Storm reports for March 1, 2004

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On March 1, 2004, 26 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Walworth County, WI.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $30,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ottawa County, MI (near Port Sheldon) · Hail 0.75″ · $10,000
  “Three quarters inch hail was reported by trained spotters three miles north of Port Sheldon and in Holland.”
• Oceana County, MI (near Shelby) · Hail 0.75″ · $5,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced three quarters inch hail in Shelby.”
• Muskegon County, MI (near Muskegon Hgts) · Hail 0.75″ · $5,000
  “A trained spotter in Muskegon Heights reported that a severe thunderstorm produced three quarters inch hail there.”
• Kane County, IL (near Aurora) · Hail 0.88″
  “Reported 3 miles west of intersection of Interstate 88 and State Highway 47”
• Lake County, IL (near Zion) · Hail 0.75″
  “Reported at intersection of Interstate 94 and State Highway 173”
• Kane County, IL (near Central Portion) · Hail 0.75″
  “Reported 1 mile west of Wayne at intersection of Irving Park and Kirk Rds.”

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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