Storm reports for May 30, 2004

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On May 30, 2004, 235 hail, 673 damaging-wind and 88 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Maries County, MO. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (235)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $45.6 million in property damage, $66,000 in crop damage, 76 injuries and 4 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (1,034 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Crawford County, IN (near Taswell) · Tornado F3 · $5 million · 1 death · 11 injuries
  “A tornado touched down near Taswell in northwest Crawford County. The tornado passed north of English, then reached it's maximum intensity as it reached the town of Marengo. Newspaper reports indicate that 50 to 60 homes in Marengo were destroyed, and another 100 were damaged.”
• St. Louis County, MO (near Berkeley) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 1 death
  “A tornado formed near I-170 and Frost Avenue in Berkeley causing F1 damage to the roof of a business and several apartment buildings. On Frost Avenue, a 15 inch branch from an elm tree fell on a SUV killing the driver.”
• Giles County, TN (near Minor Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 120 mph · $20,000 · 1 death
  “Straight line winds were estimated to be 115 to 120 mph. The path length of destruction was 1/2 mile wide and 3/4 of a mile long. A house was severely damaged with a roof blown off and a wall blown down. It was a brick frame house built in 1980.”
• Lauderdale County, AL (near Wright) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 death
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. One tree on a tent at a camp site resulting in one fatality.”
• Marion County, IN (near Sunshine Gardens) · Tornado F2 · $19 million · 26 injuries
  “A tornado cut a near continuous 18 mile path across southern and eastern Marion County before briefly moving into Hancock County. The tornado dropped down near exit 4 at Harding Street and Interstate 465 on the south side of metro Indianapolis and moved into Hancock County to near Mount Comfort.”
• Hardin County, TN (near Savannah) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000 · 22 injuries
  “Twenty five camper trailers and three campsites were destroyed injuring several people. Some of the camper trailers were blown into the Tennessee River. Several trees were knocked down.”

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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