Storm reports for April 3, 2004

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On April 3, 2004, 34 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Brewster 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 (34)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage and $2.5 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (40 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “A high precipitation supercell formed in extreme southwestern Pecos County early in the morning on Sunday, April 4th, and moved to the northeast, eventually affecting Fort Stockton.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Lajitas) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “Seven vehicles received hail damage during the storm.”
• Presidio County, TX (near Redford) · Hail 2.50″ · $20,000
  “Tennis ball size hail resulted in car and camper damage in extreme southern portions of Presidio County.”
• Gaines County, TX (near Seminole) · Hail 2.75″ · $10,000
  “Nickel to baseball size hail was reported covering the ground at the intersection of U.S. Highway 62/180 and Farm to Market Road 331.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Lajitas) · Hail 4.50″
  “Supercell thunderstorms moving northeast into the extreme southwest portion of Brewster County produced grapefruit to softball size hail for 22 minutes. Reports indicated that the softball size hail occurred around 530 pm CST.”
• Hudspeth County, TX (near Cornudas) · Hail 2.50″
  “An off-duty National Weather Service employee "investigating" a supercell reported a motorist had a windshield broken from tennis ball size hail west of Cornudas.”

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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