Storm reports for September 11, 2004

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On September 11, 2004, 6 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Marinette County, WI.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $115,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (8 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Riverside County, CA (near La Quinta) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts toppled at least 138 trees at "The Palms" golfcourse in La Quinta. One tree caused damage when it fell into a maintenance building. Other area golfcourses also reported downed trees.”
• San Diego County, CA (near Borrego Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “An anemometer in Borrego Springs recorded a wind gust over 60 mph before it was blown over during a severe thunderstorm. Six power poles were also blown down by the thunderstorm wind gusts.”
• San Diego County, CA (near Borrego Spgs) · Hail 1.00″ · $5,000
  “A severe thunderstorm which also produced flash flooding dropped hail ranging in size from one quarter inch to one inch in diameter. The hail was large enough to break a window in the town of Borrego Springs.”
• Kalkaska County, MI (near Kalkaska) · Hail 0.75″
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm produced marginally large hail in Kalkaska.”

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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