a wind gust to 65 knots
(75 mph) prior to the power outage.
Lowest recorded pressures for Hurricane
Frances were, 994.9 mb at Daytona Beach
Airport, 995.9 mb at NWS Melbourne,
962.1 at St. Lucie Lock, and 964.7 at
Port Mayaca Lock.
Beach errosion was moderate to severe
from Cocoa Beach to Ft. Pierce, ranging
from 5 to 6 feet from south Brevard
County to up to 12 feet near Vero Beach
where a large section of a beach road
was washed out. A storm surge of 5.89
feet MSL was recorded at the St. Lucie
Lock. A surge near 6 feet occured near
Cocoa Beach ranging to near 8 feet
around Vero Beach where onshore winds
were the strongest.
Radar estimates show as much as 13
inches of rain fell in Volusia County
with a range of 6 to 10 inches of rain
in the remaining counties. The worst
flooding from Hurricane Frances was in
Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Osceola
counties. Significant inland flodding
flooding was reported in Martin, St.
Lucie, Indian River and Brevard
counties.
FLZ044>046-053-058 High Wind (G61)
The center of category 2 Hurricane
Frances reached the Florida East near
Sewall’s point in Martin County early
on September 5th but began spreading
hurricane force wind gusts across most
of Central Florida by 11 pm on
September 4th. Frances entered Central
Florida moving west northwest at 7 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed the east half of the Florida
Peninsula. Frances was downgraded to a
tropical storm in the afternoon on the
5th when it was about 50 miles east of
Tampa Bay.
In Okeechobee County, little direct
observational wind data is available,
but wind estimates from the Hurricane
Research Division show sustained
hurricane force winds over most of the
county as Frances crossed the county
from east to west. Almost 700
residences were destroyed, with damage
to 22,688 residences.
Osccola County also suffered extensive
wind damage to homes, mobile homes and
businesses. Again, little wind data was
available after the storm, but
hurricane force wind gusts were
estimated to have occurred over all of
the county.
Lake, Orange and Seminole counties were
also hit hard by the rain bands on the
north side of Hurricane Frances.
Extensive damage to residences,
businesses and public buildings were
reported across the counties. It is
difficult to assess damage amounts
since the areas was swept by Hurricane
Jeanne a few weeks later. The Lake
County damage estimate was over 6
million dollars. Orlando International
Airport reported a gust to 60 kts
(69 mph). Sanford reported a gust to
61 kts (70 mph), and a home weather
station in Clermont reported a gust to
56 kts (64 mph). Widespread damage in
all the counties suggests that the area
was swept by hurricane force wind
gusts. Significant damage was done to
the area landscape industry around
Apopka.
Indian River County
East Portion Flash Flood
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
Martin County
East Portion Flash Flood
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
FLORIDA, East Central
St. Lucie County
East Portion Flash Flood
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in the coastal
communities.
Brevard County
Countywide Flash Flood
From 4 to 8 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses.
Lake County
Northeast Portion Flash Flood
An estimated 8 to 10 inches of rain
from Hurricane Frances fell across the
central and northern part of Lake
County, flooding roads and a few homes.
Okeechobee County
Northeast Portion Flash Flood
From 4 to 6 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, and residences.
Orange County
West Portion Flash Flood
From 8 to 10 inches of rain from
Hurricane Frances fell across north
and west Orange County, flooding homes
and roads in the Orlando metropolitan
area.
Osceola County
North Portion Flash Flood
From 8 to 10 inches of heavy rain from
Hurricane Frances produced widespread
flooding of roads, residences and
businesses mainly in Kissimmee and
St. Cloud.
Seminole County
Countywide Flash Flood
From 8 to 10 inches of rain from
Hurricane Frances fell across much of
Seminole County, flooding homes and
roads.
Volusia County
Countywide Flash Flood
From 10 to 12 inches of rain from the
northern rainbands of Hurricane Frances
produced widespread flooding of homes,
businesses and roads across most of the
coastal communities as well as in
Deltona, and Deland.
FLZ041-047-054-059-
064 Storm Surge
Hurricane Frances made landfall at
about high tide, after midnight on the
5th. The highest surges occurred south
of Ft. Pierce Inlet. This was
associated with the inner eye wall
band as it was blowing normal to the
coast. Surge levels ran from 3 to
4 feet from Cape Canaveral, north
through Volusia County. Surge levels
ran from near 6 feet south of Cape
Canaveral to near 8 feet in Ft. Pierce.
The surge was less over Martin County,
although there was a strong longshore
current and considerable beech erosion.
FLZ041-044-046 Flood
Hurricane Frances produced 6 to 10
inches of heavy rain over much of the
middle and upper St. Johns River Basin.
Beginning around September 9th, water
levels began to reach flood stage on
the middle basin mainly around Geneva,
and Sanford. Levels continued to rise
well above flood stage and began to
fall slightly untill Hurricane Jeanne
followed the same track across the
state. Significant flooding followed
with a record crest of 10.1 feet being
reached at the Lake Harney Gage. In
Volusia County many roads and dozens of
homes were flooded, mainly in the
Stone Island and surrounding
communities. In Seminole County near
Geneva, roads, nurseries and homes
along Lake Harney were flooded. Water
came over the seawall in Sanford and
flooded numerous structures along the
south shore of Lake Monroe. In Lake
County … a few buildings and roads
were flooded near Astor. River levels
remained above flood stage through the
remainder of the month.
FLZ041-047-054-059-
064 Hurricane/Typhoon
The center of category 3 Hurricane
Jeanne reached the Florida east coast
near Sewall’s Point in Martin County
shortly after midnight on September
26th. Remarkably, this is in the same
location where Hurricane Frances came
ashore on September 5th. Jeanne was
moving to the west northwest at 12 mph
and maintained hurricane strength as it
crossed most of the Florida Peninsula.
Jeanne was downgraded to a tropical
storm in the afternoon of September
26th when it was about 40 miles
northeast of Tampa Bay. In Volusia
County, hurricane force wind gusts
began with the rain bands on the north
side of Jeanne as they moved on shore.
The county, already battered by
Hurricane Frances suffered extensive
additional damage. Fresh water flooding
from local heavy rain, and Flooding of
the St. Johns River affected more than
200 residences and business properties.
Total damage estimates were near $60
million. Hurricane winds damaged or
destroyed thousands of homes and
businesses. Hundreds of thousands of
residences were with out power. Most
official NWS surface wind equipment
failed prior to the max wind of the
storm when power was knocked out. The
highest recorded wind was only 55 knots
(63 mph), but wind damage suggest
numerous gusts in excess of hurricane
strength. The lowest recorded pressure
was 993.6 mb. In Brevard County, the
strongest winds swept across the coast
south of Cape Canaveral and the
southern coastal communities. Grant,
Micco and the south part of Palm Bay
were hit much harder than the northern
locations. County wide damages were
reported at $320 million. Especially
hard hit was the mobile home community
of Barefoot Bay. A Palm Bay man drowned
when his pickup truck ran off a road
into a deep flooded ditch. Highest wind
gusts in the county were, 79 knots
(91 mph) at the NWS Melbourne office.
Based on radar information, it is
estimated that wind gusts over 100 kts
(115 mph) swept across the southern
coastal areas. The lowest recorded
pressure for the storm was 986.8 mb at
Melbourne. Total damage estimates for
the county were near $320 million.
Indian River County was hit hard by
Jeanne being to the right of the land
falling eye. 8,300 residences were
damaged or destroyed and over 41,000
residences were damaged. Total wind
damage for the county was over $2
billion. Highest wind gusts in the
county were, 106 knots (122 mph) at
Vero Beach and 101 knots (116 mph) at
Sebastian. The lowest recorded pressure
for the county was 965.5 mb at Vero
Beach.
The north part of the hurricane eye
passed over St. Lucie County producing
$1.2 billion in wind damage. The
marinas along Ft. Pierce inlet were hit
destroying dozens of boats. A 34 year
old man was electrocuted when his truck
ran into a power line. Thousands of
homes and business were damaged and
destroyed by the wind. Especially hard
hit were the dozens of mobile home
communities. Highest wind gusts in the
county were, 111 knots (128 mph) from a
private residence just north of Ft.
Pierce inlet. The lowest recorded
pressure for the county was 952.9 mb at
Ft. Pierce.
The eye of Hurricane Jeanne passed over
the community of Sewell’ Point in
Martin County. Over 180 residences were
destroyed with about 4000 residences
either damaged or destroyed. The
highest wind speed recorded was 91 kts
(105 mph) in Jensen Beach. No pressure
data was recorded for Martin County.
Severe beach erosion occurred
compounding the damage from Hurricane
Frances just 3 weeks earlier.
