Storm reports for July 11, 2004

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On July 11, 2004, 75 hail, 118 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Valley County, MT.

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 (75)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage and $465,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (203 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Spartanburg County, SC (near Holly Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $110,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down. Some trees fell on houses, causing extensive damage to at least one home and trapping residents inside. In addition, the steeple was blown off a church. Some locations were without power for 24 hours.”
• Wibaux County, MT (near Wibaux) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $100,000
  “A complete barn roof was blown off and a large evergreen tree was uprooted. There was crop and property damage between Red Top East Road and Edge Hill East Road.”
• Phillips County, MT (near Saco) · Hail 2.75″ · $75,000
  “The hail broke vehicle windows and caused damage to several roofs. Crop damage was also reported.”
• Haakon County, SD (near Billsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Winds tore the roof off a 40x60 ft pole barn, damaged a shop building, and blew over road signs.”
• Richland County, MT (near Savage) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Two buildings were damaged in Savage. A portion of a roof was blown off of one building and the entrance door to a second building was damaged.”
• Florence County, SC (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $40,000
  “In the 1700 block of Florence, strong winds blew shingles off of roofs, blew a large billboard over, and snapped several trees that fell on parked cars.”

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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