Storm reports for August 25, 2004

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On August 25, 2004, 73 hail, 62 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ringgold 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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $252,000 in property damage and $84,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (140 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Eaton County, MI (near Vermontville) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $100,000
  “The Maple Valley High School in Vermontville suffered significant damage including a roof which was partially torn off and sections of windows which were blown in.”
• Eaton County, MI (near Vermontville) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A very brief touchdown of a F0 tornado occurred in Vermontville. There were no injuries and fatalities. However, a tin roof was blown off of a house on First Street in Vermontville.”
• Ionia County, MI (near Saranac) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees were blown down two miles southwest of Saranac and also in Portland.”
• Gratiot County, MI (near Ithaca) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $15,000
  “An emergency manager three miles east of Ithaca reported that several trees and limbs as well as power lines were blown down.”
• Barry County, MI (near Nashville) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $10,000
  “An emergency manager in Nashville reported that five trees were blow down there.”
• Macon County, MO (near Macon) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Tractor trailer and 1 ton truck blown over.”

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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