FLZ041-047-054-059-
064 Storm Surge
The greatest storm tides occurred
between Brevard and St. Lucie Counties,
to the right of the landfalling eye
wall. Initial estimates of storm tides
range from 6 feet in Volusia County to
around 10 feet in St Lucie county, and
about 8 feet in Martin County. Damage
would have been greater except that
Jeanne came ashore mainly during a low
tide. At the next high tide strong wind
and rain bands were still hitting
Volusia County from the cast. Hardest
hit was the town of New Smyma Beach
where much of the sand cast of the
town’s seawall was removed.
Indian River County
2 W Vero Beach to Tornado (F1)
5 W Vero Beach
As the main eye wall of Hurricane
Jeanne crossed the coast, an F1
strength tornado-like event moved
through the northeast corner of the
intersection of Interstate 95 and
Highway 60, west of Vero Beach. In this
area there was a path of blown down
trees surrounded by trees with little
damage. The size of the area was about
.5 miles by 30 yards.
Brevard County
1 N Micco Tornado (F1)
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne was
coming on shore to the south, an F1
tornado-like event moved through the
mobile home community of Barefoot Bay
blowing down trees along a narrow well
defined area surrounded by undamaged
trees and mobile homes.
Brevard County
1 N Micco Tornado (F1)
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne was
coming on shore to the south, an F1
tornado-like event moved through the
mobile home community of Barefoot Bay,
severey damaging about a dozen mobile
homes. The damage path moved from east
to west, skipping over the residences
near the Intracoastal Waterway and
damaging the ones on the west side of
the community.
FLZ044>046-053-058 Strong Wind
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne
crossed Okeechobee County and moved
into west Central Florida, wind gusts
to near 80 mph crossed the county. No
direct wind or pressure observations
were available in the county from
Jeanne. Winds gusting to hurricane
force damaged and destroyed residences
and mobile homes, damaged roofs and out
buildings. Damage estimates were near
$10 million.
In Osceola County gusts to hurricane
strength damaged and destroyed
residences with an estimated $11
million in damage. Agricultural damage,
mainly to citrus, was $8 million.
Orange County was also hit hard by the
rain bands on the north side of
Hurricane Jeanne. Extensive damage to
residences, businesses and public
buildings were reported across the
county. Damage estimates were over $40
million. The highest wind was 60 knots
(76 mph) at Orlando International
Airport. The lowest pressure was
985.1 mb also at Orlando International
Airport.
Seminole County suffered around $4
million in damage to residences, mobile
homes, roofs pool enclosures fences and
out buildings. Agriculture damage was
near $3.6 million to citrus and the
nursery industry. Highest wind in the
county was 60 knots (69 mph) at
Sanford. The lowest pressure was
988.8 mb.
Lake County suffered around $8 million
in damage. Over 2800 residences were
damaged, with 111 destroyed. A 91 year
old woman died in a fire started by a
candle. Agriculture damage was near
$8.2 million to citrus and the nursery
industry. Highest wind in the county
was 41 knots (47 mph) at Leesburg but
estimated wind gusts of hurricane force
extended over the south half of the
county. The lowest recorded pressure
was 982.1 at Leesburg.
F91PH
Brevard County
South Portion Flash Flood
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south of Brevard County
continuous heavy tropical rain fell
across central and southern Brevard
County. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8
inches flooded streets and roads over
Palm Bay and surrounding areas. A Palm
Palm Bay man drowned when he drove his
truck into a flooded ditch on the side
of a road. M66VE
Indian River County
Countywide Flash Flood
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south over Martin
County, continuous heavy tropical rain
fell across much of Indian River
County. Rainfall amounts of 6 to 8
inches flooded streets and roads over
Vero Beach and inland roadways.
Osceola County
Countywide Flash Flood
As the center of Hurricane Jeanne move
on shore to the south of, and then over
Osceola County, continuous heavy
tropical rain fell across central
Osceola County. Rainfall amounts of 6
to 8 inches flooded streets and roads
over communities along Highway 192 to
near St. Cloud.
FLORIDA, Extreme Southern
FLZ076>078 Hurricane/Typhoon
As Hurricane Frances tracked from the
northwest Bahamas through the central
Florida peninsula, several outer rain
bands crossed the Florida Keys
producing short episodes of strong wind
gusts. A peak wind gust of 81 knots
(93 mph) was measured at the Sombrero
Key Light C-MAN station, at an
elevation of over 150 feet above mean
sea level. Other notable wind gusts
included 55 knots (63 mph) at Sand Key
C-MAN and 59 knots (68 mph) at Molasses
Reef C-MAN. Over land, peak wind gusts
included 47 knots (54 mph) at the U.S.
Coast Guard Group Key West, and 44
knots (51 mph) at the Key West Harbor.
Stronger wind gusts were estimated
along the south side of Marathon …
near Flamingo Island … in the squall
that produced the extreme winds at
Sombrero Key Light. These winds tore
screens in porches in isolated fashion
from Big Pine Key through Grassy Key,
and blew out plastic or vinyl panels of
commercial signs in Marathon.
Otherwise, damage was limited to downed
tree limbs and minor power outages. As
Frances passed to the north, strong
northwest and west winds drove waters
higher than normal along the Florida
Bay shoreline … up to 1.0 foot above
normal at Vaca Key, and estimated to
near 2.5 feet above normal along the
bayside of North Key Largo and Jewfish
Creek. These tides produced minor
flooding of sidestreets and a parking
lot near Mile Marker 106 of the
Overseas Highway.
FLZ076>078 Hurricane/Typhoon
Hurricane Ivan tracked through the
central Gulf of Mexico after crossing
the extreme western tip of Cuba. A few
outer rain bands affected the Lower
Keys on September 14, producing wind
gusts to 46 knots (53 mph) at Key West
International Airport, and to 42 knots
(48 mph) at the Sand Key C-MAN station.
Storm tides were estimated at 1 foot
above normal … which in concert with
higher-than-usual astronomical tides
produced water levels up to 2 feet
above normal. These values were similar
to what was achieved during Hurricane
Charley. Wind damage was limited to
downed tree limbs in the Keys between
the Seven Mile Bridge and Key West.
With two previous tropical cyclone
events, the measured winds were not
enough to produce additional
significant tree damage.
Most significant was the mandatory
evacuation order of all Keys residents
and visitors beginning on September 9.
Newspapers reported up to 50 percent of
all Monroe County residents evacuated
the islands. The prolongued labor
shortages and discontinuation of
delivered goods from September 9
through September 12 caused widespread
fuel and food shortages at commercial
establishments.
FLZ076>078 Hurricane/Typhoon
Hurricane Jeanne passed from the
northwest Bahamas through the central
Florida peninsula. Unlike with
Hurricane Frances, Jeanne did not
spread widespread convective bands
through the island chain. Rainfall was
limited to the outer edge of the
stratiform rain shield … which
clipped the Upper Keys and Florida Bay.
Peak wind gusts included 44 knots
(51 mph) at Sombrero Key Light C-MAN
station, and 43 knots (49 mph) at
Molasses Reef C-MAN station. Storm
tides were once again measured at 1.0
feet above normal at Vaca Key, and
estimated at 2.5 feet above normal in
far eastern Florida Bay near North Key
Largo and Jewfish Creek. Tidal flooding
inundated a parking lot at the Jewfish
Creek bridge, similar to what was
experience with Hurricane Frances.
Spring tides in combination with the
elevated Florida Bay waters caused some
shallow tidal flooding of airport
grounds at Key West International
Airport, as the interior tidal salt
ponds rose. Westerly winds prevented
wave action from overwashing low-lying
coastal roads, however.
A voluntary evacuation of mobile homes
and special needs residents was
recommended by Monroe County Emergency
Management, with two shelters opened.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
FLZ020>025-
030>033-035>038-040 Tropical Storm
Hurricane “Frances”
Hurricane “Frances” made landfall along
the central Florida coast and, as a
weakening system, moved west-northwest
across central Florida and then
northwestwards into southwest Georgia.
This motion brought the area into the
periphery of the storm and north
Florida experienced sustained tropical
storm force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force. Across the Suwannee
Valley heavy rainfall resulted in
extensive flooding in many locations.
The lowest north Florida Mean Sea Level
Pressure (MSLP) of 987.8/29.16 in Hg
was recorded in Ocala as the center
moved to the southwest of the city. The
lowest MSLP readings across north
Florida ranged from 987.8/29.16 in HG
at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 1002.7
mb/29.61 in Hg at the National Ocean
Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina
Beach, Florida.
Maximum sustained winds recorded were
56 knots/64 mph at the St. Augustine
CMAN site (SAUF1) at the St. Augustine
Pier. The peak gust was also recorded
at SAUF1 with 71 knots/82 mph reported
on the evening of the 5th. Generally
inland stations (ASOS, AWOS III and
mesonet stations) reported sustained
winds of 30 to 50 mph with gusts of 40
to 65 mph. Extensive tree blow down
occurred in bands with roof and some
structural damage. Most structural
damage was associated with mobile homes
and generally weakly constructed
permanent structures. Several cases of
large trees destroying manufactured
homes were observed, especially across
Clay, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns
Counties.
