Storm reports for August 27, 2004

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On August 27, 2004, 45 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jasper 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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $475,000 in property damage and $55,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sumner County, KS (near Wellington) · Tornado F2 · $250,000
  “At intersection of E. 40th St. S and Highway 81, 2 miles south of Wellington, two homes were damaged around 1830 CST. The first, a 2-story brick structure, was unroofed and had one wall collapsed. (F2 rating assigned to this property.) Tree damage also occurred on & around the property.”
• Dimmit County, TX (near Valley Wells) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds struck a ranch between Valley Wells and Catarina, just south of the Nueces River. The winds damaged a barn and blew down several trees.”
• Lucas County, OH (near Sylvania) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed three large tree limbs. The roof of a theater in Toledo was also damaged by the winds.”
• Van Wert County, OH (near Convoy) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $25,000
  “Emergency management reported damage to a school sports complex with large sections of bleachers tossed and cement block dugouts at a baseball diamond destroyed. Windows were blown out of a house next to the complex. Winds were estimated around 90 MPH from a microburst.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Rome) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires.”
• Madison County, NY (near Canastota) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires.”

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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