Storm reports for July 23, 2004

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On July 23, 2004, 11 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Wagoner County, OK.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $44,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (39 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Garfield County, OK (near Enid) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Strong winds blew the roof off a pet hospital near the intersection of Van Buren and West Chestnut.”
• Franklin County, AR (near Ozark) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 80 miles an hour uprooted several trees, destroyed a portable carport and damaged outbuildings and fences.”
• Terrebonne Parish, LA (near Dulac) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a house trailer, knocked down two trees, and damaged the skirting on two trailers.”
• New Madrid County, MO (near Marston) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Large tree limbs were blown down in Lilbourn, including one that punctured a roof. In Marston, a wind gust was estimated near 60 MPH by the general public.”
• Cleveland County, OK (near Norman) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $0
  “Tree limbs of approximately 3.5 inches in diameter from a healthy tree were downed approximately 1.5 miles east of the University of Oklahoma main campus.”
• Washita County, OK (near Bessie) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Wind was measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet.”

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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