Storm reports for July 7, 2004

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On July 7, 2004, 111 hail, 148 damaging-wind and 25 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Phillips County, KS.

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 (111)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage, $6.5 million in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (286 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Russell County, KS (near Gorham) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000 · 2 injuries
  “Five semi-trailers overturned on I-70, with two of the drivers taken to a hospital. (Narrative courtesy of Great Bend Tribune.)”
• Mitchell County, KS (near Beloit) · Thunderstorm wind 87 mph · $250,000
  “A radio station reported an 89 mph wind gust. At nearly the same time, a 73 mph wind gust was recorded in town.”
• Dawson County, MT (near Richey) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $200,000
  “The area from about 10 miles southeast of Richey to 2 miles southeast of Bloomfield had approximately 12,000 acres of crop damage and high winds that caused some grain hoppers to be blown over.”
• Russell County, KS (near Russell) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “Two homes damaged, one of which was unroofed, numerous outbuildings, as well as damage to several trees. (Lucas-Sylvan News contributed greatly to this narrative.)”
• Smith County, KS (near Smith Center) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Hail ranging in size from pennies to golf balls pounded Smith Center for about 20 minutes.”
• Osborne County, KS (near Osborne) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $50,000
  “2.75 inch diameter hail was also reported at this time.”

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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