Storm reports for April 22, 2004

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On April 22, 2004, 132 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Stone County, MO.

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 (132)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $184,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (158 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mayes County, OK (near Mazie) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A F1 tornado touched down just northeast of Mazie and lasted until it lifted just east of Murphy. Much of the path contained of F0 damage consisting of roof damage to a home, a broken window in a home and damage to outbuildings.”
• Washington County, AR (near Morrow) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour rolled over a mobile home and did damage to poultry buildings. This damage was originally thought to be associated with a tornado but a storm survey team determined it was due to the rear flank downdraft of the supercell storm that produced a tornado…”
• Shelby County, TN (near Fisherville) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down in the extreme eastern part of Shelby county. One house had some shingle damage and second home had a window blown out. A horse trailer was blown about 40 feet and a pickup truck was pushed about 25 feet. Several trees were knocked down.”
• Wagoner County, OK (near Broken Arrow) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “The storm which produced the tornado in the northeast part of Broken Arrow produced this F0 tornado which traveled through rural areas of Wagoner county blowing down trees and damaging outbuildings.”
• Chester County, TN (near Henderson) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Several homes were damaged. Some trees were blown down.”
• Hardin County, TN (near Savannah) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Some homes had minor roof damage. Some trees were knocked 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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