Wave heights of 10 to 20 feet were
recorded across the coastal waters with
tides running one to two feet above
astronomical tide levels. Extensive
beach erosion occurred due to long
duration of onshore winds due both to
Frances and a period of onshore flow
preceding the event.
Rainfall totals across north Florida
generally ranged from 5 to 15 inches.
The heaviest rainfall was associated
with a rainband which moved out of
Apalachee Bay across north Florida and
the Suwannee Valley. This band dropped
between 10 and 16 inches of rain from
near Ocala through the Suwannee Valley.
Peak Rainfall reports with this band
are 15.84 inches in High Springs,
Florida; 14.84 at Lake Butler, Florida;
and 13.63 inches at Orange Springs,
Florida. Extensive sheet flooding,
river flooding and road washouts
occurred with this band. Numerous homes
were flooded across the entire region
with the Trenton and Lake City areas
especially hard hit. Most rivers in the
region were pushed to flood stage with
several approaching record flood.
Portions of Interstate 10 were closed
due to flooding.
Tornadoes occurred across the region
with over 20 confirmed touchdowns. The
banded nature of the Tropical Storm
wind damage made it very difficult to
differentiate between wind damage and
tornado damage in subsequent storm
damage surveys. No fatalities or
injuries occurred due to tornado
touchdowns.
Overall extensive tree blow down, power
outages and roadways blocked by trees
were reported in all areas. In the
heavy rainfall areas many dirt and
secondary roads were left impassable
for up to a week.
Fatalities all occurred in Alachua
County, Florida. 09/05/04, 1100 EST a
28 year old male lost control of his
vehicle while northbound on Interstate
75 near Micanopy. The Vehicle
hydroplaned and skidded into a wooded
area wrapping the vehicle around trees.
KGNV observation at 1100 EST, winds 050
degrees 24 mph (21 knots) with gusts to
43 mph (37 knots). Visibility was 7
miles in light rain. 09/05/04, 1815
EST A 61 year old woman was killed when
a tree toppled onto her mobile home.
4 persons were in the home when the
tree fell. Alachua County Emergency
Management received the report at 1819
EST. KGNV observation at 1909 EST,
winds 060 degrees 37 mph (32 knots)
with gusts to 47 mph (41 knots).
09/06/04 1825 EST, An 86 year old woman
died in a house fire related to the
storm. Due to power outages she was
using candles for lighting, fell asleep
and the smoldering candles ignited a
fire in her home killing her.
M21VE, F61MH, F86PH
St. Johns County
5 E Fruit Cove to Tornado (F0)
Fruit Cove
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage was observed along
Race Track Road. St. Johns EMA assisted
with storm damage assessment.
Marion County
Citra Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
0605 EDT
Possible tornado reported by EMA in
Citra. Roof damage occurred.
0610 EDT
General public reported a possible
tornado and roof damage on NE 168th
Street in Citra.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Clay County
Orange Park Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
Trained spotter reported a tornado in
Orange Park. Widespread damage occurred
to trees and the power went out.
Flagler County
Mantanzas Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes along Bud
Hallow Drive and Burnell Place in
Matanzas Woods.
St. Johns County
8 SSW Dupont Centre Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes along
highway 13 vicinity in Flagler Estates
in southern St. Johns county. St. Johns
EMA assisted with damage assessment.
Suwannee County
Wellborn Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS employee reported F0 tornado damage
along interstate 10 near the exit for
Wellborn. Trees were snapped on both
sides of the road.
Putnam County
Crescent City Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
Tornado touchdown reported by police
officers in Crescent City. Property and
tree damage was reported but a dollar
estimate was not given.
St. Johns County
2 N Bakersville Funnel Cloud
Hurricane “Frances”
Funnel cloud in Mill Creek area.
Putnam County
4 W Palatka to Tornado (F0)
Interlachen
Hurricane “Frances”
0630 EDT:
Tornado picked up trampoline 4 miles
west of Palatka. 0650 EDT:
EMA reported a tornado on the ground
near Interlachen.
Alachua County
High Spgs Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
Large trees were down in a lawn and
others were snapped off across the
road several hundred feet down highway
236 just outside of High Springs.
St. Johns County
Durbin Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage to homes near State
Road 13 North between Roberts Road and
Greenbriar Road. Dollar damage estimate
from St. Johns County EMA.
Clay County
Green Cove Spgs Tornado (F1)
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS Storm Survey found 7 power boats,
6 sailboats and 1 houseboat destroyed
and sunk by a F1 tornado. A 32 ft. boat
was picked up and put on top of a
houseboat on the other side of the
pier. The tornado crossed Black Creek
and entered the woods across U.S.
highway 17 and damaged trees.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Putnam County
Palatka Funnel Cloud
Hurricane “Frances”
1855 EDT reported by Law Enforement:
Funnel cloud east of State
Road 19 near Palatka.
1856 EDT reported by Fire Dept/Rescue:
Funnel cloud in western
Palatka.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage along Highway 16A
southeast Fruit Cove. Dollar damage
estimate from St. Johns EMA.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage in Fruit Cove near
Shards Bridge. Dollar damage estimate
from St. Johns EMA.
Union County
5 N Raiford Funnel Cloud
Hurricane “Frances”
2 separte public reports of funnel
clouds reported by Union County
Emergency Management to State Warning
Point in northern Union county. Storms
moving NE toward Bradford County.
Marion County
Candler Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
Trained spotter reported a tornado on
the ground near Candler Hills Golf
Course. No damage was reported.
Duval County
5 E Jacksonville Intl A Funnel Cloud
Hurricane “Frances”
Occasional funnel clouds seen 5 miles
east of the Jacksonville International
Airport.
Putnam County
Interlachen Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
Public report of tornado and tree
damage in Interlachen.
St. Johns County
Durbin Funnel Cloud
Hurricane “Frances.”
St. Johns County
Durbin Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
Public report of a tornado and shingles
blown off of a roof.
Duval County
Arlington Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
F0 tornado damage extended from Fulton
Road and Fort Caroline, across Chaz
Benett to the end of Bluff Avenue. A
large oak tree was down on a home,
another down on a car and two other oak
trees greater than 12 inches in
diameter were snapped off about 25
feet in the air. People in the area
reported a roaring noise around the
time of the damage.
St. Johns County
2 W St Augustine Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Frances”
NWS storm survey and St. John’s County
EMA determined that a F0 tornado caused
damage to homes just cast of interstate
95 and south of state road 16. The
location is just a couple miles west of
St. Augustine city limits.
St. Johns County
St Augustine Hail (1.00)
Alachua County
Hawthorne Funnel Cloud
Hurricane “Frances”
Funnel clouds 8-10 miles north of
Hawthorne near U.S. 301 moving east.
Duval County
Neptune Beach Tornado (F0)
FLORIDA, Northeastern
Hurricane “Frances”
Three homes were damaged by large oak
trees and 15-20 oaks were down west of
Penman and Florida Boulevards.
FLZ022 Flood
Extensive flooding was occurring in
Lake City due to sheet flow. Numerous
roads including Interstate 10 were
flooded. Some roads were under 20 feet
of water, and the weight of the water
was pushing air out of the aquifer.
FLZ024 Flood
Numerous roads were closed due to
flooding across the county, including
bypass roads in Callahan, Griffin Road
in Callahan and Old Dixie Highway in
Callahan.
FLZ024 Flood
7 NW of Hilliard
Home in Bolougne along the St. Marys
River has 3 inches of water in the
garage.
FLZ021
Flood
15 to 20 roads remain closed countywide
due to flooding.
FLZ022
Flood
Widespread flooding continues
countywide. Numerous roads and bridges
are washed out. Rose Creek has risen
over bankfull.
FLZ035 Flood
Several houses flooded by 2 to 3 feet
of water in Trenton. Several highways
north of Trenton remain under water and
are closed.
FLZ030 Flood
Numerous roads remain underwater
countywide. County Rd. 18 East bridge
at New River is closed due to high
water.
Columbia County
Lake City Heavy Rain
Local broadcast media relayed a public
report of 2.3 inches of rainfall
occurred in 20 minutes from -1830-1850
EDT in Lake City.
St. Johns County
St Augustine Rip Current
51 year old male drowned in a rip
current.
Marion County
Dunnellon to Tornado (F1)
4 NNE Dunnellon
Hurricane “Ivan” outer rainband.
2145 EDT: Report of one home destroyed
on S W 93rd road in Dunnellon. Storm
Survey indicated F1 strength.
2145 EDT: General Public reported trees
down and roof material in road in
Rainbow Springs.
Duval County
1 S Mayport Funnel Cloud
Naval Base Mayport observed a funnel
cloud.
