Storm reports for August 12, 2004

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On August 12, 2004, 63 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 21 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Randall County, TX. Tornadoes killed 3.

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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.9 million in property damage, $825,000 in crop damage, 40 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (135 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pender County, NC (near Rocky Pt) · Tornado F2 · $1.3 million · 3 deaths · 29 injuries
  “The remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie produced a tornado that touched down just south of Rocky Point and moved northeast, causing F0-F2 damage. Damage (F0) was first observed near West Strawberry Lane, with roof damage to a couple of structures.”
• Harnett County, NC (near Pineview) · Tornado F1 · 4 injuries
  “A tornado touched down near the intersection of Highways 24 and 27, south of Pineview. The tornado moved across Heritage Park Subdivision and the Carolina Lakes Golf Course. Three mobile homes were blown off their foundations and were destroyed in and around Heritage Park.”
• Richland County, SC (near Ft Jackson) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $300,000 · 3 injuries
  “An intense downburst associated with a squall line did moderate damage to several facilities on the base and wraped aluminum bleachers around telephone poles. Three people reported minor injuries.”
• Carteret County, NC (near Stella) · Tornado F1 · $284,000 · 3 injuries
  “Law enforcement reported several trailers overturned and destroyed with three minor injuries at the White Oak Camp in Stella.”
• Chesterfield County, SC (near Chesterfield) · Tornado F1 · $800,000
  “An F1 tornado touched down near Teal Mill Pond and continued to the Technical College just west of Cheraw. Several homes and mobile had moderate damage. One mobile home was severely damaged. Several business near Cheraw had minor to moderate damage.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Carlsbad) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $500,000
  “A linear bow-shaped complex of severe storms swept southeast across Eddy County during the late evening of the 12th. These storms resulted in widespread wind damage as they affected Carlsbad, Loving, and Malaga. Numerous trees, utility lines, and dozens of power poles were downed by the storms.”

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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