Storm reports for October 9, 2004

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On October 9, 2004, 7 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball 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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded $275,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (7 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Glasscock County, TX (near Garden City) · Hail 1.00″
  “A sheriff's deputy report quarter size hail just east of Garden City.”
• Glasscock County, TX (near Garden City) · Hail 0.75″
  “Farmers in southeastern Glasscock County reported that large hail damaged almost 4,000 acres of cotton crops.”
• Reagan County, TX (near Stiles) · Hail 0.75″
  “Residents at a ranch headquarters in northeastern Reagan County reported penny size hail that covered the ground.”

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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