FLORIDA, Northeastern
FLZ020>025-
030>033-035>038-040 Tropical Storm
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Hurricane “Jeanne” made landfall along
the central Florida east coast, very
near the location of Hurricane
“Frances” some two weeks earlier. Like
Frances this system moved west-
northwest across central Florida and
then northwestwards into southern
Georgia. This motion once again brought
the area into the periphery of the
storm as north Florida and southeast
Georgia experienced sustained tropical
storm force winds with gusts to near
hurricane force along the coast. Across
the Suwannee Valley and portions of
southeast Georgia sustained winds were
higher than during “Frances” and rain
once again resulted in flooding of
many locations.
The lowest local barometric pressure of
980.0 mb/28.94 in Hg was recorded in
Ocala, Florida as the center moved to
near the city.
The lowest pressure readings across
north Florida ranged from 980.0/28.94
in HG at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 999.4
mb/29.51 in Hg at the National Ocean
Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina
Beach, Florida. The lowest pressure
readings across southeast Georgia
ranged from 993.9 mb/29.35 in Hg at
Douglas airport (KDQH) to 1001.4
mb/29.57 in Hg at Brunswick, Glynnco
Airport (KBQK).
Maximum sustained winds recorded were
48 knots/55 mph at the St. Augustine
CMAN site (SAUFI) on the St. Augustine
Pier.
The peak gust was also recorded at
SAUFI with 65 knots/75 mph occurring on
the 26th. Generally land stations
(ASOS, AWOS III and mesonet stations)
reported sustained winds of 30 to
50 mph with gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Tree
blow down once again occurred in bands
with roof and some structural damage
with the most pronounced damage over
the Suwannee Valley and southeast
Georgia where “Frances” was not quite
as severe. Most structural damage was
associated with mobile homes and
generally weakly constructed permanent
structures. Several cases of large
trees destroying manufactured homes
were once again observed. One child
was killed due to a tree fall.
Wave heights of 20 feet were recorded
across the coastal waters with tides
running one to two and a half feet
above astronomical tide levels on the
open ocean. Tides three to four feet
above astronomical occurred on the
St. Johns River causing flooding in low
lying areas. Extensive beach erosion
once again occurred due to long
duration of onshore winds both from
“Jeanne” as well as a period of onshore
flow preceding the event.
Rainfall totals across north Florida
and southeast Georgia generally ranged
from 3 to 7 inches. The heaviest
rainfall was once again over the
Suwannee Valley and southeast georgia
with Live Oak, Florida experiencing
10.88 inches of rain. Due to the
already saturated conditions, sheet
flooding, river flooding and road
washouts again occurred with this
event with Live Oak and southeast
Georgia hard hit. Most rivers in the
region returned to to flood stage and
portions of Interstate 10 were again
closed due to flooding. Tornadoes
occurred across the coastal region;
however, the tornado outbreak was not
as extensive as with “Frances.” The
banded nature of the Tropical Storm
wind damage again made it very
difficult to differentiate between wind
damage and tornado damage in subsequent
storm damage surveys. No fatalities or
injuries are believed to have occurred
due to tornado touchdowns. Overall tree
blow down, power outages and roadways
blocked by trees were reported in most
areas. In the heavy rainfall areas many
dirt and secondary roads were once
again left impassable. M150U
Flagler County
Flagler Beach Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Jeanne”
An F0 tornado ripped communications
antennas from the roof of Aliki Tower
Condominiums in Flagler Beach.
FLZ033 Heavy Surf/High Surf
Significant beach erosion occurred
along the St. Johns county coastline.
Many places had 14-20 feet of shoreline
lost and some areas had up to 30 feet
of shorelines lost.
Flagler County
Codys Corner to Tornado (F0)
21 NW Codys Corner
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Trees and powerlines were down along a
path from Cody’s Corner toward the
Flalger and St. Johns County line,
south of Hastings. Florida Power and
Light damage maps and an aerial storm
survey were used to determine the
damage path.
St. Johns County
8 W Crescent Beach to Tornado (F0)
2 S Dupont Centre
1455 EDT: A 911 operator relayed a
public report of a tornado touchdown
near U.S. 1 South, about a mile and a
half south of State Road 206. Numerous
trees and powerlines were blown down,
and damage occurred to at least one
home in the area.
1500 EDT: County EM reported up to 5
mobile homes were damaged, including
ones located at 7616 and 7625 U.S. 1
South. Numerous trees and powerlines
were down in the area as well.
Nassau County
American Beach Funnel Cloud
Hurricane “Jeanne”
A funnel cloud was moving onshore near
American Beach. Reported by Nancy
Freeman (Nassau EM).
FLZ025 Flood
At 1833 EDT, the public reported
flooding at 105 and Blanding Blvd in
the Ortega area. Ocean waters were also
coming inland through beach access
areas at this time.
St. Johns County
Fruit Cove Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Residential damage occurred in extreme
NW St. Johns county from an F0 tornado.
St. Johns EMA damage reports and logs,
as well as a storm survey were used to
determine it was indeed tornado damage.
St. Johns County
Palm Vly Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Jeanne”
Residential damage occurred on Bumham
Circle and Timberlake Point in
northeast St. Johns county. St. Johns
EMA damage reports and logs were used
to diagnose that is was indeed tomadic
damage.
St. Johns County
Bakersville Tornado (F0)
Hurricane “Jeanne”
F0 tornado damage occurred along County
Road 13 N in St. Johns County. St.
Johns EMA damage reports and logs were
used to determine that the damage was
from a tornado.
FLZ022 Flood
NWS Storm Survey revealed widespread
flooding throughout the county. Several
homes were flooded from rising waters
of the Same Fe and Suwannee rivers due
to tropical rainfall from Jeanne.
FLORIDA, Northwest
FLZ010>012-
014>019-026>029-034 Tropical Storm
Hurricane Frances came ashore on the
east coast of Florida near Sewall’s
Point during the early morning hours
of September 5. Frances weakened as it
crossed the central peninsula, and
reemerged over the northeast Gulf of
Mexico 24 hours later as a tropical
storm. Frances made its second landfall
near St. Marks, FL, around mid-
afternoon on September 6. A maximum
sustained wind of 53 knots was
recorded at the USAF C-Tower, 20 miles
southeast of Apalachicola, FL. A peak
wind gust of 63 knots was recorded at
Buoy 42036, 80 miles southeast of
Apalachicola. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 984.4 mb at Tallahassee,
FL. Rainfall from Frances ranged from
a half inch at Panama City, FL, to 4.5
inches at Madison, FL. Storm tides
along the northeast Gulf coast ranged
from three to five feet. There were
widespread reports of downed trees and
power lines in the Florida Big Bend,
with more scattered reports in the
Florida Panhandle. Several homes were
damaged by fallen trees. An estimated
70,000 customers were without power.
90 percent of Jefferson County was
powerless for four days. A state of
emergency was declared for the affected
areas.
FLZ007>019-
026>029-034 Hurricane/Typhoon
Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf
Shores, AL, during the predawn hours of
September 16. Maximum sustained winds
reached 50 knots, with gusts to 62
knots at Buoy 42039, 80 miles south of
Panama City, FL. The lowest sea-level
pressure was 999.6 mb at Panama City.
Rainfall totals ranged from 9.26 inches
at Mossy Head, FL, to 0.15 inches at
Cross City, FL. Storm tides along the
Gulf coast varied from ten feet in Bay
and Walton counties to four feet in
Taylor and Dixie counties. Large swells
from Ivan began to the affect the Gulf
coast from the St. Joseph Peninsula to
the Suwannee River on September 14.
Storm surges continued for several
hours after landfall. Beach erosion
varied from extreme (20 to 40 feet) in
Walton County to minor at St. George
Island. Minor areal flooding affected
much of the Florida Panhandle,
including Walton, Bay, Holmes,
Calhoun, Jackson and Gulf counties.
Sharp Choctawhatchee River at
Caryville, the Apalachicola River at
Blountstown, and the Shoal River at
Mossy Head. An estimated 165,000
customers were without power. There
were widespread reports of downed trees
and power lines. The hardest hit areas
were Gulf, Bay, and Walton counties,
where more than 50 percent of homes and
businesses were damaged or destroyed.
Numerous roads in the Panhandle coastal
counties were flooded or washed out.
Intense outer rain bands from Ivan
spawned numerous tornadoes over
portions of the Florida Panhandle and
Big Bend. The hardest hit counties were
Bay, Calhoun, and Jackson counties,
which accounted for six deaths and 16
injuries. Mandatory evacuations of low
lying, coastal, and mobile home
residents was ordered by officials in
Bay, Walton, Jackson, Holmes, Jackson,
Franklin, and Taylor counties. A state
of emergency and presidential request
for federal assistance were declared
for the affected counties. F77PH,
M84BU, M55PH, F35PH, M41PH, F37PH
Gulf County
Beacon Hill to Tornado (F0)
3 NW Beacon Hill
A tornado touched down in Beacon Hill.
Minor damage to a few homes, as well as
downed trees and power lines occurred
along its path. Reported by the Gulf
County EMA.
