Storm reports for October 23, 2004

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On October 23, 2004, 9 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Humphreys County, MS.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $62,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (19 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marshall County, MS (near Marianna) · Tornado F1 · $25,000
  “The tornado touched down just southeast of Marianna and moved northeast. One roof was partially ripped off of a house. One shed was overturned. Two trailer homes were partially damaged. One outhouse had its roof torn off. Several trees were uprooted.”
• Benton County, MS (near Ashland) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “One power pole was bent over. Several trees were blown down.”
• Yalobusha County, MS (near Coffeeville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “One home was damaged. Some large tree limbs and power lines were knocked down.”
• Holmes County, MS (near Coxburg) · Tornado F0 · $2,000
  “This weak tornado touched down three miles northeast of Coxburg and stayed on the ground for 3 miles as it moved east before lifting in the Brozville community. While on the ground numerous large limbs were broken and blown down.”
• Humphreys County, MS (near Honey Is) · Hail 2.50″
  “An intensifying supercell thunderstorm moved across central Humphreys county and began dropping tennis ball sized hail around Honey Island in the Yazoo River bottom. This storm continued east into west-central Holmes county.”
• Holmes County, MS (near Omega) · Hail 2.50″
  “A supercell thunderstorm moved out of Humphreys county in to west-central Holmes county and brought with it a swath of tennis ball sized hail. This large hail fell across the community of Omega as the storm moved east. Due to the rural location of where the hail core passed, no damage was reported.”

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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