Storm reports for July 9, 2004

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On July 9, 2004, 45 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in El Paso County, CO.

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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $521,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (75 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gwinnett County, GA (near Centerville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $500,000
  “The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that a home on Amy Road was literally destroyed when a large oak tree crashed through the house. The back third of the house was completely destroyed and the house would likely have to be demolished.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Toyah) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “A second severe storm produced large hail over Reeves County. Multiple reports from the public and the broadcast media indicated pea to golfball size hail fell in Toyah for a twenty minute period.”
• Haskell County, OK (near Enterprise) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged a dock at Evergreen Marina.”
• Cherokee County, OK (near Cookson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Bixby) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour uprooted a tree.”
• Florence County, SC (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “The roof of a mobile home was blown off, and trees and power lines were reported down. Some small hail was also reported.”

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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