Storm reports for July 19, 2004

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On July 19, 2004, 50 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in La Crosse County, WI.

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 (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage, $69,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (69 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pima County, AZ (near Tucson) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “Fire department reported that roofing had been blown off of a building and a power pole was downed near the intersection of Silverbell and El Camino Del Cerro.”
• Baker County, OR (near Sumpter) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “The wind gust toppled a pair of large Ponderosa pine trees onto two vehicles, severely damaging both.”
• Miami-Dade County, FL (near Kendall) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph
  “A SKYWARN spotter estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 65 mph.”
• Darlington County, SC (near Dovesville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “An AWOS measured a 58 mph wind gust at the Darlington Jetport.”
• Kershaw County, SC (near Elgin) · Hail 1.75″
  “Highway Patrol reported golfball size hail on I-20 near Elgin.”
• Sumter County, SC (near Shaw Afb) · Hail 0.75″
  “Shaw AFB reported 3/4 inch hail just west of the base.”

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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