Bay County
7 SW Panama City to Tornado (F1)
4 W Panama City
A strong F1 tornado touched down near
the St Andrews recreation area. It
damaged dozens of restaurants, stores
and shops as it moved north along
Thomas Drive. Seven persons were
injured at a seafood restaurant near
Grand Lagoon. An elderly man was killed
when the tornado destroyed a real
estate office. The tornado moved across
St Andrews Bay near the Hathaway Bridge
and then 100 yards south of the WJHG-TV
station before dissipating. Reported by
the Bay County EMA and WJHG-TV
meteorologist.
Bay County
5 SE Allanton to Tornado (F1)
Allanton
A wood-frame house was lifted 60 feet
off its foundation and thrown into a
field. Of the seven family members
inside, one was killed and another
injured. Several other homes were
damaged. Reported by a HAM radio
operator. F77PH
Bay County
2 SE Calloway to Tornado (F1)
Cedar Grove
A tornado touched down just southeast
of Calloway and lifted just north of
Panama City. It destroyed several homes
in Calloway, Parker and Cedar Grove,
and downed numerous trees and power
lines. Reported by a HAM radio operator
and the Bay County EMA.
Bay County
3 SE Youngstown to Tornado (F0)
4 NW Youngstown
A tornado toppled numerous trees and
power lines along its path. Reported by
a HAM radio operator.
Washington County
2 NE Gilberts Mill to Tornado (F0)
2 NW Chipley
A tornado caused minor damage to
several homes, and downed trees and
power lines. Reported by the Washington
County EMA.
Holmes County
5 NE Bonifay to Tornado (F1)
6 N Bonifay
A tornado destroyed one home and
damaged several others. Scattered trees
and power lines were down. Reported by
the Holmes County EMA.
FLZ008-012-014
Storm Surge
Storm surges of eight to ten feet
caused extreme beach erosion along the
coast. Many beach structures were
damaged or undermined, and many sand
dunes were lost. Reported by the Walton
County EMA.
Franklin County
5 NW Carrabelle to Tornado (F0)
10 NW Carrabelle
A tornado uprooted numerous trees along
its path between Carrabelle and Morgan
Place. Reported by the Franklin County
EMA.
Liberty County
10 SE Wilma to Tornado (F1)
5 NE Wilma
A tornado uprooted hundreds of trees
along its path through the Apalachicola
National Forest. Reported by the
Liberty County EMA.
FLORIDA, Northwest
Calhoun County
4 N Blountstown to Tornado (F2)
1 E Altha
The supercell thunderstorm which
spawned tornadoes in Franklin and
Liberty counties, produced a strong F2
tornado, which touched down just
southeast of Van Lierop Road, a few
miles east of Highway 69. It crossed
Highway 69 near the Stafford Creek
Bridge, and peeled roofs from dozens of
homes, uprooted trees, and scattered
debris. The tornado then struck the
Macedonia Community at Highway 69-A and
Parrish Lake Road. It demolished three
trailers and damaged 30 homes. The
tornado picked up two neighboring
mobile homes. One was thrown across a
road and killed its two occupants.
Another was slammed into a neighbor’s
house, which killed its two occupants
and injured five others. Reported by
the Calhoun County EMA. M55PH, F35PH,
M41PH, F37PH
Jackson County
6 SE Marianna to Tornado (F2)
6 N Marianna
A strong F2 tornado touched down about
four miles west of Cypress. It damaged
10 mobile homes and destroyed 25 others
in the Gold Drive Trailer Park. Three
occupants were injured. The tornado
moved northwest and damaged 10 mobile
homes in the Brogdon Lane Trailer Park
on U.S. Highway 90 just east of
Marianna. It caused significant damage
to the Federal Correctional Institution
and destroyed eight vehicles. Before
lifting, the tornado destroyed the
Sykes Enterprise facility and some
vehicles near the Marianna Municipal
Airport. Reported by the Jackson County
EMA.
Jefferson County
4 NE Lloyd to Tornado (F0)
5 N Lloyd
A weak tornado touched down just south
of Lake Miccosukee. It caused minor
damage to a home, and downed numerous
trees and power lines along its
northeast Leon County. Reported by a
NWS employee and the Jefferson County
EMA.
Leon County
4.5 SE Miccosukee to Tornado (F0)
3 S Miccosukee
The weak tornado moved from northwest
Jefferson County into adjacent
northeast Leon County. It destroyed a
shed and caused minor damage to a home.
Some trees were uprooted. Reported by a
NWS employee and the Leon County EMA.
Taylor County
Steinhatchee Tornado (F0)
A waterspout moved onshore and caused
minor damage to several homes, as well
as downed trees and power lines.
Reported by the Taylor County EMA.
FLZ015-017>019-
027>029-034
Tropical Storm
Hurricane Jeanne made landfall on the
east coast of Florida near Stuart on
the evening of September 25. Jeanne
weakened to a tropical storm over
central and northwest Florida on
September 26. Maximum sustained winds
reached 42 knots at the USAF C-Tower in
the northeast Gulf of Mexico. The peak
wind gust and lowest sea-level pressure
were 54 knots and 982.1 mb,
respectively, at Cross City, FL.
Rainfall totals varied from 0.89 inches
at Apalachicola, FL, to 7.60 inches at
Mayo, FL. Storm surges along the
northeast Gulf coast ranged from two to
four feet. Areal flooding was reported
in portions of the eastern Florida Big
Bend. Schools and several local
businesses were closed on September 27.
Nearly 90,000 customers were without
power. There were widespread reports of
downed trees and power lines. 215 homes
were damaged and 18 destroyed in Dixie
County. A state of emergency was
declared for the affected counties.
Federal assistance was granted for
Jefferson, Madison, Lafayette, Taylor,
and Dixie counties.
FLZ034
Flood
Torrential rainfall from Tropical Storm
Jeanne washed out 30 county roads and
isolated 300 homes by high water.
Reported by the Dixie County EMA.
FLZ029
Flood
A half foot of water closed several
county roads around State Road 349 and
U.S. Highway 27. Reported by the
Lafayette County EMA.
FLORIDA, Southern
FLZ063-066>070-072-
074
Hurricane/Typhoon
Hurricane Frances formed from a
tropical depression in the deep
tropical Atlantic on August 25 about
1400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles
and reached hurricane strength on
August 26. Frances became a Category 4
Hurricane on August 28 while about 700
miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
Frances then moved generally west
northwest and weakened to a Category 2
hurricane while crossing the northwest
Bahamas. After stalling for about 12
hours on September 4 in the Florida
Straits between Grand Bahama Island and
the southeast Florida coast, the center
of the nearly 70-mile diameter eye
crossed the Florida coast near Sewalls
Point, at 1 A.M. EDT, September 5, 2004
with the southern eyewall affecting the
extreme northeast portion of Palm Beach
County. Frances moved farther inland
just north of Lake Okeechobee and
weakened to a tropical storm before
crossing the entire Florida Peninsula
and exiting into the Gulf of Mexico
just north of Tampa late on September
5. It made a second landfall as a
tropical storm in the eastern Florida
Panhandle.
Sustained tropical storm-force winds
likely occurred in all six south
Florida counties. Although no sustained
hurricane-force winds were officially
observed in any of the six south
Florida counties, an NWS instrument on
the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee at
Port Mayaca, just across the Palm Beach
County border, measured a sustained
wind of 85 mph. At West Palm Beach
International Airport the highest
sustained wind was 64 mph with a peak
gust of 82 mph and the lowest observed
barometric pressure was 972 mb. A South
Florida Water Management District
instrument measured a peak wind gust of
92 mph over the eastern portion of Lake
Okeechobee. The estimated peak wind
gust in the Palm Beach metro area was
91 mph at Jupiter Inlet with a peak
wind gust of 87 mph measured by a C-MAN
station at Lake Worth Pier. In Glades
County near the western shore of Lake
Okeechobee the highest measured
sustained wind was 60 mph with a peak
gust of 90 mph. In Clewiston, a
sustained wind of 60 mph with a gust of
80 mph was estimated. The highest
measured sustained wind at Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Airport was 41 mph with a peak gust of
55 mph. In Miami-Dade County a maximum
sustained wind of 62 mph with a peak
gust of 78 mph was measured at the
C-MAN station at Fowey Rocks Light with
sustained winds of 42 mph and a peak
gust of 59 mph at Miami International
Airport. At the Naples Municipal
Airport the ASOS measured a maximum
sustained wind of 38 mph with a peak
gust of 54 mph.
A maximum storm-total rainfall amount
of 13.56 inches was measured at West
Palm Beach International Airport with
10.36 inches of that occurring in a
24-hour period. Unofficial storm-total
rainfalls included 9.56 inches at
Boynton Beach, 8 inches at Deerfield
Beach and 7.18 inches at Hillsboro
Canal. Widespread storm-total amounts
of 3 to 5 inches occurred in southeast
and interior south Florida with
southwest Florida averaging 1 to 3
inches. Rainfall flooding was mostly
minor except for a few locations in
Palm Beach County which had up to 3
feet of standing water. A section of
1-95 in Palm Beach County was closed
due to a large sinkhole.
