Storm reports for October 29, 2004

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On October 29, 2004, 42 hail, 97 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Isanti County, MN.

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 (42)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $987,000 in property damage, $54,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (134 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lonoke County, AR (near Lonoke) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 2 injuries
  “Straight line thunderstorm winds overturned a mobile home, injuring two occupants. Only minor injuries were reported.”
• Henry County, IA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $450,000
  “Main axis of damage is a less than a mile wide path running from 1.3 miles NNW of Rome (near the intersection of White Oak Rd and 208th Street) to 3.2 miles E of Winfield on 120th Street.”
• Pettis County, MO (near Houstonia) · Tornado F1 · $300,000
  “Tornado crossed into Pettis county near the intersection of F/BB/NN Highways. Two homes were damaged along Blackwater Chapel Road. Trees and power lines also down. Tornado then tracked northeast to Highway 127 just south of NN...where a shed was destroyed and grain bins damaged.”
• Sullivan County, MO (near Milan) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $40,000
  “Mobile home destroyed and grain bin knocked down.”
• Putnam County, IL (near Standard) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $20,000
  “The same storm that produced a downburst 10 minutes earlier produced another around the town of Standard, Illinois. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed with a brand new 20x16 shed destroyed. The debris from the shed was scattered up to 400 yards away.”
• Greene County, MO (near Springfield) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “A microburst caused significant damage across central and eastern sections of the city of Springfield. Numerous trees were downed on houses and vehicles.”

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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