Storm reports for June 18, 2004

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On June 18, 2004, 66 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Johnson County, IL.

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 (66)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $95,000 in property damage and $100,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (103 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• San Juan County, WA (near Orcas) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew a tree into a cabin, knocking down a wall and damaging parts of the interior.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Pecos) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds resulted in minor roof damage to a few structures in Pecos.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Howe) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “The roof was torn off a small home and a garage door was blown in.”
• Pitt County, NC (near Grimesland) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Trained spotter reported small boats flipped over at a marine dealership, and small trees down.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Sudan) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew down power lines.”
• Perry County, MO (near Perryville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Two ten-by-twelve foot sections of metal flashing were torn off a building. Gutters were damaged. A number of trees were uprooted, including a tree that fell on a mobile home on the northwest side of Perryville.”

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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