Storm reports for May 26, 2004

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On May 26, 2004, 203 hail, 196 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Franklin 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (203)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.5 million in property damage, $229,000 in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (420 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pulaski County, KY (near Somerset) · Tornado F1 · $300,000 · 4 injuries
  “A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Jackson, KY confirmed that an F1 tornado touched down near White Oak Gap around 2 am. Maximum wind was determined to be near 100 mph. Five mobile homes were completely destroyed and many were significantly damaged.”
• Linn County, KS (near Prescott) · Tornado F1 · $70,000 · 2 injuries
  “Mobile home and old one room school house destroyed.”
• St. Clair County, MO (near Roscoe) · Tornado F2 · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “An F-2 tornado touched down seven miles west of Roscoe...eventually tracking through the middle of this small community. Numerous homes and building were heavily damaged or destroyed. Minutes later the tornado dissipated south of Osceola. One injury occurred from flying debris.”
• Lincoln County, KY (near Kings Mtn) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “Several homes and barns were damaged. The major portion of the roof was blown off one of the homes. One barn was completely destroyed, and some farm equipment inside was damaged or destroyed.”
• Washita County, OK (near Bessie) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $100,000
  “A wind gust, possibly from a wet microburst, caused some damage in Bessie. Three empty grain cars of a train were toppled onto their side. There was also some minor roof damage and downed trees. The Bessie Fire Department also sustained some roof damage.”
• Jefferson County, IN (near Madison) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $80,000
  “A barn was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.”

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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