Storm reports for April 7, 2004

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On April 7, 2004, 103 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in De Soto Parish, LA.

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 (103)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $212,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (116 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, TX (near Onalaska) · Hail 1.50″ · $50,000
  “Ping Pong ball-size hail covering ground.”
• Autauga County, AL (near Prattville) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “Two thunderstorms merged over Prattville. The merger strengthened the thunderstorms and produced hail up to golf ball size in and around Prattville. A few homes sustained roof damage and several automobiles also suffered hail damage.”
• Trinity County, TX (near Trinity) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Golfball-size hail in the town of Trinity.”
• Trinity County, TX (near Sebastopol) · Hail 1.25″ · $20,000
  “Half dollar-size hail covering the ground.”
• Clarke County, AL (near Grove Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “In addition to a large amount of hail near Grove Hill, high winds from the thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines. A couple of frame buildings also had some minor damage from the high winds. No injuries were reported.”
• Greene County, AL (near Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $2,000
  “Several trees were blown down near the Mount Hebron community in extreme western Greene County.”

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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