Storm reports for May 6, 2004

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On May 6, 2004, 60 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in LaGrange County, IN.

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 (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $305,000 in property damage and $225,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (73 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnson County, IA (near Iowa City) · Hail 1.75″ · $70,000
  “Hail of 1.00 to 1.50 inches in diameter with some golfball sized hail occurred with thunderstorm number 3 in Iowa City, and 2 miles west, 1 mile south, and 1 mile east of Iowa City. Hail covered the ground in the southeast part of the city with numerous cars receiving dents.”
• Muscatine County, IA (near Sweetland Center) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Grain bin blown over with trees into houses.”
• Muscatine County, IA (near Muscatine) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “8 power lines down with 2 semi trucks blown over.”
• Kalamazoo County, MI (near Oshtemo) · Hail 1.00″ · $20,000
  “An early morning severe thunderstorm produced one inch diameter hail in Oshtemo.”
• Oceana County, MI (near Pentwater) · Hail 0.88″ · $20,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced three quarters to seven eighths inch diameter hail across portions of Oceana county.”
• Newaygo County, MI (near Hesperia) · Hail 0.88″ · $20,000
  “Seven eighths inch diameter hail was reported by law enforcement in Hesperia.”

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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