Storm reports for October 6, 2004

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On October 6, 2004, 7 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jeff Davis 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $100,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (17 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jeff Davis County, TX (near Valentine) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “A severe thunderstorm at the south end of the developing squall line produced large hail over Valentine. Golfball size hail covered the ground and broke numerous windows.”
• Comanche County, OK (near Lawton) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “A strong wind gust peeled the tin roof and siding off of the Veterans Center. There was also roof damage to a school and several homes on the east side of town. Damage was reported by KSWO-TV in Lawton, Oklahoma.”
• Ector County, TX (near West Odessa) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $15,000
  “A bow-shaped segment of the linear complex moved across central Ector County. Damaging thunderstorm winds blew down traffic signs in West Odessa. Power lines also were blown down in Odessa.”
• Dawson County, TX (near Lamesa) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Law enforcement officials estimated severe thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 MPH in Lamesa.”
• Midland County, TX (near Spraberry) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A storm spotter reported severe thunderstorm winds that downed large tree limbs near a rural residence in eastern Midland County.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Toyah) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A linear complex of convection initiated over Reeves County and produced severe wind gusts as reported by both law enforcement officials and trained storm spotters.”

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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