Storm reports for July 15, 2004

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On July 15, 2004, 104 hail, 83 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Van Buren County, AR.

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 (104)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $826,000 in property damage, $285,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (194 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lowndes County, GA (near Valdosta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Downed trees blocked several roads. One tree fell on a house. Another tree fell on a vehicle. The occupant suffered minor injuries. Reported by the Valdosta Daily Times.”
• Coffee County, AL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $250,000
  “Widespread downed trees and power lines. An estimated 3000 customers were without power. In Kinston, a racetrack's metal awning and roof were destroyed. A Kinston residence lost a pump house roof, shingles and TV antenna.”
• Houston County, AL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000
  “Widespread downed trees and power lines, as well as damaged mobile home roofs in Rehobeth, Taylor and Ashford. Nearly 2700 customers were without power. Several state and county roads were blocked by debris. Reported by the Houston County EMA.”
• Frontier County, NE (near Curtis) · Hail 2.00″ · $50,000
  “The hail damaged a number of windows and the siding on homes. Window and body damage also occurred to some vehicles.”
• Holt County, NE (near Page) · Tornado F1 · $35,000
  “The tornado touched down in a cornfield and overturned a center pivot irrigation system as it moved southeast.”
• Colquitt County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “Downed trees and power lines, with several thousand customers without power. A large tree fell on a vehicle, boat and metal frame shelter. A large tree fell across both lanes of Lower Meigs Road, and damaged a vehicle. Reported by the Colquitt EMA.”

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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