Storm reports for September 16, 2004

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On September 16, 2004, 4 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 25 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Davison County, SD. Tornadoes killed 1.

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

Hail reports (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5 million in property damage, 8 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (34 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Franklin County, GA (near Franklin Spgs) · Tornado F2 · $75,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “This tornado touched down west of Franklin Springs, then moved north-northwest, damaging several homes, businesses, and vehicles as it tracked toward Carnesville. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near Orange) · Tornado F1 · $300,000 · 4 injuries
  “The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that a brief F1 tornado occurred at the end of a path of extensive damage caused by strong straight-lined winds.”
• Elbert County, GA (near Fortsonia) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “This tornado touched down near Fortsonia, causing damage to a house. A resident of the house received minor injuries. Damage was mainly restricted to trees along the the remainder of the path.”
• Macon County, NC (near Franklin) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A mobile home at the base of Fishhawk Mountain was destroyed in the Peeks Creek community. The home's resident was injured when debris from the collapsing home fell on him. At least one other home was damaged in the area.”
• Saluda County, SC (near Saluda) · Tornado F1 · 1 injury
  “Storm survey found numerous trees and powerlines down, light to moderate damage to several mobile homes, a 2 story barn destroyed, 2 trees on cars, and light to moderate roof damage to several framed homes.”
• Wilkes County, GA (near Tignall) · Tornado F1 · $1.5 million
  “A damage assessment conducted by the Wilkes County Emergency Management Director indicated that an F1 tornado, briefly at the high end of the F1 scale, touched down just south of Tignall near Georgia Highway 17 and continued north from six to seven miles along or just west of Georgia Highway 17 to…”

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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