Storm reports for April 24, 2004

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On April 24, 2004, 4 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Edmonson County, KY.

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

Hail reports (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $726,000 in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (22 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Carter County, MO (near Ellsinore) · Tornado F2 · $600,000 · 5 injuries
  “The tornado touched down about one mile south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and County Highway 233 in eastern Carter County. The tornado tracked north-northeast, passing only about a mile west of the town of Ellsinore.”
• Wayne County, MO (near Patterson) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down. Two businesses and about six homes were severely damaged when most of their roofing was blown off. The businesses were a beauty shop and a post office. A dozen barns and sheds were destroyed. Several vehicles and some farm machinery was damaged.”
• Cape Girardeau County, MO (near Crump) · Tornado F2 · $10,000
  “Several barns were damaged, and one was destroyed. Two houses had roof damage. The most intense damage was in a forest, where hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated at 130 MPH.”
• Cross County, AR (near Cherry Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “One large tree was blown down over a power line.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Several large limbs were blown down and one tree fell on a house.”
• Clay County, MO (near Smithville) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “Brief landspout tornado. Tore off part of a metal roof from a local business.”

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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