Storm reports for April 9, 2004

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On April 9, 2004, 48 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Mills 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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (80 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Latimer County, OK (near Wilburton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour did some minor damage to roofs of a few houses and damaged some tin attached to barns.”
• Latimer County, OK (near Panola) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.”
• Saline County, AR (near Bryant) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees in the Shannon Hills community.”
• Lonoke County, AR (near England) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree.”
• Jefferson County, AR (near Redfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Several trees and a power pole were knocked down.”
• Polk County, AR (near Rocky) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a number of large tree limbs and a few large 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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