April 2004 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In April 2004, 1,820 hail, 582 damaging-wind and 127 tornado reports were logged on 28 storm days across 38 states. The largest hail reported was 4.75″ (softball size) in Montgomery County, TX on April 10, 2004. The most hail reports came on April 18, 2004 (246). Tornadoes killed 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of April 2004
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2004 | 246 | 115 | 14 | 3.00″ | 8 |
| Apr 23, 2004 | 182 | 85 | 7 | 2.75″ | 8 |
| Apr 21, 2004 | 236 | 31 | 5 | 3.00″ | 9 |
| Apr 30, 2004 | 163 | 63 | 4 | 4.25″ | 10 |
| Apr 17, 2004 | 140 | 20 | 2 | 2.75″ | 8 |
| Apr 22, 2004 | 132 | 15 | 11 | 3.00″ | 7 |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 80 | 17 | 32 | 4.25″ | 11 |
| Apr 7, 2004 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 2.75″ | 7 |
| Apr 10, 2004 | 85 | 26 | 1 | 4.75″ | 8 |
| Apr 29, 2004 | 59 | 26 | 12 | 2.00″ | 8 |
Largest hail reported in April 2004
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2004 | 4.75″ (softball) | Montgomery County, TX |
| Apr 3, 2004 | 4.50″ (softball) | Brewster County, TX |
| Apr 3, 2004 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Reeves County, TX |
| Apr 20, 2004 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Creek County, OK |
| Apr 30, 2004 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Coleman County, TX |
| Apr 5, 2004 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Brewster County, TX |
| Apr 3, 2004 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Reeves County, TX |
| Apr 4, 2004 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Zavala County, TX |
| Apr 8, 2004 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Chaves County, NM |
| Apr 18, 2004 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Sawyer County, WI |
Storm reports by state, April 2004
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 411 | 62 | 13 | 4.25″ |
| Texas | 390 | 68 | 25 | 4.75″ |
| Minnesota | 128 | 75 | 4 | 2.75″ |
| Arkansas | 121 | 50 | 19 | 2.75″ |
| Kansas | 103 | 61 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Iowa | 101 | 35 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| Louisiana | 55 | 20 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 51 | 22 | 2 | 3.00″ |
| Missouri | 50 | 15 | 6 | 3.00″ |
| Nebraska | 59 | 5 | 4 | 3.00″ |
| Alabama | 44 | 17 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Illinois | 29 | 15 | 16 | 2.50″ |
| South Dakota | 44 | 11 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| Mississippi | 35 | 17 | 2 | 2.00″ |
| New York | 24 | 29 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| New Mexico | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3.00″ |
| Ohio | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Florida | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0.88″ |
| Michigan | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Georgia | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Indiana | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.75″ |
| Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| North Carolina | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Arizona | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.88″ |
| South Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Colorado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| California | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Montana | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Vermont | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Every storm day in April 2004
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.