Storm reports for May 23, 2004

On May 23, 2004, 227 hail, 131 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 23 states.

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227hail reports

131damaging-wind reports

9tornado reports

3.00″largest hail reported

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On May 23, 2004, 227 hail, 131 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Osage County, MO.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
MO	55	5	0	3.00″
IN	20	28	0	1.75″
MI	8	33	3	1.75″
IL	30	7	2	1.75″
NC	15	14	0	1.75″
NY	15	10	0	3.00″
VA	15	8	0	1.75″
WI	17	0	3	1.50″
OH	3	14	0	0.75″
CT	14	2	0	1.50″
SC	11	5	0	1.00″
OK	9	1	0	1.25″
NE	3	0	0	1.75″
SD	3	0	0	1.00″
PA	1	2	0	0.88″
MT	2	0	0	1.00″
NJ	1	1	0	0.88″
MA	2	0	0	0.75″
KS	1	0	0	0.88″
WV	1	0	0	0.75″
RI	1	0	0	0.75″
OR	0	0	1	–
TN	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Syracuse, NY	146,097	3.00″
Solvay, NY	6,495	3.00″
Bloomington, IL	79,232	1.75″
Normal, IL	53,304	1.75″
Plainfield, IL	48,881	1.75″
Goldsboro, NC	34,629	1.75″
Lockport, IL	26,915	1.75″
Yorkville, IL	25,986	1.75″
Homer Glen, IL	24,852	1.75″
Kinston, NC	19,519	1.75″
Lemont, IL	18,203	1.75″
Mattoon, IL	16,602	1.75″
Charlotte, MI	9,301	1.75″
Flushing, MI	8,224	1.75″
Clinton, IN	4,802	1.75″
Pittsfield, IL	4,048	1.75″
Bristol, CT	62,195	1.50″
Mequon, WI	25,329	1.50″
Glendale, WI	14,381	1.50″
Brown Deer, WI	12,527	1.50″
Fox Point, WI	6,591	1.50″
Bayside, WI	4,338	1.50″
Sullivan, IL	4,298	1.50″
Thiensville, WI	3,299	1.50″
Oklahoma City, OK	712,919	1.25″

