Storm reports for August 5, 2004

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On August 5, 2004, 23 hail, 46 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Ravalli County, MT.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $217,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (79 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Oglala Lakota County, SD (near Batesland) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “A tornado touched down in the town of Batesland. It tore the roof off a house, blew down a grain bin, damaged another roof and the school gymnasium.”
• Ouachita Parish, LA (near West Monroe) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $25,000
  “Large trees downed. One on top of a house. Trees downed on Pines Rd. near Thomas Rd.”
• Clarke County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “The Clarke County 911 Center reported that many trees had been blown down all around the county. Several power lines were also down in Athens. One tree was down on a home in Athens causing structural damage.”
• Jefferson County, MS (near Fayette) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down near Fayette and across the southwest portion of the county. In addition, a roof was partially blown off a mobile home.”
• Pearl River County, MS (near Picayune) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Thunderstorm winds peeled off a portion of the roof of a church, blew down a few trees, and knocked out power to approximately 1,500 customers.”
• Simpson County, MS (near Pinola) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $5,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down just east of the Pearl River near David Sherman Road.”

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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