Severe Storms, Hail, Tornadoes

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.7 billion

Losses at the time

$1.0 billion

Deaths

4

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 19, 2004$200,000 · F3 · 10 eventsThe tornado demolished 4 structures. One of the structures, a 30x40 foot machine shed, was swept from its foundation and thrown into the adjacent fields. Tools from the shed were driven into the banks of a nearby highway. Other debris was spread over a mile away.
• Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Wisconsin, May 20, 20042 injured · $130,000 · 2 eventsMay 20th was the first of three days out of four that had two rounds of severe weather or heavy rains across south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
• Hail in Michigan, May 20, 2004$45,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 eventsSeven eighths inch diameter hail was reported by the public six miles east of Zeeland.
• Hail in New Mexico, May 20, 20042 in hail · 2 eventsA strong storm developed about 20 miles southwest of Roswell then moved east producing large hail over open country just north of the Roswell Correctional Facility and golfball hail as it moved over Dexter.
• Tornado and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 20, 2004$125,000 · F0 · 2 eventsA thunderstorm downburst damaged two homes along Nash Hill Road to the south of Elgin. Both homes sustained roof and siding damage and also had some windows broken. Several trees in the area were also downed.
• Hail in Washington, May 20, 20041 in hail · 2 eventsDuring the afternoon of May 20th scattered thunderstorms produced pockets of large hail over the Columbia Basin. In Douglas County near the town of Mansfield 1 inch diameter hail was reported. In Grant County south of Moses Lake 3/4 inch diameter hail was reported.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 20, 200461 kt wind · 3 events
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, May 20, 2004$1.3 million · 3 in hail · 12 eventsSevere weather round #2 on May 20th featured damaging straight-line winds, large hail (up to golfball size), and flash flooding as several short lines or clusters of thunderstorms moved across south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
• Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, May 20, 2004$49,000 · 1 in hail · 6 eventsThunderstorms developed in the late afternoon and evening along a slow moving front across Iowa and Illinois. Feeding off a tropical atmosphere, the slow moving storms produced copeous amounts of rain and were quite prolific in producing 0.25 to 0.70 inch hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, May 20, 2004$2,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsSeveral strong to severe thunderstorms affected southeast New Mexico during the late afternoon and evening of the 20th. These storms resulted in large hail and damaging winds.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 20, 20041.75 in hail · 14 eventsHeavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding from central DeKalb County east across Kane County into Chicago in Cook County. In DeKalb County there was flooding of roads in Malta and on campus at Northern Illinois University.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, May 20, 20042 in hail · 16 events
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in New York, May 20 to 21, 2004$225,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms developed along a front stalled across the Finger Lakes Region. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Le Roy and Caledonia. The slow moving storms also produced up to three inches of rain in less than an hour.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 20, 2004$42,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 eventsThunderstorms developed in the late afternoon and evening along a slow moving front across Iowa and Illinois. Feeding off a tropical atmosphere, the slow moving storms produced copeous amounts of rain and were quite prolific in producing 0.25 to 0.70 inch hail.
• Hail in Michigan, May 20, 2004$60,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsOne inch diameter hail was reported by the public three miles north of Woodland.
• Flash Flood in New York, May 20 to 21, 2004$6.0 million · 1 eventSlow moving thunderstorms dumped three to four inches of rain in less than an hour on parts of Ontario county. The Town of Naples was hardest hit. Many roads were washed out. Others were covered with up to three feet of debris and gravel and were impassable.
• Hail in Kansas, May 20, 20041.25 in hail · 5 events
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 20, 200456 kt wind · 3 eventsMichigan City U.S. Coast Guard reported a measured wind gust of 60 MPH.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 20, 200450 kt wind · 3 eventsEmergency management reported trees down in Bertrand.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 20 to 21, 2004$15,000 · 1 eventAbout 1130 PM on the 20th, near Brookville, Allens Mills Rd and Richardsville Rd flooded. By 3 AM EDT on the 21st, near Punxsutawney, Elk Run and Mahoning Creek began to flood after 4.5 inches of rain fell. Cars and basements were flooded.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 20, 2004$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventDownburst winds from a thunderstorm moved through the Luthersburg area of Clearfield county. Based on damage surveyed by the National Weather Service, top wind speeds were estimated around 70 mph. Five mobile homes lost their roofs, along with 1 framed home.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 20, 200458 kt wind · 3 eventsDecaying thunderstorms east of Lenora produced a minor heat burst event. Temperatures rose from 64 to 73 degrees F between 10:50 pm CDT and 12:30 am CDT accompanied by winds of 67 mph. No known damage. Gusty winds persisted over 2 hours.
• Flash Flood in New York, May 20 to 21, 2004$30,000 · 1 eventHeavy rain caused extensive flooding on roads. Water, mudslides and debris on roads. Numerous road closures.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, May 20 to 21, 20041 injured · 1.75 in hail · 14 eventsSevere thunderstorms rolled through southern Michigan during the late-night hours of Thursday, May 20th into the early morning hours of Friday, May 21st. The storms delivered strong winds, hail and heavy rain to southeast Michigan.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 20, 200450 kt wind · 2 eventsLarge tree limbs were blown down.
