Storm reports for July 6, 2004

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On July 6, 2004, 100 hail, 184 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Winkler 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 (100)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $958,000 in property damage and $430,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (291 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hale County, TX (near Abernathy) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind caused major roof damage to a large metal building used to store cotton.”
• Hale County, TX (near Petersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged a metal building, destroyed a barn, destroyed a center pivot irrigation system, and snapped several power poles.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Littlefield) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a shopping plaza in town.”
• Childress County, TX (near Childress) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Texas DPS reported golfball size hail. The hail damaged houses and destroyed cotton crops.”
• Alcorn County, MS (near Corinth) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $40,000
  “The South Corinth Elementary School had its roof ripped off. Several homes had roof damage. Some power lines were blown down.”
• Jackson County, IL (near Murphysboro) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $40,000
  “Numerous trees and limbs were blown down, especially in the southwest portion of Murphysboro. Power lines were knocked down by the falling trees. Several houses, one trailer, and at least one vehicle were struck by downed trees and limbs. Some of the trees were large trees more than 100 years old.”

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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