Storm reports for August 21, 2004

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On August 21, 2004, 40 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in El Paso County, CO.

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 (40)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage and $2.1 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $125,000
  “Intense rear flank down draft winds developed along the southwest and west flank of the storm as it propagated south of Interstate 10. These winds destroyed two large hay barns on adjacent ranches between Belding and Fort Stockton, subjecting the hay to rain and causing a total loss.”
• Liberty County, TX (near Moss Hill) · Hail 0.75″ · $50,000
  “3/4 inch Hail on Highway 105 between Moss Hill and Tarkington Prairie.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Hail 2.50″ · $40,000
  “Hailstones ranging in size from golfballs to tennis balls followed the damaging winds that destroyed a large hay barn and severely damaged a home on the property. The hail was responsible for additional damage to the home's roof and windows.”
• Cochran County, TX (near Lehman) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Law enforcement officials reported golfball size hail.”
• Gaines County, TX (near Seminole) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $12,000
  “Additional thunderstorm development over the northwestern Permian Basin resulted in damaging winds that blew down a row of power poles along State Highway 214 northwest of Seminole. Sparking utility lines set the poles on fire after they were downed by the storm.”
• Midland County, TX (near Midland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “The complex of severe storms propagated southeast from Andrews County and struck the city of Midland. Severe winds broke several large tree branches measuring six inches in diameter in a residential area near downtown.”

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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