Storm reports for August 14, 2004

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On August 14, 2004, 21 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in San Bernardino County, CA.

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 (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $275,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (37 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dare County, NC (near Nags Head) · Tornado F1 · $225,000
  “Twenty structures were damaged in Nags Head on the Outer Banks.”
• Tyrrell County, NC (near Columbia) · Tornado F0 · $15,000
  “Numerous trees down with a tree on a mobile home. Outbuilding damaged in Cross Landing west of Highway 94.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near Yucca Vly) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “The same thunderstorm that produced a tornado north of Yucca Valley also dropped golf ball size hail and left dents on vehicle hoods.”
• Onslow County, NC (near Jacksonville) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “Emergency Manager reported minor structural damage at the Beachman Apartments south of Highway 17.”
• Pitt County, NC (near Winterville) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “Minor damage to several structures with trees down.”
• Chesapeake city, VA (near Northwest) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “F0 tornado associated with Tropical Storm Charley damaged a fence and downed trees.”

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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