Storm reports for February 24, 2004

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On February 24, 2004, 6 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Refugio County, TX.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $300,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Nueces County, TX (near San Pedro) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Winds blew off roof of one wing of the San Pedro Elementary School.”
• Wakulla County, FL (near Southwest Portion) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “A roof was blown off a two-story house on Mashes Sands Road along Ocklockonee Bay. A half mile south of the house, a portion of a overhang to a gas station at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and the Ocklockonee Bay Bridge was torn off.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near (Tpa)Tampa Intl Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $40,000
  “A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph created 2.5 miles of damage near the Tampa International Airport according to a survey completed by Hillsborough County Emergency Management. Tree damage brought down power lines near the 5800 block of Benjamin Road.”
• Brazos County, TX (near College Station) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “Several homes received minor damage by A&M High School at intersection of Pheasant and West Ridge.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Brandon) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $15,000
  “A thunderstorm gust front damaged a plant nursery on 58th Street near Rose Lane. The flat topped roof of the nursery lost some tar paper and heavy rains caused significant water damage inside. No trees were downed but tarps acting as a green house were ripped and thrown about.”
• Polk County, FL (near Ft Meade) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $10,000
  “A line of thunderstorms moved through Fort Meade and caused damage to light structures. The overroof of a mobile home blew off (but the original roof remained damage free), awnings were blown down, and several homes with porch patios had damage to their roofs and screens.”

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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