Storm reports for August 16, 2004

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On August 16, 2004, 26 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Grundy County, IA.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $58,000 in property damage and $62,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (38 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pima County, AZ (near Three Pts) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $15,000
  “Mobile home was turned over and damaged by strong thunderstorm winds in Three Points.”
• Hardin County, IA (near Ackley) · Tornado F1 · $2,000
  “Tornado touched down in farm fields and remained in open country. It caused little damage.”
• Graham County, AZ (near Safford) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Power lines were downed by strong winds.”
• Franklin County, IA (near Bradford) · Tornado F0 · $1,000
  “Tornado touched down in farm fields southeast of Bradford. Tornado then crossed the county line into Hardin County.”
• Stevens County, KS (near Hugoton) · Tornado F0 · $1,000
  “This landspout did not move far but it did cause slight damage to two granaries at a farm 3 miles east of Hugoton.”
• Santa Cruz County, AZ (near Tubac) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A large tree was uprooted by a strong thunderstorm wind gust and blocked a road in Tubac.”

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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