Storm reports for November 20, 2004

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On November 20, 2004, 12 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Schleicher 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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $25,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Victoria County, TX (near Dacosta) · Tornado F1 · $25,000
  “A NWS survey concluded an HP supercell produced a tornado in the Hidden Valley subdivision, just west of Docasta and approximately 6 miles southeast of Victoria. The tornado damaged several homes and destoyed two sheds. Debris from the subdivision was blown about one mile downwind.”
• Jackson County, OK (near Altus) · Hail 1.00″
  “Hail was observed on the south side of town.”
• Lavaca County, TX (near Halletsville) · Tornado F0
  “An NWS cooperative observer reported seeing a small tornado drop down in open country, travel around one-quarter mile and lift back into the parent thunderstorm. The tornado did not cause any damage and was rated F0 on the Fujita Scale.”

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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