• Flash Flooding in New York, May 21, 2004$40,000 · 2 eventsSlow moving thunderstorms produced up to two inches of rain across parts of the southern tier. Basements and underpasses were flooded in Jamestown. In Alfred, a railroad gravel bed was washed out by flood waters.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, May 21, 2004$21 million · 50 kt wind · 17 eventsThunderstorm winds downed two trees.
• Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 21, 200452 kt wind · 2 eventsThe front that moved south across the state during the previous afternoon became stalled over southern Iowa during the evening of the 20th and early morning of the 21st. The airmass was moderately unstable with CAPE values in the 1500 to 2000 J/kg range.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 21, 2004$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and utility poles blown down by wind. 5000 customers lost electric power.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 21, 2004$200,000 · 1 eventFlash flooding struck western portions of Clearfield County during the early morning hours of May 21st. A number of training thunderstorms crossed the region, prompting the issuance of warnings.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 21, 2004$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event10 camping trailers destroyed by wind. Hundreds of trees down countywide.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 21, 2004$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous large trees down.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 21, 2004$4.1 million · 1 eventThunderstorms dumped heavy rains on Crawford County during the predawn hours of May 21st. This rainfall combined with ground already saturated from heavy rains the previous few days led to widespread flooding across the county.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 21, 2004$100,000 · 1 eventThunderstorms with heavy rain caused Flash Flooding in Warren county during the early morning hours of May 21. Hard hit were the towns of Chandlers Valley and Sugar Grove. In Sugar Grove, a business was flooded, ruining most of the inventory.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 21, 2004$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventTrees down in Yorkville, Tiltonsville, Brilliant, Toronto, and Irondale. Trees and live power lines were blown down onto county roads 10, 15, 16, and 41.
• Damaging Wind in West Virginia, May 21, 20041 injured · $75,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 eventA microburst ripped through Elm Grove. It was 150 yards wide and 600 yards long, with an estimated wind of 80 mph (69 kt). Several houses had significant damage; some roofs were blown off. Houses were damaged by flying debris.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 21, 2004$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventTrees blown down on houses and cars. One business lost a large window from flying debris. And the sign on top of the business was blown down.
• Hail in Iowa, May 21, 20040.75 in hail · 3 eventsPenny size hail was reported by the public, spotters and law enforcement officials.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 21, 2004$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventNational Weather Service strom survey found that straight line winds felled numerous trees along Route 31 between Bakersville and Lavansville. One home in Bakersville sustained major structural damage when a large oak tree fell onto the structure.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 21, 2004$45,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventLarge trees and power lines down. Two 60-foot trees fell onto cars and a house. Other trees blew down across Route 381.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 21, 2004$11,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms developed north of a stationary front across Northern Iowa in the early morning hours aided by a strong low level jet. Most of the storms were well north of WFO Quad Cities CWA (county warning area).
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 21, 2004$9,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 eventsDowned trees and power lines.
• Lightning Strike in South Dakota, May 21, 2004$20,000 · 1 eventLightning struck a house and started a fire. The fire was contained mostly in the roof and attic, but the house was filled with smoke.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, May 21, 200455 kt wind · 21 events7 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down between Harlem and Windsor Roads.
• Hail in Iowa, May 21, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events
• Hail in Iowa, May 21, 2004$500,000 · 4.25 in hail · 3 eventsLarge hail caused widespread damage to vehicles, windows, and roofs. Crop damage was also extensive in the area with over one hundred thousand acres of corn, beans, and other small grain crops affected during this storm and another hail storm which occurred later in the day.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 21, 20043 deaths · 7 injured · $89,000 · 68 kt wind · 10 eventsTrained spotter reported trees down in Benton Harbor. Winds were estimated near 70 MPH.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 21, 2004$560,000 · 1 in hail · 13 eventsAmateur radio operators reported a 62 m.p.h. wind gust in Port Sheldon.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 21 to 22, 200415 injured · $4.3 million · F2 · 79 eventsA very unstable airmass was over Iowa and helped kick off the seasons first severe weather outbreak. At the surface a warm frontal boundary extended nearly east to west across the state and provided the focus for thunderstorm development.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 21, 2004$37,000 · 1 in hail · 18 eventsTrained spotter estimated winds gusting to 60 MPH south of South Bend.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, May 21, 20042 in hail · 51 eventsA derecho track along a stalled frontal boundary which was located over northern Indiana and Ohio during the early afternoon hours of the 21st. Washtenaw County was one of the hardest hit, with 28,000 homes losing power.
• Hail in Wisconsin, May 21, 2004$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 eventsHail ranging in size from pennies to as large as golf balls were reported by the public, spotters and emergency managers.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 21, 2004$750 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsHail the size of pennies, nickels and quarters was reported by the public and amateur radio operators. In addition, the emergency manager estimated wind gusts around 65 mph near West Union (Fayette County).
