Hurricane Frances made land fall over the Florida Panhandle and continued to track in a generally northward direction into Georgia, before turning more to the northeast. This track placed the Charleston County Warning Area in the favorable right side of the remnants of Frances which produced numerous tornadoes and areas of straight line wind damage over southeast Georgia and south coastal South Carolina. Several Georgia counties also experienced flash flooding as there were isolated rainfall amounts of 5 to 8 inches over a 24 to 36 hour period.  This was on top of already saturated ground from heavy rains during the month of August.  The South Carolina counties experienced more nuisance type flooding as the rainfall amounts were not as high as what occurred in southeast Georgia.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 05-SEP-04 23:55:00 to 05-SEP-04 23:59:00 (EST)
Location: BURROUGHS
Magnitude: 60 EG
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Thunderstorms winds caused significant damage to a home on Grove Point Island.

Tornado in BULLOCH, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 03:20:00 to 06-SEP-04 03:30:00 (EST)
Location: REGISTER
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A weak tornado knocked down trees in Bulloch county before moving into Candler county.

Tornado in CANDLER, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 03:30:00 to 06-SEP-04 03:35:00 (EST)
Location: METTER
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A weak tornado moved from Bulloch county into Candler county.  The storm knocked down trees along its path.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 06:50:00 to 06-SEP-04 06:55:00 (EST)
Location: POOLER
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.

Tornado in BRYAN, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 02:30:00 to 06-SEP-04 02:35:00 (EST)
Location: RICHMOND HILL
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A weak tornado knocked down trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRYAN, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 09:30:00 to 06-SEP-04 09:35:00 (EST)
Location: PEMBROKE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and large limbs down.

Flash Flood in TATTNALL, GEORGIA
From 07-SEP-04 17:45:00 to 07-SEP-04 21:00:00 (EST)
Location: REIDSVILLE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy rainfall caused many roads throughout the county to be closed.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCINTOSH, GEORGIA
From 05-SEP-04 21:05:00 to 05-SEP-04 21:10:00 (EST)
Location: SOUTH NEWPORT
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in LIBERTY, GEORGIA
From 05-SEP-04 19:50:00 to 05-SEP-04 19:55:00 (EST)
Location: HINESVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.  One tree fell onto a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONG, GEORGIA
From 05-SEP-04 20:25:00 to 05-SEP-04 20:30:00 (EST)
Location: LUDOWICI
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.

Tornado in MCINTOSH, GEORGIA
From 05-SEP-04 19:30:00 to 05-SEP-04 19:35:00 (EST)
Location: DARIEN
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

A tornado caused damage along highway 99 between mile markers 7 and 8. Trees and power lines were knocked down and a porch was ripped off a house.

Flash Flood in LONG, GEORGIA
From 07-SEP-04 01:00:00 to 07-SEP-04 02:45:00 (EST)
Location: LUDOWICI
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy rainfall flooded roads across the county.

Flash Flood in EVANS, GEORGIA
From 07-SEP-04 01:00:00 to 07-SEP-04 02:45:00 (EST)
Location: CLAXTON
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy rainfall flooded roads across the county.

Flash Flood in CANDLER, GEORGIA
From 07-SEP-04 18:13:00 to 07-SEP-04 21:00:00 (EST)
Location: METTER
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy rain caused flooded roads.

Flash Flood in CANDLER, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 21:15:00 to 07-SEP-04 02:45:00 (EST)
Location: METTER
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy rainfall flooded numerous roads including portions of Highway 121 and 23.

Flash Flood in TATTNALL, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 22:57:00 to 07-SEP-04 02:45:00 (EST)
Location: GLENNVILLE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy rainfall flooded roads throughout the county.

Tornado in LIBERTY, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 08:00:00 to 06-SEP-04 08:15:00 (EST)
Location: FLEMING
Tornado F-scale: F1
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A weak F1 tornado knocked down and snapped numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONG, GEORGIA
From 05-SEP-04 21:30:00 to 05-SEP-04 21:35:00 (EST)
Location: LUDOWICI
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees, one of which fell on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCINTOSH, GEORGIA
From 05-SEP-04 21:29:00 to 05-SEP-04 21:35:00 (EST)
Location: RIDGEVILLE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.

Tornado in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 06-SEP-04 10:02:00 to 06-SEP-04 10:17:00 (EST)
Location: THUNDERBOLT
Tornado F-scale: F1
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

A tornado knocked down trees and power lines and destroyed a fence. The tornado tracked into Jasper county South Carolina before dissipating.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 07-SEP-04 02:10:00 to 07-SEP-04 02:15:00 (EST)
Location: BLOOMINGDALE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.

Tornado in LIBERTY, GEORGIA
From 05-SEP-04 23:05:00 to 05-SEP-04 23:10:00 (EST)
Location: RETREAT
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A weak tornado knocked down trees and large limbs and did damage to a roof.