Storm reports for August 23, 2004

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On August 23, 2004, 81 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Riley County, KS.

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 (81)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $96,000 in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnson County, KS (near Spring Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $45,000
  “Fire truck blown off road. Three semi trailers overturned. One of which crushed an automobile. Radio tower snapped and power lines were down.”
• Wyandotte County, KS (near Kansas City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “40 foot construction trailer destroyed at 118th and Parallel. Trees also downed.”
• Kalamazoo County, MI (near Richland) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $15,000
  “Area law enforcement in Richland reported that many trees and wires were blown down.”
• Douglas County, KS (near Lawrence) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $4,000
  “Strong winds blew down power lines in Lawrence.”
• Riley County, KS (near Manhattan) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $3,000
  “Strong winds blew down trees and power lines in Manhattan.”
• Deuel County, SD (near Toronto) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Eighty mph winds uprooted or snapped off thirty trees, broke off a power pole, damaged several buildings and three grain bins, and tipped over an auger.”

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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