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 21, 2004$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 eventsOn the morning of May 21st, a fast moving squall line developed in the morning over Lake Michigan and moved southeast across the Northern Indiana CWA. Measured wind gusts were to 78 MPH with other unconfirmed wind gusts estimated over 90 MPH.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 21, 20041.75 in hail · 13 eventsSevere thunderstorms on the afternoon and evening of May 21st from the Roanoke Valley south to Southside Virginia produced hail up to the size of golf balls and destructive winds that toppled trees and power and telephone lines.
• Tornado and Hail in Ohio, May 21, 2004$6.8 million · F0 · 30 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms moved across Lucas County and downed dozens of trees. Scattered power outages were also reported. A few homes and vehicles were damaged by fallen trees and flying debris.
• Hail in Ohio, May 21, 2004$137,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 eventsPenny to nickel size hail was observed.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, May 21, 2004$1.0 million · 2 in hail · 32 eventsTrees and power poles were knocked down.
• Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 21, 2004$4.5 million · 9 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms moved across Wyandot County and dumped up to an inch of rain on already saturated ground. Streams and rivers in flood or close to flood quickly rose forcing the closure several roads. Many homes and businesses sustained damage from the flooding.
• Hail in South Dakota, May 21, 2004$100,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed across southern Meade County and then moved slowly eastward across northeast Pennington, northern Jackson, and Haakon Counties during the late afternoon and early evening.
• Hail in Wyoming, May 21, 20041.5 in hail · 3 eventsPenny sized hail covered the ground.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 21, 2004$425,000 · 56 kt wind · 8 eventsA second round of thunderstorms on May 21st came rolling into south-central and southeast Wisconsin later in the afternoon and evening bring more damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, and lightning.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, May 21 to 22, 2004$471,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 eventsStrong to severe storms developed north of a stationary front across Iowa and Northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening hours. A strong low level jet continuously pumped copious amounts of moisture over the front that resulted in heavy rain and flash flooding.
• Tornado in Iowa, May 21, 2004$75,000 · F1 · 1 eventTornado developed 0.1 miles West of the intersection of W26 and 69th Street. It moved Northeast and dissipated 0.2 miles Southeast of the intersection of 68th Street and 33rd Avenue. A few farms were damaged by the tornado with Bloomsbury Farms sustaining the heaviest damage.
• Tornado in Iowa, May 21, 2004$300,000 · F3 · 1 eventTornado developed just east of the Benton-Linn County Line Road and moved Northeast to Palo. The tornado initially caused damage to a farm 2 miles southwest of Palo where a garage and 3 outbuildings were destroyed.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 21, 2004$48,000 · F0 · 19 eventsThe tornado touched down briefly in open rangeland.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 21, 2004$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventLarge trees and power lines down. New Wilmington was hit hard: 3 houses and 1 car were damaged by falling trees.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 21, 2004$27,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsQuarter size hail was observed.
• Tornado in Iowa, May 21, 2004$50,000 · F1 · 1 eventTornado developed 0.8 miles East of Martelle and moved east causing sporadic damage along County Road E45 toward Morley. Along this path trees were damaged, a cattle shed destroyed and blown across a field, and houses and outbuildings receiving minor damage.
• Tornado in Iowa, May 21, 2004$230,000 · F1 · 1 eventA tornado destroyed a farm house and several other buildings on a farm.
• Hail in South Dakota, May 21, 2004$100,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 eventsA severe thunderstorm that had developed over Weston County in Wyoming then moved across Pennington County late in the afternoon. This storm produced hail to the size of baseballs as it moved south of Rapid City.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 21, 2004$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsSeveral trees fell across roads.
• Hail in Iowa, May 21, 2004$500,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 eventsLarge hail damaged vehicles, broke windows, and damaged roofs and siding. Crop damage was also extensive with over one hundred thousand acres of corn, bean, and other small grain crops affected during this storm and another hail storm in the area earlier in the day.
• Hail in Texas, May 21, 20044.25 in hail · 12 eventsSevere thunderstorms containing very large hail moved across sections of the northeastern Texas panhandle during the early evening hours. No damage from the hail was reported.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 21, 2004$2,000 · 1 in hail · 19 eventsA large cluster of thunderstorms formed along a strong east to west frontal boundary in Ohio. The storms then dropped southeast into West Virginia during this Friday evening. Fallen trees and large branches caused widespread power outages.
• Tornado and Hail in Washington, May 21, 2004F0 · 2 eventsDuring the afternoon of May 21st a severe thunderstorm produced 3/4 inch diameter hail in a swath from near Airway Heights to just south of the city of Spokane. In places this hail accumulated to a depth of over 4 inches.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 21, 20042 in hail · 36 eventsA four inch diameter tree was broken at a local nursery
• Hail in Kansas, May 21, 2004$430,000 · 2.75 in hail · 8 eventsSevere thunderstorms rolled across north-central Kansas and dumped hail. The largest hail was in Osborne county south of Osborne and measured up to 2.75" in diameter.
• Damaging Wind in West Virginia, May 21, 20042 injured · $55,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventBetween 730 and 750 PM EDT, several microbursts occurred in Preston County. Many roads were closed by the blowing down of numerous large trees. In Masontown, the swath of microburst was 2.5 miles in length. The width fluctuated from 20 to 200 yards.
