Storm reports for May 13, 2004

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On May 13, 2004, 131 hail, 62 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Mason County, TX.

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 (131)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (203 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ulster County, NY (near Pine Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $500,000
  “Cost estimated due to wind damage to many structures and flooding of roadways.”
• Wagoner County, OK (near Coweta) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “At 404 pm cdt a tornado developed on the north of Coweta near the intersection of Highway 51 and 127th Street South. The tornado traveled south southeast into Coweta before dissipating at 410 pm cdt just before reaching Highway 51 near 305th East Avenue.”
• San Jacinto County, TX (near Coldspring) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $80,000
  “Trees downed from Coldspring to Evergreen around the Sam Houston National Forest.”
• Caldwell County, TX (near Lockhart) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “An Amateur Radio Spotter in McMahan reported trees knocked over and power lines blown down by high winds. He measured wind gusts near 48 knots, but estimated they were as high as 60 knots west of McMahan.”
• Cotton County, OK (near Walters) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $60,000
  “A historic downtown store front was heavily damaged when it caved in due to the strong winds that moved through the town. The store was originally built in 1920.”
• Creek County, OK (near Mounds) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 80 miles an hour tore the roof off a mobile home and destroyed a garage. Other homes in the area also suffered roof damage. In addition, there was tree damage. One tree fell on a car and broke out its back window.”

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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