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Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

Click to view the NWS Tampa Bay 2004 Hurricane Season Story Map
Click on the image above to view the NWS Tampa Bay 2004 Hurricane Season Story Map

Overview

The 2004 hurricane season was unprecedented for the time. There were a total of five storms that would impact Florida in just six weeks. In fact, two of the four, Frances and Jeanne, made landfall just 2 miles apart with only three weeks between them. In total, nine tropical systems would go on to affect the U.S. that year. The costs from the hurricanes and tropical storms was estimated to be over $51 billion. At the time, this became the most costly hurricane season ever for the U.S., with the second most costly, at $35 billion, being 1992, the year that Hurricane Andrew impacted south Florida.

Within the tabs below are more details about the 2004 Hurricane Season and the tropical systems that impacted Florida.