• Hail in Iowa, May 21 to 22, 20041.25 in hail · 4 eventsThe public, law enforcement officials and emergency managers reported hail ranging in size from pennies to half dollars.
• Hail in Oklahoma, May 21, 20042.75 in hail · 9 eventsSevere thunderstorms across the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the evening hours produced large hail and a report of a funnel cloud. No damage or injuries were reported.
• Hail in Minnesota, May 21, 20041 in hail · 3 events
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Illinois, May 21 to 22, 20041 in hail · 17 eventsLarge tree limbs were down.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 21, 2004$24,000 · F0 · 12 eventsThunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across Eastern West Virginia on May 21st. There was a report of a weak tornado in Berkeley County according to Fire and Rescue Personnel in Berkeley County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 21, 2004$360,000 · 2 in hail · 9 eventsNumerous large tree limbs were blown down in Cloverville and Norton Shores.
• Hail in Montana, May 21, 20041 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm in eastern Dawson county produced 1 inch dimater hail. Hail up to 3 inches deep fell on I-94 in eastern Dawson County, with drifts up to 10 inches deep. A car slid off the road and blew a tire with minor damage to the car
• Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 21 to 22, 2004$1.2 million · 8 eventsRainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches caused widespread flash flooding. Numerous road washouts were reported by law enforcement officials across northeast Iowa. In addition, two bridges were washed out and 40 homes received flood damage in Fredericksburg (Chickasaw County).
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 21, 2004$36,000 · 70 kt wind · 12 eventsScattered to numerous thunderstorms developed on May 21st ahead of an approaching cold front. The thunderstorms producedvery strong winds that downed numerous trees and power lines across Northern Virginia. Nickel to penny size hail was also reported with a few of these storms.
• Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 2004F1 · 1 eventA narrow tornado was reported by law enforcement and caught on video by a storm chaser north of Hadar. The tornado damaged several buildings in the area including a garage, a house and a few small farm outbuildings.
• Hail in Nebraska, May 21 to 22, 2004$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 eventsSevere thunderstorms dropped hail, generally the size of nickels or smaller across parts of south-central Nebraska. One storm did drop hail to the size of golf balls around the town of Grand Island.
• Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 2004F1 · 1 eventA tornado touched down southeast of Wayne causing damage to a house and destroying or severely damaging a barn and 6 outbuildings, along with much of the farm equipment. The debris was strewn for 3 miles downwind.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, May 21 to 22, 200452 kt wind · 8 eventsA trained weather spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
• Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, May 21 to 22, 2004$1.2 million · 4 events2 to 4 inches of rain in two hours caused flash flooding. Law enforcement officials and emergency managers reported several roads were either washed out or covered with water as much as 3 to 4 feet deep.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, May 21 to 22, 2004$19 million · 1 in hail · 18 eventsNickel size hail was observed three miles east of Medina.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, May 22, 2004$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsLarge limbs down along Route 460.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, May 22, 2004$50,000 · 1 in hail · 8 eventsA low level jet developed the first of two squall lines in western iowa that raced east across Iowa and Illinois. The first squall line travelled north of the stationary front across Iowa and Northern Illinois.
• Flash Flood in Nebraska, May 22, 2004$100,000 · 1 eventA swath of 2 to 4 inches of rain fell across Boone county from the evening of the 21st into the early morning hours on the 22nd. This produced flash flooding across several county roads, and washed sections out of a few.
• Hail in Iowa, May 22, 20040.88 in hail · 2 eventsLaw enforcement officials and the public reported hail the size of pennies and nickels.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 22, 2004$28,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 eventsA low level jet developed the first of two squall lines in western iowa that raced east across Iowa and Illinois. The first squall line travelled north of the stationary front across Iowa and Northern Illinois.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 22, 2004$4.5 million · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsHeavy rains fell on much of Erie County as yet another band of thunderstorms moved through the area just after daybreak. Between one and two inches of rain fell between daybreak and 9 a.m.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 22, 2004$62,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 eventsThe second of two squall lines that developed in western Iowa the night of 21 May 2004 moved across Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois during the morning hours.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 22, 20043 injured · $50,000 · 0.88 in hail · 11 eventsThe public reported penny-sized hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 22 to 23, 20041 in hail · 16 eventsFire Dept reported some trees down just north of town.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 22, 20041 in hail · 6 eventsEmergency management reported several trees down northeast of La Porte.
• Hail in North Carolina, May 22, 2004$50,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flood in North Carolina, May 22, 2004$20,000 · 1 eventSlow-moving thunderstorms resulted in severe urban flooding, with 4 businesses receiving some water damage in the downtown area. Several roads were also barricaded.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, May 22, 200456 kt wind · 11 eventsDare County 911 Center reported 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 22, 2004$25,000 · F1 · 9 eventsA west to east orientated frontal boundary lifted north through southeast Michigan during the afternoon hours of the 22nd. Multiple weak tornadoes occurred across the Tri-Cities and Thumb region. No injuries were reported with mainly minor damage.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 2004$439,000 · F1 · 44 eventsLarge tree limbs were broken and numerous business signs were damaged.
