Storm reports for May 25, 2004

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On May 25, 2004, 116 hail, 84 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Mitchell 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 (116)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.2 million in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (204 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marion County, WV (near Farmington) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000 · 1 death
  “Large trees blown down. One fell on top of car, killing a teen-aged girl.”
• Crawford County, PA (near Custards) · Tornado F2 · $3.5 million
  “An F2 tornado touched down three miles west of Custards and then tracked east for seven miles. The tornado finally lifted just west of Cochranton near U.S Highway 322. The damage path was continuous, up to 50 yards in width and roughly parallel to State Route 285.”
• Washington County, MD (near Leitersburg) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “A weak tornado touched down 1 mile southwest of Leitersburg, MD. The storm tracked from northwest to southeast. Damage from the tornado include a peeled barn roof, structural damage to several homes and numerous downed trees. Quarter to golf ball size hail was also reported.”
• Warrick County, IN (near Chandler) · Thunderstorm wind 110 mph · $150,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were down. Some cars, homes, and outbuildings were damaged either directly by wind or by trees falling on them. At least one vehicle was heavily damaged due to falling trees. Roofs were partially blown off, and attached car ports were blown off.”
• Culpeper County, VA (near Boston) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Trees down on houses and an apartment complex. Several utility poles were snapped, and many trees down in a 100 yard wide area.”
• Indiana County, PA (near Blairsville) · Hail 1.50″ · $100,000
  “Many new cars at a dealership were damaged by this very large hail.”

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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