Storm reports for July 8, 2004

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On July 8, 2004, 79 hail, 116 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Cherry County, NE.

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 (79)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and $1.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (198 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grant County, NE (near Hyannis) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $38,000
  “Numerous large trees were snapped off with a few of them falling onto parked vehicles or into buildings. An airplane hanger was destroyed, a portion of a roof was blown off a lumberyard storage shed, and 31 power poles were also broken off by the intense thunderstorm winds.”
• Sheridan County, NE (near Hay Spgs) · Hail 1.75″ · $35,000
  “Strong winds accompanied the hail to break windows in cars and homes, cause severe body damage to vehicles, damage siding and roofs on homes, and shred corn crops in the area.”
• Ottawa County, KS (near Bennington) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Strong winds moved a mobile home 6 feet off its foundation and did extensive damage.”
• Dawes County, NE (near Chadron) · Hail 2.00″ · $20,000
  “2 inch diameter hail and tree limbs down at Chadron State Park.”
• Darlington County, SC (near Hartsville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $15,000
  “Strong winds damaged the roofs of several businesses downtown. Several trees were blown down.”
• Custer County, NE (near Arnold) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “Hail broke windows in homes and vehicles and destroyed corn and wheat fields.”

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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