Storm reports for June 9, 2004

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On June 9, 2004, 89 hail, 161 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Jackson County, MI.

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 $150 million in property damage, $55,000 in crop damage, 4 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (260 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Logan County, CO (near Sterling) · Tornado F1 · $1.9 million · 2 injuries
  “A tornado touched down in downtown Sterling, causing extensive damage. At least two commercial buildings, including a car dealership, and one college dormitory lost roofs. Several trees were uprooted; one caused major damage to a home when it fell on it. A semi-truck was also knocked on its side.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Mc Connellsville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees. One tree fell on power lines and a mobile home in McConnellsville. The wires charged the metal areas around the base of the home and the ground. A 12 year old boy at a next door residence was shocked.”
• Greene County, NY (near Cairo) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $1,000 · 1 injury
  “***1 injury*** Tree down on mobile home.”
• Denver County, CO (near Denver) · Hail 0.75″ · $147 million
  “Severe thunderstorms producing very large hail caused extensive damage across southern sections of the Denver metropolitan area. Parts of Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton and South Denver incurred much of the damage.”
• Lincoln County, OK (near Agra) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “This tornado affected the east side of Agra, near Highway 18, before moving north and dissipating in pasture land north of town. Three homes were damaged with the roof of one home lifted off. Several barns or outbuildings were damaged or destroyed.”
• Pontotoc County, OK (near Ada) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $150,000
  “Wind gusts destroyed a 40 foot by 175 foot lumber warehouse (metal/outbuilding structure) at the Ace Hardware in town.”

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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