Storm reports for April 30, 2004

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On April 30, 2004, 163 hail, 63 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Coleman 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 (163)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $852,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (231 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Shackelford County, TX (near Albany) · Hail 2.75″ · $400,000
  “Albany was hit again by another hail storm that produced significant damage to homes and businesses. Windows were broken all through the town.”
• Clay County, TX (near Petrolia) · Hail 0.88″ · $150,000
  “Several vehicles were damaged in the high school and junior high-elementary parking lots. Some homes were also damaged.”
• Coleman County, TX (near Glen Cove) · Hail 4.25″ · $80,000
  “Very large hail caused damage to vehicles and dwellings near Hoards Creek Lake.”
• McCracken County, KY (near Heath) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Trees were blown down at many locations across the county. Power lines landed on several houses. A tree landed on a house in West Paducah, and another tree landed on apartments in Paducah. A utility pole grazed a mobile home in the Lone Oak area.”
• Van Zandt County, TX (near Canton) · Hail 2.50″ · $10,000
  “Car and mobile home windows were broken.”
• Livingston County, KY (near Salem) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “Wind damage was reported between Salem and Grand Rivers. Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. Structural damage occurred near Salem.”

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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