Storm reports for August 24, 2004

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On August 24, 2004, 22 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in DeKalb County, IL.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $108,000 in property damage, $2 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (43 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marshall County, MS (near Waites) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A trucker was blown off of Highway 78. The driver suffered minor injuries.”
• Marion County, IN (near Lawrence) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “A large tree fell along with several power lines and a power pole. Three mobile homes were damaged by the falling tree and pole. Damage amounts were estimated.”
• Stoddard County, MO (near Advance) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “A 75-by-45 foot barn located at a residence on Highway 25 was destroyed. A bass boat inside the barn was destroyed. Debris was blown over a one-acre area, and one of the barn doors was blown across Highway 25.”
• Ballard County, KY (near Wickliffe) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down on Beech Grove Road on the southeast side of Wickliffe. One of the trees landed on a house. In Barlow, several trees and power lines were down.”
• Wayne County, MO (near Piedmont) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “A utility pole was down across a railroad track near Piedmont. The wall of a building under construction was blown down in Greenville. Large tree limbs were blown down throughout Greenville.”
• Pinellas County, FL (near St Petersburg Beach) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “A waterspout formed over Boca Ciega Bay and moved onshore and caused minor damage to 17 homes along Boca Ciega Isle Drive and 44th Avenue before heading into the Gulf of Mexico and diminishing offshore.”

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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