The maximum storm surge was estimated
to have ranged from 2 to 4 feet along
the northeast Palm Beach Coast to 1 to
2 feet along the northeast Broward
Coast. Within the confines of the
Herbert Hoover Dike, water levels on
Lake Okeechobee fluctuated up to 5
feet above and below normal. Coastal
beach erosion was moderate in Palm
Beach and portions of Broward counties
and was minor in Miami-Dade and Collier
counties.
There were no confirmed tornadoes.
There were no known direct deaths, but
at least 9 people died in the
aftermath. Six of these deaths occurred
in Palm Beach County, mainly as the
result of vehicle-related accidents or
from drownings. Two vehicle-related
deaths were reported in Broward County
and one person died in Collier County
while clearing debris. An unknown
number of injuries occurred.
Property damage at the coast occurred
mainly to marinas, piers, seawalls,
bridges and docks, as well as to boats.
Inland structure damage included 15,000
houses and 2,400 businesses in Palm
Beach County. Wind damage to house
roofs, mobile homes, trees, power
lines, signs, screened enclosures and
outbuildings occurred over much of
southeast Florida including areas near
Lake Okeechobee, but was greatest in
Palm Beach County.
A preliminary damage estimate for
Frances in south Florida is $620
million, including $500 million in Palm
Beach, $80 million in Broward, and $34
million in Miami-Dade. Crop damage in
Palm Beach County was estimated at an
additional $70 million to sugar cane
vegetables and additional heavy losses
occurred to nurseries.
Florida Power and Light reported power
outages occurred to 659,000 customer in
Palm Beach, 590,000 in Broward, 423,000
Miami-Dade, 39,200 in Collier, 2,500 in
Hendry and 1,700 in Collier. An
estimated 17,000 persons sought refuge
in public shelters in Palm Beach County
and nearly 7,000 in Broward County.
Palm Beach
Jupiter Tornado (F0)
A tornado briefly touched down near
Central Boulevard and 1-95.
Palm Beach
Jupiter Funnel Cloud
A SKYWARN spotter saw a funnel cloud
that quickly dissipated.
FLORIDA, Southern
FLZ063
Flood
Rain from Hurricane Frances caused
minor flooding on Fisheating Creek with
a maximum water level of 7.5 feet or
0.5 feet above flood stage.
Collier County
East Naples Tornado (F1)
A tornado touched down in a vacant
construction site just south of the
Imperial Wilderness Mobile Home Park
then moved northwest through the MHP.
Damage was sustained to twenty homes
with six suffering major damage.
Collier County
East Naples Tornado (F0)
A tornado touched down 5 miles east of
SR 951 south of U.S> 41 doing damage to
trees and minor damage to a few mobile
homes.
Palm Beach County
Boynton Beach Hail (0.75)
A SKYWARN spotter reported hail
three-quarter of and inch in diameter.
Palm Beach County
Belle Glade Funnel Cloud
A funnel cloud was seen by Police.
FLZ063-066>068-072-
74 Hurricane/Typhoon
Hurricane Jeanne formed from a tropical
depression just east of the Leeward
Islands on September 13. She moved
across Puerto Rico and Hispaniola then
turned north into the Atlantic and
became a hurricane on September 20.
Jeanne made a clockwise loop for three
days in the Atlantic north of
Hispaniola before moving west
northwest. It strengthened to a
Category 3 Hurricane while over the
northwest Bahamas and then make
landfall around 11 P.M., September 25
near the south end of Hutchinson
Island, nearly coincident with the
landfall point of Hurricane Frances
nearly three week before. The 40-mile
diameter eye was not quite as large as
Frances, but the southern eyewall again
affected northeast Palm Beach County.
After landfall Jeanne initially moved
along a track similar to Frances, just
north of Lake Okeechobee as it weakened
to a tropical storm then it turned to
the northwest and moved over the
northwest Florida Peninsula.
Although slightly smaller and stronger
then Hurricane Frances, winds and
pressures over southeast Florida were
remarkably similar to Frances.
Unfortunately, the ASOS at West Palm
Beach International Airport quit
sending data during the height of the
hurricane. Sustained tropical
storm-force winds likely occurred over
most of Palm Beach and northeast Glades
counties and portions of Broward,
Hendry and Collier counties. Although
no sustained hurricane-force winds were
officially observed in any of the six
south Florida counties, portions of
northern Palm Beach County mostly
likely experienced them. A South
Florida Water Management District
(SFWMD) instrument in the Martin County
portion of Lake Okeechobee measured a
15-minute sustained wind of 79 mph with
a peak gust of 105 mph. In metropolitan
Palm Beach the highest official
sustained wind speed was 60 mph with a
peak gust of 94 mph from the C-MAN
station at Lake Worth Pier. An
unofficial peak wind gust of 125 mph
was measured in West Palm Beach at the
Solid Waste Treatment Plant. In Glades
County near the western shore of Lake
Okeechobee the highest sustained wind
measured at a SFWMD instrument was 68
mph with a peak gust of 94 mph. Near
Clewiston the highest measured
sustained wind was 31 mph with a peak
wind gust of 72 mph from a SFWMD
instrument. The highest measured
sustained wind in Broward County was 46
mph with a peak wind gust of 67 mph
from the ASOS site at Pompano Beach
Airpark. At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
International Airport the ASOS site
measured a maximum sustained wind of 40
mph with a peak gust of 56 mph. In
Miami-Dade County a maximum sustained
wind of 49 mph with a peak gust of 59
59 mph was measured at the C-MAN
station at Fowey Rocks Light with
sustained winds of 26 mph and gusts to
36 mph at Miami International Airport
ASOS. At the Naples Municipal Airport,
the ASOS maximum sustained wind was
measured at 33 mph with a peak gust of
45 mph. The lowest barometric pressure
of 960.4 mb was measured at a SFWMD
site in the Martin County portion of
Lake Okeechobee.
A SFWMD gage measured a maximum
storm-total rainfall amount of 10.22
inches over the eastern portion of Lake
Okeechobee. A SFWMD gage about four
miles west of West Palm Beach
International Airport measured 9.10
inches with 8.79 inches of that
occurring in a 24-hour period. At Moore
Haven, 5.99 inches of rain was
measured. Widespread storm-total
amounts of one to four inches occurred.
in most of southeast and interior south
Florida with Miami-Dade County and
Collier County averaging one half to
one inch. Mostly minor rainfall
flooding was observed except locally
severe in Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter
and in the farmlands of western Palm
Beach County.
The estimated maximum storm surge
ranged from two to four feet along the
northeast Palm Beach Coast to one to
to feet along the northeast Broward
Coast. Within the confines of the
Herbert Hoover Dike, water levels on
Lake Okeechobee fluctuated up to seven
feet above and below normal causing
severe flooding of some marinas. Beach
erosion was moderate in Palm Beach and
minor in Broward and Miami-Dade
counties.
There were no confirmed tornadoes.
There were no known direct deaths but
four persons died in the aftermath. An
unknown number of injuries occurred.
Property damage from storm surge and
winds at the coast occurred to condos,
marinas, piers, seawalls, bridges and
docks, as well as to boats and a few
coastal roadways. Inland wind damage to
building roofs, mobile homes, trees,
power lines, signs, and outbuildings
occurred over mainly over Palm Beach
County and portions of eastern Glades
and Hendry counties.
A preliminary damage estimate for
Jeanne in southeast Florida is $330
million, including $260 million in Palm
Beach, $50 million in Broward and $10
million in Miami-Dade. Agricultural
Damage in Palm Beach County was
estimated at $30 million.
Florida Power and Light reported
outages occurred to 591,300 customers
in Palm Beach, 165,900 in Broward,
25,100 in Miami-Dade, 5,200 in Collier,
3,000 in Hendry and 1,500 in Glades. An
estimated 12,534 persons sought refuge
in public shelters in Palm Beach
County..
FLZ063
Flood
Heavy rain from Hurricane Jeanne caused
moderate flooding on Fisheating Creek.
The highest observed height was 8.3
feet which was 1.3 feet above flood
stage.
Miami–Dade County
Kendall Flash Flood
Extensive street flooding was observed
with depths up to eighteen inches. Some
minor flooding of residences occurred.
FLORIDA, West Central
Citrus County
1 E Chassahowitzka Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer one
mile east of Chassahowitzka recorded
15.81″ and another observer six miles
north of Hernado recorded 10.55″.
Hardee County
1 S Gardner Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
one mile south of Gardner recorded
8.57″.
Hernando County
Brooksville Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer in
Brooksville recorded 10.82″.
Highlands County
2 E Avon Park Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer two
miles east of Avon Park recorded 6.37″.
