Storm reports for July 13, 2004

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On July 13, 2004, 133 hail, 347 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in McLean County, IL.

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 (133)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12 million in property damage, $462,000 in crop damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (498 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Woodford County, IL (near Metamora) · Tornado F4 · 3 injuries
  “The tornado touched down around 234 pm CDT approximately 1.75 miles north-northeast of Metamora in western Woodford County. The tornado traveled southeast for about 2.5 miles, before beginning a temporary eastward jog between county roads 1300E and 1400E.”
• Presque Isle County, MI (near Posen) · Hail 2.75″ · $3.5 million · 1 injury
  “A devastating hailstorm caused extensive damage in the small town of Posen. The hail was driven at times by wind gusts around 60 mph. Most buildings and vehicles in the community suffered some sort of damage. Holes were punched in roofs and siding; cars were dented, and windows broken.”
• Piatt County, IL (near Mansfield) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $800,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Several fallen trees landed on homes causing minor to moderate damage. A grain elevator sustained minor damage. Also, a semi was blown over on I-74 near Mansfield. The driver sustained minor injuries.”
• Rutherford County, TN (near Smyrna) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Winds were estimated to be around 80 mph. Two mobile homes were destroyed on a Sam Davis Road trailer park in Smyrna and another mobile home was damaged. The most severe damage reported was at Fairway Mobile Home Park, 500 Sam Davis Rd. A willow tree fell and crashed on a trailer.”
• Champaign County, IL (near Ludlow) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $2.2 million
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved southeast across the eastern half of Champaign County. In Ludlow, at least 40 homes sustained minor to major damage as well as several businesses. Three large grain bins were destroyed and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Vermilion County, IL (near Fithian) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved from northwest to southeast across Vermilion County. There was widespread tree and power line damage. Several small grain bins and barns were destroyed. In Oakwood, the roof of a truck stop was severely damaged.”

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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