Storm reports for August 2, 2004

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On August 2, 2004, 71 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Oglala Lakota County, SD.

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 (71)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $251,000 in property damage, $107,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (144 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rabun County, GA (near Clayton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000 · 1 injury
  “A couple of trees were blown down. One tree fell on a van, causing minor injuries to the driver.”
• Ziebach County, SD (near Red Scaffold) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “Calf shelters were blown away, windows were broken, and roof shingles were blown off.”
• Ogemaw County, MI (near Clear Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees were downed, one onto a home.”
• Broward County, FL (near Plantation) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “The FHP reported light poles blown down.”
• Lake County, MI (near Chase) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $10,000
  “A couple of trees were blown down in Chase and one tree was blown down across M-37 two miles south of Baldwin.”
• Eaton County, MI (near Vermontville) · Hail 0.75″ · $10,000
  “Three quarters inch diameter hail was reported by the public two miles south of Hoytville at the intersection of Needmore and Loucks roads. Law enforcement in Vermontville reported that a few large trees were blown down and blocked area roads.”

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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