Storm reports for October 17, 2004

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On October 17, 2004, 2 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Miller County, MO.

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 (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $53,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (8 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jasper County, MS (near Bay Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $3,000
  “Fifteen to twenty trees were blown down along with one power line.”
• Garland County, AR (near Buckville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.”

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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