Hillsborough County
3 N Thonotosassa Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
three miles north of Thonotosassa
recorded 11.07″.
Levy County
15 SE Chiefland to Heavy Rain
6 NE Chiefland
A National Weather Service observer six
miles northeast of Suwannee recorded
15.44″ and another observer recorded
Yankeetown 11.02
Manatee County
3 SE Ellenton Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
three miles southeast of Ellenton
recorded 6.16″.
Pasco County
1.8 S Land O Lakes Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
three miles north of Lutz recorded
8.71″.
Pinellas County
5 E Tarpon Spgs Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
five miles east of Tarpon Springs
recorded 7.59″.
Polk County
3 E Lakeland Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
three miles east of Lakeland recorded
8.70″.
Sumter County
5 NW Lake Panasoffke Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
five miles northwest of Lake
Panasoffkce recorded 8.67″. The
relatively slow moving Hurricane
Frances produced rainfall of 10 to 16
inches along the track of the eyewall
in west central Florida. Further south,
the counties of Sarasota, DeSoto,
Charlotte and Lee all recorded three
day rainfall totals mostly between 2 to
4 inches.
Polk County
2 E Kathleen to Tornado (F0)
3 S Kathleen
A tornado was reported by the public
near Kathleen. The location and time of
this tornado were based on radar.
FLZ039-042-048>051-
055-061>062-065 Tropical Storm
Hurricane Frances made landfall just
after midnight on September 5th near
Vero Beach as a Category 2 storm. The
hurricane continued to move slowly west
northwestward across central Florida to
near Bartow by 2 pm, and just northeast
of Tampa by 8 pm, when it was down-
graded to a tropical storm. It then
emerged back into Gulf of Mexico near
Hudson shortly before midnight.
Hurricane Frances took almost 24 hours
to move through the Florida peninsula.
Frances continued northwestward through
the northern gulf of Mexico, making a
second landfall on the afternoon of
September 6th in the Florida big bend
near Tallahasse as a tropical storm.
In Lee County the observation at Big
Carlos Pass recorded a gust to 51 knots
(59 MPH) from the west at 12:18 AM EST
on 09/05/2004. One direct death was
reported when an elderly man was blown
over by a wind gust while walking his
dog 10 feet outside of his home. He hit
his head on the sidewalk and died from
blunt force trauma. Fourteen homes were
destroyed by the wind.
In Sarasota and Manatee Counties the
maximum wind recorded at the Sarasota-
Bradenton Airport was 46 knots (53 MPH)
from the northwest at 12:07 PM EST on
09/05/2004.
In Charlotte County there was was a
foot of water in Downtown Punta Gorda
due to a “back door” storm surge of 5
ft into Charlotte Harbor. Tarps on
roofs from Hurricane Charley were blown
off of many roofs during Hurricane
Frances. The observation from the Punta
Gorda Airport recorded a maximum wind
of 50 knots (58 MPH) from the southwest
at 12:21 AM on 09/06/2004.
In Hillsborough County most of the
damage was a result of trees falling on
homes, businesses, and power lines.
Debris removal alone was $24 million
(not included in damage estimate
above). The observation from the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge recorded 55
knots (63 MPH) from the north at 9:18
AM EST on 09/05/2004. Two indirect
deaths were reported; one was a man who
hit a pole while driving in the rain,
the other was a Utility Repair
Supervisor who was hit by a falling
branch while removing tree debris.
In Pasco County there was major damage
to 114 homes, minor damage to 782
homes, and 459 reports of flood damage.
The observation from Anclote Key
recorded a wind gust of 61 knots (70
mph) from the north late on the
09/04/2004.
In Hernando County there were numerous
reports of flooded streets and homes.
Other reports included trees on homes,
shingles off roofs, mobile home and
fascia damage, and pool enclosures with
moderate damage. The observation from
the Brooksville airport
recorded a maximum wind of 47 knots
(54 MPH) from the north at 1:02 PM EST
on 09/05/2004.
In Citrus County a wind instrument at
the Crystal River Power Plant recorded
a gust to 45 knots (52 MPH) around 4
PM EST on 09/06/2004.
In Levy County the observation at Cedar
Key recorded a gust to 51 knots (59
MPH) from the south at 2 PM EST on
09/06/2004.
The damage total listed was estimated
by doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damge to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data. M81PH
FLZ043-052-056>057 High Wind (G60)
Hurricane Frances made landfall just
after midnight on September 5th near
Vero Beach as a Category 2 storm. The
hurricane continued to move slowly west
northwestward across central Florida to
near Bartow by 2 pm, and just northeast
of Tampa by 8 pm, when it was down-
graded to a tropical storm. It then
emerged back into the Gulf of Mexico
near Hudson shortly before midnight.
Hurricane Frances took almost 24 hours
to move through the Florida peninsula.
Frances continued northwestward through
the northern gulf of Mexico, making a
second landfall on the afternoon of
September 6th in the Florida big bend
near Tallahassee as a tropical storm.
The damage totals listed were caused by
trees downed on homes and overland and
river flooding.
In Polk County there were four indirect
deaths reported; two were separate
incidents of people falling off of a
roof while cleaning storm debris and
two FEMA contract employees were killed
when their aircraft clipped a tower and
crashed while they were spraying for
mosquitoes due to excessive standing
water from Hurricane Frances.
In Highlands County there was one
indirect death of a man falling off his
roof while cleaning storm debris.
In Sumter County there was one indirect
death of a man by carbon monoxide
poisoning from a generator running
inside his home.
The damage total listed was estimated
by doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounts
for uninsured losses and damage to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the infor-
mation from the available data.
FLZ049>051-055-062 Astronomical High Tide
Tropical storm force winds from the
southwest produced tides one to five
feet above normal from New Port Richey
south to Punta Gorda as Hurricane
Frances moved northwest just north of
downtown Tampa. One foot of water was
found in downtown Punta Gorda as tides
in Charlotte Harbor reached five feet
above normal. Tides were two to three
feet above normal elsewhere and
produced moderate beach erosion from
Venice to Clearwater and flooding low
lying homes near downtown Saint
Petersburg.
Polk County
3 SW Bartow to Tornado (F0)
2.7 SW Bartow
A feeder band behind Hurricane Frances
produced a brief tornado. Radar
estimated the storm’s movement to be
northeast at 45 mph.
FLZ049-051>052-
055>056-061 Flood
Widespread heavy rain associated with
Hurricane Frances across west central
Florida lead to record flooding on many
of the rivers.
In Pasco County, Cypress Creek at
Worthington Gardens (flood stage 8
feet) reached it’s all time high of
13.78 feet on the 11th and the Anclote
River at Elfers (flood stage 20 feet)
reached the 7th highest stage ever at
24.44 feet on the 7th.
In Hillsborough County, The Hills-
borough River at the Morris Bridge
(flood stage 32 feet) reached it’s all
time high of 34.38 feet on the 8th, the
Alafia River at Lithia (flood stage 13
feet) reached the 5th highest stage at
22.33 feet on the 7th, and the Little
Manatee River at Wiamauma (flood stage
11 feet) reach 17.09 feet on the 7th.
The Peace River at Bartow in Polk
County (flood stage 8 feet) reached
it’s all time high of 17.21 feet on the
11th.
The Peace River in Zolfo Springs in
Hardee County (flood stage 16 feet)
reached the 5th highest stage of 22.42
feet on the 8th.
Finally, the Manatee River at Myakka
Head in Manatee County (flood stage 11
feet) reached 15.94 feet on the 11th.
Damage estimates were included in the
hurricane report because it was not
possible to extract the flood damage
information from the available data.
Pasco County
3 SSW Aripeka Tornado (F0)
The broadcast media relayed a report of
a tornado in Sea Pines with several
trees down, including a 60 foot tall
tree across the road.
FLZ039-050>051-055-
60 Astronomical High Tide
Hurricane Ivan moved north through the
eastern Gulf of Mexico and produced
tides one to four feet above normal
along the Gulf Coast of Florida. The
higher than normal tides combined with
a pounding surf to cause moderate to
major beach erosion along Florida’s
Gulf Coast. Sarasota County reported
moderate beach erosion at Turtle Beach
on Siesta Key. Manatee County reported
moderate beach erosion at Bradenton
Beach. In Tampa Bay tides were 1.26
feet above normal at Port Manatee, 3.50
feet above normal in Hillsborough Bay,
and 1.34 feet above normal at the St.
Pete Pier. Clearwater recorded tides
1.51 feet above normal and tides at
Cedar Key were 1.91 feet above normal.
Levy County
Williston Tornado (F0)
Emergency Management reported a brief
tornado touchdown in the city of
Williston.
Levy County
Bronson Tornado (F0)
Emergency Management reported a brief
tornado touchdown in the city of
Bronson.
Lee County
1 WSW Cape Coral Tornado (F0)
The Cape Coral Fire Chief reported a
brief tornado with damage limited to
lanai and roof fascia at 15 homes near
the water on the corner of Southwest
25th Place and Beach Parkway West.
