Storm reports for July 1, 2004

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On July 1, 2004, 76 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in King County, TX.

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 (76)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $451,000 in property damage and $750,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Prince George's County, MD (near Forestville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “Office building damaged and trees down along Route 4.”
• Cottle County, TX (near Delwin) · Hail 3.00″ · $75,000
  “A storm chaser reported three inch diameter hail. The hail swath was up to 1.5 miles wide. Windows were broken, siding to homes was destroyed, and roofs were damaged by the hail.”
• King County, TX (near Grow) · Hail 2.75″ · $50,000
  “Baseball size hail was reported by the FD. The hail broke windows and damaged roofs.”
• King County, TX (near Grow) · Hail 4.50″ · $25,000
  “Softball size hail was reported by the FD.”
• Cottle County, TX (near Paducah) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “The NWS Cooperative Observer reported baseball size hail had broken windows.”
• Broome County, NY (near Endicott) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.”

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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