Storm reports for February 5, 2004

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On February 5, 2004, 15 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jefferson County, AL.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $695,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (50 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Simpson County, MS (near Harrisville) · Tornado F2 · $250,000
  “This tornado touched down just to the northwest of Harrisville and tracked northeast, passing just to the west of Braxton. This tornado caused damage to several homes along Star-Braxton Road. These homes sustained mainly roof damage along with a few homes having windows blown out.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Adamsville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $160,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from near Shady Grove through Adamsville to near Brookside. Up to 50 homes suffered mainly minor damage, most of which occurred due to falling trees. Three to four homes sustained major damage.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Collinsville) · Tornado F1 · $80,000
  “This short track tornado touched down 1 mile northwest of Collinsville and tracked northeast for 1.5 miles. This tornado blew over a house under construction, destroyed a utility shed and caused minor damage to another house.”
• Newton County, MS (near Newton) · Tornado F1 · $30,000
  “This tornado touched down 6.5 miles south-southeast of Newton and moved northeast toward Hickory. As this tornado moved northeast it uprooted numerous trees and caused minor roof damage to 2 homes. This tornado was on the ground for 8 miles.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Piney Woods) · Tornado F1 · $10,000
  “This tornado moved into Rankin county from Simpson county and continued northeast for 1.5 miles before lifting. While in Rankin county, this tornado downed and snapped dozens of trees. The total path length was 10 miles.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Meridian) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $4,000
  “A few trees and power lines were blown down on the west and northwest sides of the city.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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