Storm reports for September 23, 2004

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On September 23, 2004, 3 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Tom Green County, TX.

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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $37,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (42 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Midland County, TX (near (Maf) Midland Intl) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $25,000
  “Several units at a trailer home dealership suffered wind damage southeast of Midland International Airport. The Automated Surface Observation System located at the airport recorded severe thunderstorm wind gusts up to 61 MPH.”
• Midland County, TX (near Midland) · Hail 1.00″ · $2,000
  “A severe multicell thunderstorm erupted over central Midland County during the early evening of the 23rd and propagated northwest over Midland International Airport. At 18:25 CST, nickel size hail and strong winds broke small limbs off trees at several residences six miles southeast of Midland.”
• Cass County, MN (near Pine River) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “The strong winds lasted five minutes, uprooting 25 to 30 trees, including four 4-foot diameter oaks.”
• Crow Wing County, MN (near Nisswa) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “On Roy Lake, a sixty-foot reinforced TV antenna fell on a house. There was also severe damage to a dock and pontoon boat.”
• Ramsey County, MN (near St Paul) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph
  “Several trees up to 3 feet in diameter were downed onto roads, roofs, and parked cars in the Dale Street and Marshall Avenue area.”
• Anoka County, MN (near Anoka Co Blaine Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A 64 MPH wind gust was recorded at the airport.”

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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