Storm reports for August 29, 2004

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On August 29, 2004, 91 hail, 40 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Ness 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 (91)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $574,000 in property damage and $2,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (138 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• El Paso County, TX (near El Paso) · Hail 1.00″ · $250,000
  “A large amount of quarter size hail caused damage to hundreds of vehicles at several auto dealers on the east side of El Paso. As a result, "hail sales" appeared in newspaper ads in the following weeks.”
• Steuben County, NY (near Bath) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Jewell) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds uprooted large trees, overturned a boat, and destroyed a tent.”
• Seneca County, NY (near Interlaken) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.”
• Marlboro County, SC (near Wallace) · Tornado F1 · $10,000
  “A tornado downed trees and destroyed a wooden fence. There was roof and siding damage to many homes.”
• Schuyler County, NY (near Tyrone) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed power lines in Tyrone and Weston in the the town of Tyrone.”

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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