• Hail and High Wind in Kansas, May 22, 20041 in hail · 7 eventsStrong outflow boundary from thunderstorms in NE Colorado and SW Nebraska swept rapidly southeast across parts of northwest Kansas. Winds of 55 to 70 mph accompanied the outflow, including visibility reduced to 1/4 mile in blowing dirt.
• Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 22, 2004F0 · 9 eventsA tornado touched down briefly but did no damage.
• Hail and High Wind in Nebraska, May 22, 20041 in hail · 7 eventsStrong outflow boundary from thunderstorms in NE Colorado and SW Nebraska swept rapidly southeast across parts of southwest Nebraska. Winds of 55 to 70 mph accompanied the outflow, including visibility reduced to 1/4 mile in blowing dirt.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 22, 20043 in hail · 11 eventsDuring the afternoon of May 22nd, severe thunderstorms over the Roanoke Valley produced large hail ranging up to tea cup size with an isolated report of severe winds blowing a tree down on top of power lines.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 2004$22 million · F2 · 50 eventsOne of the worst severe weather outbreaks in recent years struck south-central Nebraska the afternoon and evening of May 22. No less than 17 different tornadoes rolled across south-central Nebraska. Dozens of homes were damaged and a few completely destroyed.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, May 22 to 23, 2004$238,000 · 1.25 in hail · 14 eventsThunderstorms that developed along a nearly stationary front produced hail up to 1.25" in diameter and wind gusts measured to 61 mph. The slow moving thunderstorms also produced torrential rains that resulted in road closures and basement flooding.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 22, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were reported down on power lines four miles west northwest of Murphy.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, May 22 to 23, 20041 in hail · 7 eventsPenny sized hail reported in Barbecue.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 22 to 23, 20044 injured · $3.2 million · F1 · 101 eventsThe synoptic situation was very similar to what it was the previous day. A complex weather situation was in place due to the convection from the previous night. An outflow boundary extended east to west across northern Missouri.
• Hail in New York, May 22, 2004$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event1.00 inch hail.
• Hail in New York, May 22, 2004$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event1.50 inch hail.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 22, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were reported down two miles south of Camp Creek along Chandler Road.
• Hail in New York, May 22, 2004$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event1.75 inch hail.
• Tornado in Nebraska, May 22, 2004F1 · 1 eventA tornado apparently intermittently touched down from the eastern sections of town where it toppled an air-conditioning unit on top of Walmart onto an SUV parked below, to a farmstead 2 miles east southeast of town where it did extensive damage to farm outbuildings.
• Hail in New York, May 22, 2004$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event1.5 inch hail.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 22, 2004$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA large tree was blown down onto an automobile, crushing the vehicle.
• Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 22, 20041 death · 38 injured · $160 million · F4 · 5 eventsThis long tracked tornado is often referred to as the Hallam tornado. It initially touched down 3 miles west of Daykin in northern Jefferson county. The tornado was rated an f0 or f1 in Jefferson county damaging farm outbuildings, grain bins and trees.
• Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 2004$10 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 eventHail up to baseball size fell in Blair and west through south of town. The hail caused extensive damage to cars and at least two large car dealerships were hit with over 4500 cars damaged.
• Damaging Wind in New York, May 22, 2004$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 22, 200460 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral inches of water was on Indianapolis Road, north of I-80 in Hammond.
• Tornadoes in Kansas, May 22, 2004$99,000 · F2 · 2 eventsA tornado touched down briefly at a farm and damaged a barn.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 22, 2004F0 · 6 eventsA funnel cloud was sighted over Republic.
• Tornado in Nebraska, May 22, 2004F1 · 1 eventA tornado overturned several irrigation pivots and grain bins and also did some minor house damage from southwest through just east of Daykin.
• Tornado in Nebraska, May 22, 2004F1 · 1 eventA tornado was on the ground for around 1.5 miles just west through north of Murdock. The tornado knocked down many trees and power lines in the area, and several outbuildings were destroyed.
• Tornado in Nebraska, May 22, 2004F1 · 1 eventA tornado uprooted large trees and downed transmission towers from around Nehawka to near Union. Two houses sustained major damage and "heavy damage" was reported to 30 other houses.
• Tornado in Nebraska, May 22, 2004F1 · 1 eventThis tornado damaged cabins and homes and downed trees near the Lake Waconda area by Murray.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 22, 2004$35,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 eventsSevere thunderstorms erupted over Republic and Cloud counties the evening of the 22nd and produced 4 tornadoes (listed separately), one funnel cloud, and many reports of large hail and damaging winds.
