Storm reports for August 8, 2004

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On August 8, 2004, 87 hail, 44 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Johnson County, NE.

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 (87)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $79,000 in property damage and $44,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (144 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Palm Beach County, FL (near Lantana) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew out the screening on a porch, downed power poles and uprooted trees. Power was lost to 7,500 customers.”
• Marshall County, MN (near Holt) · Tornado F1 · $15,000
  “The tornado tore the doors and part of a roof off a 40x60 foot pole barn and spread debris around a farmstead. The tornado lifted near the Thief River.”
• Pottawatomie County, KS (near Wamego) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $3,000
  “Strong winds blew down some power lines.”
• Woods County, OK (near Freedom) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “An eight to ten inch diameter tree trunk was split into two pieces.”
• Grant County, OK (near Wakita) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Six inch diameter maple tree limbs were downed.”
• Dickinson County, KS (near Abilene) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $0
  “A tent was damaged at a county fair by strong winds.”

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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