Storm reports for May 1, 2004

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On May 1, 2004, 15 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Duval County, FL.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $644,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (53 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harris County, TX (near Tomball) · Tornado F1 · $275,000 · 1 injury
  “F1 tornado near Highway 149 and Graham Street caused significant townhouse roof damage. A bank and a grocery store were also damaged and a car was overturned at a local dealership. Trees were also downed.”
• Harris County, TX (near Lake Houston) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $50,000
  “Three foot diameter trees snapped and flag poles bent on the west side of Lake Houston 5 miles south southeast of Kingwood.”
• Walthall County, MS (near Enon) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A tornado touched down along an intermittent path in extreme northern Walthall County. Numerous trees were downed or their main trunks snapped. Several buildings and mobile homes were damaged by wind or fallen trees.”
• Covington County, MS (near Collins) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $40,000
  “A large tree fell on a mobile home and destroyed it. Another home sustained wind damage.”
• Jasper County, MS (near Bay Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “Many trees and power lines were blown down in and around Bay Springs. A Dentist office sustained damage as a few trees fell onto the building. A large radio antenna was also blown down on a building.”
• Clarke County, MS (near Stonewall) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Several homes were damaged and a porch was blown off a house. Numerous trees were also 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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