• Damaging Wind in New York, May 22, 2004$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed wires and large limbs.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 22, 2004$9,000 · 2 in hail · 3 eventsScattered severe storms developed north of a persistent stationary front across Iowa and Northern Illinois as the low level jet strengthened after sunset.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 22, 2004$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed several trees in northern Trumbull County.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 23, 2004$155,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsHeavy rain producing thunderstorms moved across Ashtabula County. Up to an inch of rain fell on ground already saturated from rains the previous few days. Flash flooding resumed in the county after streams and creeks once again quickly rose.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, May 22 to 23, 2004$2.4 million · 1 in hail · 15 eventsA large complex of thunderstorms, mainly consisting of very heavy rain and damaging winds, raked through most of southern Wisconsin during the early morning hours. This was round number one for the day.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 22, 200452 kt wind · 4 events
• Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, May 22 to 23, 2004$980,000 · 4 eventsFor the second consecutive night, flash flooding affected southwest Wisconsin, with rainfall amounts totaling 2 to 4 inches. Law enforcement officials and emergency managers reported mudslides blocking highways.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 23, 2004$500,000 · 1 eventHeavy rain producing thunderstorms moved into Crawford County around midnight on May 23rd. Up to an inch of rain fell on ground already saturated from rains the previous few days. Flash flooding resumed in the county after streams and creeks once again quickly rose.
• Damaging Wind in New York, May 23, 2004$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires onto State Route 23.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 23, 20041 death · 1 injured · $110,000 · 57 kt wind · 13 eventsA persistent stationary front continued to remain across Iowa and Northern Illinois. Two squall lines developed in the late afternoon in Western Iowa, one north and one south of the stationary front. These squall lines raced east across Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 23, 200454 kt wind · 6 eventsLarge tree limbs down.
• Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, May 23, 2004$200,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike caused a fire that badly damaged a Bedford home in the middle of the night. No one was injured when lightning struck the single-story home's basement, causing a series of electrical failures that started the fire. The house was a total loss.
• Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 23, 2004$890,000 · 4 eventsA second consecutive night of flash flooding affected much of northeast Iowa, when rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches occurred in three hours. Law enforcement officials reported water 3 feet deep covering roads in Arlington (Fayette County) and McGregor (Clayton County).
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 23, 2004$19,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsA persistent stationary front continued to remain across Iowa and Northern Illinois. Two squall lines developed in the late afternoon in Western Iowa, one north and one south of the stationary front. These squall lines raced east across Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois.
• Tornado and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 23, 2004F0 · 2 eventsIsolated severe thunderstorms moved through Manitowoc county on the morning of the 23rd as a low pressure system moved into southern Wisconsin, dragging a stationary front north as a warm front.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, May 23, 2004F2 · 20 eventsThunderstorm winds blew down several telephone poles as well as large tree limbs.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, May 23, 20041.75 in hail · 18 eventsIn the late morning and early afternoon of May 23rd, severe thunderstorms impacted areas of southwest Virginia mainly just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hail sizes ranged up to golf ball size, and some wind gusts were strong enough to down some trees.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 23, 200455 kt wind · 3 eventsSevere thunderstorms downed a large tree and produced hail from penny to nickel size.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 23, 2004$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 eventsVery heavy rainfall caused water to pool to depths as high as 4 feet in poor drainage areas throughout the city.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 23, 2004$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 eventsTrees down near Cairo
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 23, 20041.75 in hail · 23 eventsEmergency management reported trees down throughout the southern half of the county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 23, 200453 kt wind · 5 eventsTrees down across the southern end of the county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 23, 20041.75 in hail · 7 eventsTrees were blown down in Raven Rock Park.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 23, 200460 kt wind · 4 eventsAs a severe thunderstorm moved east, it produced high winds that damaged an inn's roof, downed power lines, and trees. Based on the Times-Herald Record serving Orange County, "The most significant damage was reported at the American Budget Inn off Route 17.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 23, 20041 in hail · 6 eventsTrees and power lines were knocked down.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, May 23, 2004$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 10 eventsSevere thunderstorms moved across north central Connecticut during the afternoon and evening. There were numerous reports of penny to nickel sized hail in Hartford and Tolland Counties, but hail as large as ping pong balls was observed in Farmington and Plainville.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 23, 2004$310,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 eventsAn emergency manager reported one and a quarter inch diameter hail in Bedford.
• Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 23, 2004$250,000 · 1 eventTwo houses and an apartment complex were damaged due to fires ignited by lightning.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, May 23, 2004$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 eventsLaw Enforcement reported nickel size hail and trees down.
• Hail in Missouri, May 23, 20041 in hail · 2 eventsStorm spotters reported that 1 inch hail fell for about 5 minutes at the intersection of Highway 54 and Route TT. 3/4 inch hail was reported in New Bloomfield.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 23, 2004$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 8 eventsEmergency management reported trees and power lines down countywide. 16 utility poles were down around Rt 127. Winds gusts were estimated near 70 MPH around Haviland where a grain bin was blown one half mile from its foundation.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 23, 2004$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA couple of trees were blown down near Statesville, one onto a house. In addition, a picnic table was flipped over and a basketball goal blown down. In Troutman, a tree fell across part of a house, tearing off the gutters and damaging a propane tank.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 23, 20041 in hail · 3 eventsNumerous trees, some 4 to 5 feet in diameter, were blown down east of Crowder's Mountain.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 23, 20042 injured · $5,000 · F1 · 35 eventsA warm front was located over the Tri-Cities and Thumb region during the early evening hours of the 23rd.Numerous severe thunderstorms over southeast Michigan produced mostly wind damage. However, there were a few hail reports and weak tornadoes, mainly along the I-69 corridor.
