Storm reports for April 10, 2004

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On April 10, 2004, 85 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.75″ (softball size) in Montgomery 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 (85)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage and $2.1 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (113 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harris County, TX (near Bellaire) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “Tornado damaged shopping center at Ranchester and Bellaire intersection. Shopping center building received significant damage to its eastern rear and western front windows. Cars in shopping center parking lot were damaged with one overturned on its side.”
• Harris County, TX (near Bellaire) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Trees down and fence damage between Bellaire and Beechnut Streets in SW Bellaire. Gas station canopy blown off at the intersection of Beechnut and I-610 (Key Map 531L-M).”
• Lavaca County, TX (near Moulton) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “A second flurry of large hail, this time bigger than baseballs, damaged cars and homes east of Moulton.”
• Montgomery County, TX (near Magnolia) · Hail 4.75″ · $75,000
  “Softball-size hail reported in the Turtle Creek subdivision (Key Map 212 - 213).”
• Houston County, TX (near Crockett) · Hail 2.75″ · $30,000
  “Baseball-size hail in the town of Crockett.”
• Montgomery County, TX (near Pinehurst) · Hail 2.75″ · $30,000
  “Baseball-size hail in Pinehurst (Key Map 247).”

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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