Hail reports (227)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
21:59	3.00″	Osage County, MO
01:38	3.00″	Onondaga County, NY
21:10	2.00″	Pulaski County, MO
21:20	2.00″	Callaway County, MO
21:40	2.00″	Camden County, MO
18:02	1.75″	Bedford County, VA
18:24	1.75″	Vermillion County, IN
19:20	1.75″	Cass County, IN
19:30	1.75″	White County, IN
20:30	1.75″	Wayne County, NC
20:50	1.75″	Eaton County, MI
21:26	1.75″	Lenoir County, NC
21:57	1.75″	Pike County, IL
22:20	1.75″	Genesee County, MI
23:12	1.75″	McLean County, IL
23:39	1.75″	Morgan County, IL
00:27	1.75″	Kendall County, IL
00:51	1.75″	Will County, IL
00:52	1.75″	Will County, IL
01:10	1.75″	Coles County, IL
01:50	1.75″	Cherry County, NE
01:59	1.75″	Coles County, IL
02:55	1.75″	Stone County, MO
20:00	1.50″	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT
22:40	1.50″	Franklin County, MO
22:45	1.50″	Franklin County, MO
00:49	1.50″	Moultrie County, IL
01:43	1.50″	Ozaukee County, WI
01:43	1.50″	Ozaukee County, WI
01:48	1.50″	Milwaukee County, WI
02:45	1.50″	Stone County, MO
02:57	1.50″	Stone County, MO
17:30	1.25″	Henry County, VA
20:08	1.25″	Montgomery County, VA
20:23	1.25″	Calhoun County, MI
06:23	1.25″	Oklahoma County, OK
17:18	1.00″	White County, IL
18:00	1.00″	Henry County, VA
18:37	1.00″	Parke County, IN
18:43	1.00″	Grayson County, VA
18:45	1.00″	Galax city, VA
19:38	1.00″	Cattaraugus County, NY
19:50	1.00″	Fulton County, IN
20:00	1.00″	Colleton County, SC
20:30	1.00″	Colleton County, SC
21:00	1.00″	Jasper County, SC
21:05	1.00″	Callaway County, MO
21:10	1.00″	Hickory County, MO
21:25	1.00″	Gaston County, NC
21:29	1.00″	Osage County, MO
21:32	1.00″	Camden County, MO
21:38	1.00″	Camden County, MO
21:40	1.00″	Shiawassee County, MI
22:00	1.00″	Chatham County, NC
22:05	1.00″	St. Louis County, MO
22:10	1.00″	Jefferson County, MO
22:12	1.00″	Jefferson County, MO
22:20	1.00″	Powder River County, MT
22:27	1.00″	Gasconade County, MO
22:30	1.00″	Jasper County, SC
22:32	1.00″	Dade County, MO
22:34	1.00″	Laclede County, MO
22:34	1.00″	Broome County, NY
22:35	1.00″	Camden County, MO
22:35	1.00″	Pulaski County, MO
22:55	1.00″	Warren County, MO
23:18	1.00″	Sangamon County, IL
23:25	1.00″	Dane County, WI
23:43	1.00″	Lawrence County, MO
23:59	1.00″	St. Louis County, MO
00:20	1.00″	St. Charles County, MO
00:24	1.00″	Waukesha County, WI
00:34	1.00″	St. Louis County, MO
00:37	1.00″	Grundy County, IL
00:39	1.00″	Texas County, MO
00:55	1.00″	Oglala Lakota County, SD
00:59	1.00″	Dodge County, WI
01:00	1.00″	Oglala Lakota County, SD
01:02	1.00″	DuPage County, IL
01:15	1.00″	Stone County, MO
01:24	1.00″	Stone County, MO
01:35	1.00″	Waukesha County, WI
01:41	1.00″	Milwaukee County, WI
01:42	1.00″	Lawrence County, MO
01:50	1.00″	Cook County, IL
02:15	1.00″	Cherry County, NE
02:30	1.00″	Cherry County, NE
02:30	1.00″	Clay County, IN
02:30	1.00″	Herkimer County, NY
02:52	1.00″	Stone County, MO
03:00	1.00″	Creek County, OK
03:02	1.00″	Porter County, IN
03:07	1.00″	Putnam County, IN
03:23	1.00″	Lincoln County, OK
15:50	0.88″	Radford city, VA
17:13	0.88″	Henry County, VA
18:20	0.88″	Warren County, NY
18:30	0.88″	Franklin County, VA
19:08	0.88″	Carroll County, IN
20:00	0.88″	Floyd County, VA
20:13	0.88″	Alleghany County, NC
20:15	0.88″	Kosciusko County, IN
20:15	0.88″	Sumter County, SC
20:21	0.88″	Morris County, NJ
20:25	0.88″	Dallas County, MO
20:25	0.88″	Richland County, SC
20:40	0.88″	Guilford County, NC
20:45	0.88″	Putnam County, NY
20:45	0.88″	Orangeburg County, SC
20:50	0.88″	Harnett County, NC
21:12	0.88″	Capitol Planning Region, CT
21:50	0.88″	Miller County, MO
21:57	0.88″	Pike County, IL
22:22	0.88″	Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
22:34	0.88″	Broome County, NY
22:36	0.88″	Scott County, IL
22:43	0.88″	Custer County, SD
23:00	0.88″	Susquehanna County, PA
23:30	0.88″	Montgomery County, NC
23:50	0.88″	Lincoln County, OK
00:02	0.88″	Texas County, MO
00:10	0.88″	Lincoln County, OK
00:17	0.88″	Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
00:23	0.88″	Texas County, MO
00:35	0.88″	St. Louis County, MO
00:53	0.88″	Waukesha County, WI
01:00	0.88″	Tulsa County, OK
01:00	0.88″	Creek County, OK
01:00	0.88″	St. Clair County, IL
01:10	0.88″	St. Clair County, IL
01:15	0.88″	Stone County, MO
01:19	0.88″	St. Louis County, MO
01:40	0.88″	Onondaga County, NY
01:49	0.88″	Cook County, IL
02:52	0.88″	Stone County, MO
05:30	0.88″	Wexford County, MI
06:10	0.88″	Cherokee County, KS
16:57	0.75″	Wayne County, IL
17:00	0.75″	Clay County, IL
17:14	0.75″	Effingham County, IL
17:15	0.75″	Henry County, VA
17:50	0.75″	Patrick County, VA
17:57	0.75″	Henry County, VA
18:18	0.75″	Stokes County, NC
18:35	0.75″	McDowell County, NC
18:35	0.75″	Parke County, IN
18:50	0.75″	Vigo County, IN
19:00	0.75″	Orangeburg County, SC
19:14	0.75″	White County, IN
19:16	0.75″	Cass County, IN
19:30	0.75″	Chautauqua County, NY
19:35	0.75″	Fulton County, IN
19:55	0.75″	Dorchester County, SC
20:13	0.75″	Jefferson County, WV
20:25	0.75″	Benton County, MO
20:30	0.75″	Rockland County, NY
20:55	0.75″	Orangeburg County, SC
21:05	0.75″	Callaway County, MO
21:05	0.75″	Polk County, MO
21:05	0.75″	Duplin County, NC
21:05	0.75″	Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
21:08	0.75″	Adams County, IN
21:12	0.75″	Culpeper County, VA
21:25	0.75″	Camden County, MO
21:30	0.75″	Lenoir County, NC
21:30	0.75″	Chesterfield County, SC
21:30	0.75″	Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
21:32	0.75″	Van Wert County, OH
21:39	0.75″	Pitt County, NC
21:45	0.75″	Robeson County, NC
21:50	0.75″	Lenoir County, NC
21:52	0.75″	Orange County, VA
22:10	0.75″	St. Louis County, MO
22:20	0.75″	Gasconade County, MO
22:20	0.75″	Camden County, MO
22:21	0.75″	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT
22:29	0.75″	Laclede County, MO
22:30	0.75″	Tioga County, NY
22:34	0.75″	Powder River County, MT
22:35	0.75″	Washington County, RI
23:00	0.75″	Tuscola County, MI
23:00	0.75″	Capitol Planning Region, CT
23:25	0.75″	Franklin County, MO
23:35	0.75″	Dane County, WI
23:40	0.75″	St. Louis County, MO
23:45	0.75″	Capitol Planning Region, CT
23:45	0.75″	Berkshire County, MA
23:50	0.75″	Phelps County, MO
23:51	0.75″	Sullivan County, NY
23:57	0.75″	Hampden County, MA
00:00	0.75″	Dane County, WI
00:00	0.75″	Capitol Planning Region, CT
00:14	0.75″	Texas County, MO
00:20	0.75″	Jefferson County, WI
00:20	0.75″	Jefferson County, WI
00:20	0.75″	Kendall County, IL
00:20	0.75″	Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
00:25	0.75″	Capitol Planning Region, CT
00:30	0.75″	St. Louis County, MO
00:30	0.75″	Ulster County, NY
00:32	0.75″	Oceana County, MI
00:40	0.75″	Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
00:50	0.75″	Lake County, IL
00:52	0.75″	Dodge County, WI
00:55	0.75″	Capitol Planning Region, CT
01:10	0.75″	Monroe County, IL
01:17	0.75″	Lake County, IL
01:22	0.75″	Newaygo County, MI
01:30	0.75″	Cook County, IL
01:35	0.75″	Will County, IL
01:39	0.75″	Sheboygan County, WI
01:43	0.75″	Cook County, IL
01:45	0.75″	Barry County, MO
01:45	0.75″	Ozaukee County, WI
01:45	0.75″	Edgar County, IL
01:45	0.75″	Onondaga County, NY
01:55	0.75″	Creek County, OK
01:55	0.75″	Sheboygan County, WI
02:10	0.75″	Vigo County, IN
02:19	0.75″	Vigo County, IN
02:30	0.75″	Vigo County, IN
02:45	0.75″	Lake County, IN
02:55	0.75″	Barry County, MO
03:23	0.75″	Payne County, OK
04:30	0.75″	Dutchess County, NY
05:20	0.75″	Stark County, OH
08:09	0.75″	Summit County, OH

