Storm reports for July 24, 2004

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On July 24, 2004, 5 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Deschutes County, OR.

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 (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $207,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (39 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near (Chd)Williams Afb) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $150,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew power lines down in Mesa. A home in the 2200 block of west McNair in Chandler was destroyed by fire when 3 palm trees nearby were struck by lightning and the fire spread to the home.”
• Muscogee County, GA (near Columbus) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “The Columbus Ledger - Enquirer reported that thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees as well as several large tree branches. One large tree fell on a home on Shannon Drive and another fell on power lines on Cherokee Avenue.”
• Worth County, GA (near Tempy) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Downed trees on State Highways 33 and 82. A tree fell on a house near State Highway 256. Reported by the Worth County Sheriff.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Ajo) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Law enforcement reported that thunderstorm wind gusts up to 55 knots had downed 5 power poles on Route 85 between mile marker 45 and 47.”
• Christian County, MO (near Nixa) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “A microburst downed several large trees and fences in the city of Nixa.”
• Coweta County, GA (near Grantville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “The Coweta County Fire and Rescue as well as the Coweta County 911 center reported that several trees were down, including some on power lines, between Grantville and Moreland. The most significant damage was in the Moreland area.”

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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