• Hail in Montana, May 23, 20041 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 20041 in hail · 3 events
• Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 23, 2004F0 · 28 eventsMoist and unstable air along a stalled frontal boundary set the stage for supercell thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening hours. This was round number two for the day.
• Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 20041 in hail · 4 eventsHail was observed on the east side of town.
• Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 23, 2004F2 · 14 eventsThere were several reports of hail 3/4 inch and larger from in and around Yorkville. The largest was golfball size at the intersection of Route 126 and 71.
• Hail in Missouri, May 23, 20041 in hail · 3 eventsSt. Louis County EMA reported hail up to 1 inch across west St. Louis County.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 20041 in hail · 5 eventsHeavy thunderstorm rains caused a few roads and streets near and around Shamrock to be flooded.
• Hail in New York, May 23, 2004$50,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event3.00 inch hail.
• Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 2004$34,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 eventsVehicles sustained window and body damage.
• Hail in Indiana, May 23, 20041 in hail · 2 events
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in New York, May 23 to 24, 2004$145,000 · 55 kt wind · 9 eventsA weak cold front crossed the area during the overnight hours. The slow moving thunderstorms that accompanied the front produced damaging winds and torrential rains. Trees and power lines were downed with scattered power outages reported.
• Flash Flood in New York, May 23 to 24, 2004$25,000 · 1 eventRoadways flooded by an overflowing creek due to intense rainfall from a thunderstorm.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 23 to 24, 2004$31,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 eventsNumerous trees were knocked down.
• Lightning Strike in New York, May 23, 2004$20,000 · 1 eventLightning struck a vacant house at 201 Elliott Street in Syracuse. "The house, under repair from a previous fire, had extensive fire damage."
• Flash Flood in New York, May 24, 2004$20,000 · 1 eventSeveral town parks flooded. A storm culvert collapsed under Eastwood Road south of Route 31.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 24, 2004$123,000 · F1 · 72 eventsHail was reported at the intersection of 164th Street and Hiwasee Road.
• Hail in New York, May 24, 20040.88 in hail · 3 events
• Hail in South Dakota, May 24, 20040.75 in hail · 3 events
• Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, May 24, 2004$350,000 · 1 eventLightning strikes started two house fires in Weare and Hollis which brought significant damage to both residences.
• Hail and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, May 24, 2004$350,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 eventsDespite temperatures in the 50s from a shallow marine layer, severe thunderstorms formed in southeast Massachusetts during the afternoon due to the presence of instability aloft.
• Hail in Iowa, May 24, 20041.75 in hail · 5 events
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 24 to 25, 20041 injured · $3.2 million · F0 · 119 eventsOnce again it was a very active severe weather day over Iowa. The frontal system that had moved through the state on the night of the 22nd was returning north as a warm front. This time Iowa did not get completely into the warm sector.
• Hail in Pennsylvania, May 24, 20041 in hail · 4 events
• Damaging Winds in New York, May 24, 2004$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsWidely scattered thunderstorms developed and moved across the north country. One thunderstorm downed trees across Route 11 in the Town of West Monroe. In Watson, trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 24, 2004$1.7 million · F1 · 17 eventsAs a cold front sliced across south-central Nebraska, a supercell thunderstorm developed along the front and moved southeast across Nuckolls and Thayer counties. The supercell became a prolific tornado producing storm with almost a dozen tornadoes having been reported.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 24 to 25, 20041 injured · $15 million · F2 · 86 eventsThis F1 tornado damaged one barn and crops and was the first tornado of the day from this supercell thunderstorm.
• Hail in New York, May 24, 2004$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
• Damaging Winds in New York, May 24, 2004$125,000 · 90 kt wind · 2 eventsIntense straight-line thunderstorm winds produced scattered tree damage from the eastern shore of Oneida Lake east-northeast to Remsen. The greatest amount of damage occurred near Westernville and also about 5 miles northwest of Rome.
• Flash Flood and Hail in New York, May 24, 20041 injured · 2 in hail · 14 eventsAs a severe thunderstorm moved northeast, a spotter reported quarter size hail.
• Hail in New York, May 24, 2004$40,000 · 1 in hail · 1 eventEstimated $40,000 loss in crops (hay) due to severity of hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 24, 2004$40,000 · 2 in hail · 4 eventsNumerous trees down and a utility pole snapped in half from strong thunderstorm winds.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, May 24, 20041 in hail · 10 eventsWater was over a bridge on Kirk Axtel Road near Glen Dean.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 24, 2004$75,000 · F0 · 7 eventsA tornado touched down briefly in rural areas.
• Tornadoes in New York, May 24, 2004$100,000 · F1 · 2 eventsAn F1 tornado touched down near Sanford NY at 530 pm EDT. The tornado tracked east into Delaware County where it lifted about 3 miles northeast of Deposit, NY at 540 pm EDT. The tornado uprooted and snapped many trees along its path.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, May 24, 2004$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsTrees and wires down.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 24, 2004$80,000 · 2 in hail · 4 eventsStrong thunderstorm winds demolished a trailer.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 24, 2004$100,000 · F0 · 7 eventsA tornado touched down briefly in open country.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 24, 20041.25 in hail · 4 eventsA cluster of severe thunderstorms produced large hail at several locations. The storms formed rapidly west of Evansville, producing hail up to half-dollar size in the Poseyville area.
