Storm reports for March 27, 2004

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On March 27, 2004, 119 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 17 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Pawnee County, KS.

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 (119)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $641,000 in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (148 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Edwards County, KS (near Kinsley) · Tornado F3 · $480,000
  “This tornado became very large and dusty. Several farms were hit with minor damage to other outbuildings across it's path. One farm sustained a direct hit. Five equipment buildings were destroyed and the house was knocked from it's foundation. Trees were mangled and debarked.”
• Russell County, KS (near Luray) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000
  “Midway Co-op lost five 9,500 bushel grain bins due to microburst winds. The grain bins were blown into adjacent power lines as well as one power pole possessing a transformer, severing power to Luray for approximately 4 hours.”
• Republic County, KS (near Cuba) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $30,000
  “Strong winds blew a 300 gallon fuel tank on top of a car. A barn was moved 12 feet off its foundation, and several feed bins were blown on top of the barn.”
• Kingfisher County, OK (near Kingfisher) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Winds downed fences and damaged an outbuilding on the southwest edge of town.”
• Woodward County, OK (near Sharon) · Tornado F1 · $15,000
  “A tornado touched down four miles south of Sharon and moved to the east-northeast. A car was blown off state highway 34, 3.8 miles south of Sharon, and a cow was killed by the tornado nearby. Otherwise no other damage is known to indicate the tornado's intensity.”
• Woodward County, OK (near Sharon) · Tornado F1 · $1,000
  “A second thunderstorm developed to the southwest of the first tornadic storm. Spotters observed a tornado with this storm that also crossed state highway 34, a couple of miles south of the tornado produced by the first storm. This tornado also downed several cedar trees.”

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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