Storm reports for May 10, 2004

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On May 10, 2004, 130 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in El Paso County, CO.

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 $1.5 million in property damage and $197,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (198 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Erie County, PA (near Edinboro) · Hail 1.00″ · $850,000
  “Quarter size hail fell for over 30 minutes causing significant damage at an automobile dealership just north of Edinboro along State Route 99. Over 250 vehicles were damaged by the hail. A building at the dealership also sustained some roof damage.”
• Eaton County, MI (near Mulliken) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “A barn was blown down by a severe thunderstorm wind gust near the intersection of Dow and St. Joe roads.”
• Calhoun County, MI (near Battle Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “The public four miles south southwest of Battle Creek reported that one and a half inch diameter hail and wind gusts to 65 m.p.h. occurred with a severe thunderstorm in that area.”
• Calhoun County, MI (near Battle Creek) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “The public reported one and three quarters inch diameter hail on I-94 just over the Calhoun county line.”
• Lynn County, TX (near Lakeview) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “Golfball size hail was reported by the public.”
• Ingham County, MI (near Lansing) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “A trained spotter measured a 78 m.p.h. wind gust along Mt. Hope avenue.”

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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