Storm reports for May 7, 2004

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On May 7, 2004, 104 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Allen County, OH.

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 (104)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage and $130,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (171 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Stafford County, VA (near Leeland) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1.5 million
  “Trees and utility poles down. Over twenty homes damaged, five suffered major damage.”
• King George County, VA (near King George) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “Several dwellings were damaged from felled trees and power lines.”
• Linn County, IA (near Marion) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “Also reported by Amateur radio. Hail of 1.25 to 1.5 inches in diameter also occurred on the north side of the city of Marion.”
• Spotsylvania County, VA (near Spotsylvania) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph · $15,000
  “A stage collapsed at an outdoor festival, and several portable toilets were overturned by strong winds.”
• King George County, VA (near Shiloh) · Tornado F1 · $10,000
  “A tornado touched down in southeast King George County. The damage began just northwest of Shilohand the path continued southeast for approximately three miles. Many trees were topped, snapped and uprooted. Damage was intermittent, and the strongest damage occurred near the end of the tornado path.”
• Harrison County, WV (near Bridgeport) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “A section of a wall under construction at a doctor's office building was blown over at the New Pointe Plaza. One vehicle was damaged.”

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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