Storm reports for June 5, 2004

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On June 5, 2004, 89 hail, 50 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Barber County, KS.

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 (89)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $260,000 in property damage and $75,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (148 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McCreary County, KY (near Whitley City) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
  “There were roofs and porches blown off of homes. Trees and power lines were down across the county. Nearly every tree in one hollow was blown down.”
• Deaf Smith County, TX (near Hereford) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $23,000
  “Large trees were reported blown over by the high winds with one tree landing on a pickup truck. There was also large glass blown out of a building in the town of Bootleg.”
• St. John the Baptist Parish, LA (near La Place) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and large limbs. Several houses were damaged by fallen trees.”
• Pratt County, KS (near Pratt) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “Hail covered the ground 2 inches deep. Several houses were damaged with broken windows and damaged siding”
• Livingston Parish, LA (near French Settlement) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Several homes and shed sustained minor damage from thunderstorm winds.”
• Harris County, TX (near Houston) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “Hail reported at Long Point and Wirt Roads.”

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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