Storm reports for March 5, 2004

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On March 5, 2004, 5 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Pontotoc County, MS.

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 (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $162,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (46 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pontotoc County, MS (near Pontotoc) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees and power lines were knocked down. One tree fell on a mobile home.”
• Tishomingo County, MS (near Golden) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “A gas line was broken. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.”
• Wood County, WV (near Parkersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Trees were knocked down in scattered locations in the city. One large oak tree was uprooted and fell onto a house along Washington Avenue. A resident of the house said, "we didn't know if there was an earthquake or a helicopter landing on the house.”
• Lee County, MS (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A storage shed was damaged. Numerous trees were blown down across the county.”
• Itawamba County, MS (near Fulton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Some trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Marion County, AL (near Hamilton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $8,000
  “Several trees were blown down from Hamilton to Guin to Brilliant.”

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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