Monday, September 27th, 2004 — Georgians were on the watch for tornadoes Monday as Tropical Storm Jeanne moved north after hitting Florida on Sunday.
Much of the southern half of Georgia was under a tornado watch. Forecasters said the storm could also dump up to 8 inches of rain.
At 5 a.m. ET Monday, the center of the storm was about 40 miles east of Tallahassee. It was moving north-northwest near 12 mph.
Jeanne was a hurricane on Sunday when it hit Florida, marking the fourth major storm in six weeks there. Much of the state shut down, prompting recovery plans on a scale never before seen in the nation.
Martin County Commissioner Doug Smith said Monday that Jeanne left few buildings in his county unscarred because Frances had weakened them and subsequent rain connected to Hurricane Ivan had made the ground saturated. “Everything has been compromised to some extent,” Smith told NBC’s “Today” show. “We have lost a lot more structures this time.”