Storm reports for June 16, 2004

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On June 16, 2004, 69 hail, 73 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Bent County, CO.

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 (69)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $377,000 in property damage, $2.2 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (157 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bent County, CO (near Las Animas) · Tornado F2 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado struck a ranch destroying the house, and damaging other buildings and two mobile homes. The family of five sought shelter in an interior closet, and the lone injury was the mother, who suffered a minor gash on her forehead.”
• Cochran County, TX (near Morton) · Hail 2.75″ · $75,000
  “Citizen reported golfball to baseball sized hail broke windows and windshields.”
• Bent County, CO (near Las Animas) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Strong rear flank downdraft winds caused damage to horse barns and knocked down around 40 power poles along highway 101. This rear flank downdraft later tightening a circulation which caused a tornado at a ranch in extreme south central Bent county.”
• Ida County, IA (near Arthur) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a garage, caused minor roof damage to homes, and toppled two empty grain bins. The winds also caused tree damage, including numerous branches down and the tops of several trees broken off.”
• Lea County, NM (near Tatum) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “A rural resident of northeast Lea County reported severe thunderstorm winds estimated between 60 and 70 MPH. The resident's home was severely damaged by the winds.”
• Tuscaloosa County, AL (near Cottondale) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Cottondale and near Druid Hills.”

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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