Storm reports for April 11, 2004

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On April 11, 2004, 19 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Wharton 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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $250,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (28 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Collier County, FL (near Golden Gate) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “A tornado associated with a squall line touched down near I-75 and Santa Barbara Boulevard. and lifted near the Golden Gate Parkway. The tornado caused minor roof damage to houses, destroyed sheds and uprooted trees. Minor damage was also reported at Naples Municipal Airport.”
• Charlotte County, FL (near Englewood) · Tornado F0 · $30,000
  “A weak tornado associated with a squall line that moved in from the Gulf of Mexico damaged six units at the Village of Holiday Lakes off of State Road 771 in Englewood. An emergency management storm survey found the damage to be about 20 yards wide and three blocks long.”
• Lee County, FL (near Boca Grande) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused damage to seven homes and downed trees and power lines from Boca Grande to Cape Coral. A mobile home on the 3300 block of Del Prado had part of the roof peeled back while another home on the 4500 block of Del Prado lost about 600 square feet of shingles.”
• Lavaca County, TX (near Halletsville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “A cooperative observer reported trees blown down with lots of minor wind damage in the Hallettsville area.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Missouri City) · Hail 1.00″ · $15,000
  “Quarter-size hail reported at the Quail Valley subdivision.”
• Collier County, FL (near Golden Gate) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “A SKYWARN spotter reported wind damage to pool screening and the downing of two trees. Several construction walls were blown down.”

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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