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $528,000 in property damage, $107,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (372 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Property damage
Wayne County, MI	1	2	–
Barry County, MI	1	0	$50,000
Onondaga County, NY	1	0	$50,000
Wood County, OH	1	0	$50,000
Eaton County, MI	1	0	$40,000
Cherry County, NE	3	0	$32,000
Allegan County, MI	1	0	$30,000
Clinton County, MI	1	0	$30,000
Erie County, NY	1	0	$30,000
Calhoun County, MI	1	0	$25,000
Iredell County, NC	1	0	$25,000
Niagara County, NY	1	0	$20,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wayne County, MI (near Detroit Metro Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · 2 injuries
“A wall was blown down in a construction area in the Detroit Metro terminal, injuring 2 people.”
Barry County, MI (near Crooked Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $50,000
“Numerous trees were reported to have been blown down in Prairieville, Johnstown and Assyria townships by an emergency manager.”
Wood County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
“Thunderstorm winds downed many trees and large limbs across the county. A house in Perrysburg was damaged by a fallen tree.”
Eaton County, MI (near Charlotte) · Hail 1.75″ · $40,000
“One and three quarters inch diameter hail was reported by law enforcement in Charlotte.”
Allegan County, MI (near Allegan) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $30,000
“Numerous large tree limbs were blown down across Allegan county.”
Clinton County, MI (near De Witt) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $30,000
“A three foot diameter tree was blown down onto a car by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.”

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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