Lee County
5 NNW Captiva Tornado (F0)
A waterspout over Pine Island Sound
moved west across Pine Island then into
the Gulf of Mexico.
FLZ043-056 Strong Wind
FLZ052-057 High Wind (G61)
Hurricane Jeanne followed the nearly
the same path across Florida as
Hurricane Frances three weeks earlier
and was the unprecedented fourth
hurricane to damage Florida during the
2004 hurricane season. The hurricane
moved ashore along the east coast of
Florida near Stuart late on September
25th with an eye 30 to 40 miles across.
Joanne took a course north of Lake
Okeechobee and decreased to a tropical
storm in eastern Polk County around 9
AM EDT on the 26th. The center of
Jeanne curved north of Tampa Bay during
the afternoon and travelled north along
the coastal counties before exiting
north through Levy County around 10 PM.
In Highlands County there were 140
homes destroyed and 2,000 homes with
major damage. Emergency Management
estimated the total damage to be $452
million. A peak wind of 82 knots
(94 MPH) was recorded in Sebring at 3
AM EST on 09/26/2004.
In Polk County a peak wind gust of 67
knots (77 MPH) was recorded in both
Frostproof and Bartow between 5-6 AM
EST on 09/26/2004.
In Hardee and Sumter Counties the
damage was limited to trees falling on
homes, vehicles, and power lines.
The damage total was estimated by
doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damge to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data.
FLZ039-042-048>051-
055-060>062-065 Tropical Storm
Hurricane Joanne followed the nearly
the same path across Florida as
Hurricane Frances three weeks earlier
and was the unprecedented fourth
hurricane to damage Florida during the
2004 hurricane season. The hurricane
moved ashore along the east coast of
Florida near Stuart late on September
25th with an eye 30 to 40 miles across.
Jeanne took a course north of Lake
Okeechobee and decreased to a tropical
storm in caster Polk County around 9 AM
EDT on the 26th. The center of Jeanne
curved north of Tampa Bay during the
afternoon and traveled north along the
coastal counties before exiting north
through Levy County around 10 PM.
In Hillsborough County the observation
from the Vandenburg airport recorded a
maximum wind gust of 58 knots (67 MPH)
from the north at 8:58 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Pasco County the COMPS Fred Howard
Park Coastal Station recorded a wind
gust of 66 knots (76 mph) from the
northwest at 12:54 PM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Hernando County the observation from
the Brooksville airport recorded a
maximum wind of 54 knots (62 MPH) from
the north at 11:26 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Levy County the observation from
Cedar Key recorded a gust to 40 knots
(46 MPH) from the northeast at 5 PM EST
on 09/26/2004.
In Sarasota County the maximum wind
recorded at the Sarasota-Bradenton
Airport was 55 knots (63 MPH) from the
northwest at 10:04 AM EST on
09/26/2004.
In Charlotte there was was 1.5 feet of
water in downtown Punta Gorda due to a
back doorstorm surge of 5.5 ft into
Charlotte Harbor. Tarps on roofs from
Hurricane Charley were blown off of
many roofs during Hurricane Jeanne. The
observation from the Punta Gorda
Airport recorded a maximum wind of 53
knots (61 MPH) from the west at 7:17 AM
EST on 09/26/2004.
In Lee County the Big Carlos Pass
observation recorded a gust to 49 knots
(56 MPH) from the west southwest at
7:42 AM EST on 09/26/2004.
The damage total was estimated by
doubling the insured losses unless
otherwise noted. The doubling accounted
for uninsured losses and damage to the
public infrastructure. Flood damage was
included within these totals because it
was not possible to extract the flood
damage information from the available
data.
Polk County
Lakeland Flash Flood
Heavy rains from Hurricane Jeanne
caused a retention pond to overflow and
eroded the foundation of a strip mall
on South Florida Avenue. One third of
the strip mall collapsed into the pond.
Emergency Management officials reported
water in homes in and said many areas
in the city looked like a lake.
FLZ049>051-055-060-
62 Astronomical High Tide
Tides mostly one to three feet above
normal caused minor flooding and minor
beach erosion along the Gulf Coast of
Florida from Lee County north through
Levy County. Downtown Punta Gorda was
inundated with 1.5 feet of water due to
tides 5.5 feet above normal in
Charlotte Harbor. In Tampa Bay tides
were 2.0 feet above normal at Port
Manatee, 1.3 feet above normal at St
Petersburg, and 3.5 feet above normal
in McKay Bay.
Citrus County
Floral City Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.66″ of rain.
Hardee County
2 N Gardner Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.33″ of rain.
Hernando County
2 SE Ridge Manor Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 7.19″ of rain.
Highlands County
2 E Avon Park Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 5.97″ of rain.
Polk County
3 SW Haines City Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 9.76″ of rain.
Sumter County
5 NW Lake Panasoffke Heavy Rain
A National Weather Service observer
recorded 6.48″ of rain.
Hurricane Jeanne caused heavy rains of
6 to 10 inches along the path of the
eyewall. Areas to the north and south
of the eyewall generally received 2 to
5 inches of rain over a 24 hour period.
FLZ042-048-051-
055>056 Flood
Widespread heavy rain combined with
saturated ground and swollen rivers to
cause river flooding across west
central Florida and lead to record
flooding on one of those rivers.
In Citrus County, the Withlacoochee
River at Holder (flood stage 8 feet)
reached an all time high of 10.86 feet
on the 30th and the Withlacoochee River
at Dunnellon (flood stage 29 feet)
reach 30.41 feet on the 27th.
In Hernando County, the Withlacoochee
River at Trilby (flood stage 12 feet)
reached 16.55 feet on the 29th and the
Withlacoochee River at Croom (flood
stage 8 feet) reach 11.64 feet on the
30th.
In Hillsborough County, the Alafia
River at Lithia (flood stage 13 feet)
reached 19.19 feet on the 28th, and the
Little Manatee River at Wiamauma (flood
stage 11 feet) reach 14.60 feet on the
28th.
In Hardee County the Peace River at
Zolfo Springs (flood stage 16 feet)
reached 21.19 feet on the 29th.
In Manatee County the Manatee River at
Myakka Head (flood stage 7 feet)
reached 14.54 feet on the 27th.
Damage estimates were included in the
hurricane report because it was not
possible to extract the flood damage
information from the available data.
FLORIDA, West Panhandle
FLZ001>006 Hurricane/Typhoon
See the narrative on Hurricane Ivan
under Alabama, Southwest, September
13-16, 2004. Ivan will be remembered as
one of the most damaging hurricanes to
affect the extreme western Florida
panhandle in modern history. The $4
billion in property damage is an
estimate, but the final figure could be
as low as $2.5 billion or as high as
$7 billion. F780T, F60PH, M60PH, F52PH,
F87PH, M46VE, M60OU, F8MH
Escambia County
3 W Gulf Beach to Tornado (F0)
2 S Inerarity Pt
A fast moving weak tornado developed
ahead of Hurricane Ivan. The tornado
moved ashore about two miles west of
Perdido Key and moved into Baldwin
county near Ono Island. Only minor
damage occurred with the weak tornado.
Most people had already evacuated the
area due to Ivan.
Escambia County
8 E Pensacola Beach to Tornado (F0)
2 NE Pensacola Beach
A fast moving tornado moved in from the
Gulf of Mexico about eight miles cast
of Pensacola Beach. The weak tornado
remained over isolated areas and thus
caused only minor damage. The weak
tornado moved into Santa Rosa county
southeast of Gulf Breeze.
Santa Rosa County
2 SE Gulf Breeze to Tornado (F0)
2 W Gulf Breeze
A fast moving tornado moved into Santa
Rosa county from Escambia county. The
weak tornado entered the county
southeast of Gulf Breeze and moved
rapidly west northwest before
dissipating just west of Gulf Breeze.
The tornado caused minor damage. The
area had been evacuated due to
Hurricane Ivan.
Escambia County
West Portion Flash Flood
As Hurricane Ivan was moving inland,
a band of very heavy rainfall developed
east of the center. Radar estimated
that five to seven inches of rain fell
in a two hour period across the area.
This caused most of the roads in the
west part of the county to flood. This
was in addition to the surge and high
winds that were blowing trees down. As
the storm moved north, the water
drained off the roads.
FLZ002 Heavy Surf/High Surf
About a week after Hurricane Ivan
impacted the area on September 16th,
the remnants of the storm re-entered
the Gulf of Mexico after making a large
clockwise loop over the southeastern
United States.
As a result, high waves and surf action
again impacted already heavily eroded
area beaches. Pensacola Beach was still
closed, but the high water hindered
clean up efforts along the beach. The
water also ended up under homes that
had severe erosion a week earlier. As
the remnants of Ivan slowly moved off
to the northwest over the western Gulf,
the high surf subsided.
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