Storm reports for May 8, 2004

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On May 8, 2004, 130 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Floyd County, IA.

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 (130)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and $354,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (173 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Haywood County, NC (near Canton) · Hail 1.00″ · $50,000
  “Penny to quarter size hail fell, causing damage to numerous vehicles.”
• Newaygo County, MI (near Newaygo) · Hail 1.00″ · $20,000
  “One inch diameter was reported in Newaygo by an emergency manager.”
• Newaygo County, MI (near Newaygo) · Hail 0.88″ · $20,000
  “Three quarters to seven eighths inch diameter hail was reported by law enforcement and the public from around ten miles east of Newaygo to Fremont.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Lubbock) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds associated with a bow echo system gusted to over 58 mph and peaked at 83 mph at the NWS Office on the south side of town. A 40' by 100' tent that belonged to a traveling ministry was destroyed by the wind.”
• Van Buren County, MI (near Paw Paw) · Hail 0.88″ · $15,000
  “A trained spotter reported three quarters inch diameter hail with a severe thunderstorm five miles west of Paw Paw.”
• Erie County, PA (near Corry) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $6,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed two trees and a few large limbs.”

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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