• Hail in Colorado, May 24, 20041 in hail · 9 events
• Hail in Virginia, May 24, 20040.88 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm produced hail up to nickel size across portions of the county.
• Hail in New York, May 24, 2004$1.0 million · 1 in hail · 1 eventAn estimated 25 farms with a combined 2,500 acres sustained damage.
• Hail in New York, May 24, 2004$80,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 eventEstimated $80,000 in damage - primarily to roadways - due to hail and flooding.
• Hail in New York, May 24, 20041 injured · $1,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 eventHail 2 inches deep. Buskirk firefighter injured in truck accident due to flooded road.
• Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 24, 20042 injured · 1 eventA 9-year-old and 6-year-old brother and sister were injured by lightning while they stood next to each other and their father on a tennis court in Mercer County Park.
• Hail in Indiana, May 24, 2004$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsBranches were downed and windows were broken by golf ball size hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 24, 2004$1.4 million · 1 in hail · 4 eventsTrees were blown down in many parts of these towns. A NWS Survey Team determined a microburst took place off Lee's Crossing Road in the Town of Cambridge where 75 to 100 pine trees were either snapped or uprooted in the same direction.
• Hail in Kansas, May 24, 2004$500,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 eventsLarge hail damaged windows, roofs, and vehicles near Topeka. The hail also knocked holes in the vinyl siding of a house. This was the worst hailstorm to strike Shawnee county in a number of years. The number of roofs and windows damaged was numerous.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, May 24, 2004$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm briefly produced penny sized hail in Manchester, but no damage was reported.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 24, 2004$100,000 · F1 · 7 eventsA tornado touched down south of Topeka and moved to the eastnortheast for about a mile before lifting. A building and a shed were damaged. Power lines were downed and an unoccupied vehicle was rolled over.
• Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 24, 2004F0 · 7 eventsA tornado touched down briefly in open country.
• Hail in Kansas, May 24, 20041.75 in hail · 20 events
• Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 2004$29,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong thunderstorms developed across Northern Missouri during the afternoon hours and crossed over a warm front in Northeast Missouri.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 24, 2004$10,000 · 1 in hail · 7 eventsA funnel cloud was sighted west of Lyndon.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 24, 20041 in hail · 7 eventsLarge trees up to one and a half feet in diameter down due to thunderstorm winds.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 24, 2004$78,000 · 1 in hail · 9 eventsA funnel cloud was sighted north of Pomona.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 24, 20041.75 in hail · 13 eventsCO-OP observer.
• Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 24, 2004$17,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong thunderstorms developed across Northern Missouri during the afternoon hours and crossed over a warm front in Northeast Missouri.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 24, 2004$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 eventsStrong thunderstorms developed across Northern Missouri during the afternoon hours and crossed over a warm front in Northeast Missouri.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 200454 kt wind · 3 eventsA supercell thunderstorm evolved in a bow echo storm and produced wind damage in the Palmyra area. Trees and power lines were down from 1.5 miles southwest of town into the town itself.
• Hail in Kansas, May 24, 20041.75 in hail · 5 events
• Hail in Kansas, May 24, 20040.88 in hail · 5 eventsSevere thunderstorms erupted over northeast Kansas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 24th. No less than 13 tornadoes were reported (listed separately) along with a number of funnel clouds.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 24 to 25, 20041 death · 4 injured · $5.1 million · F2 · 31 eventsSeveral trees, power lines and numerous tree limbs were blown down between Brooklyn and Frederick.
• Tornado in Illinois, May 24, 2004F1 · 1 eventA tornado traveled through rural areas south of New Hartford uprooting and downing trees.
• Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 200455 kt wind · 2 eventsLocal law enforcement and emergency management personnel reported trees down in Curryville and Bowling Green.
• Tornado in Illinois, May 24, 2004F1 · 1 eventA tornado uprooted and mangled trees near the Sunny Hill area.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 200455 kt wind · 3 eventsLocal law enforcement reported a swath of wind damage from just south to just northeast of Jerseyville. Trees and power lines were down and there was some minor roof damage.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 200460 kt wind · 3 eventsEmergency management personnel reported wind damage at several location in Macoupin County. In Scottville, the roof of a barn was blown off and a grain bin destroyed. In the Modesto area, 16 power poles and were downed putting power lines on Highway 111.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 200455 kt wind · 2 eventsLocal law enforcement reported trees down in Kemper and trees and power lines down on Highway 16 east of Jerseyville.
• Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 200452 kt wind · 2 eventsASOS at the St. Charles Airport measured a wind gust of 50 knots. Several trees were blown onto houses in St. Charles.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 200455 kt wind · 2 eventsEmergency management personnel reported trees and power lines down blocking Rt. 4 in Staunton. A tree was blown onto a house in Virden.
• Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 24, 200455 kt wind · 2 eventsAmateur radio spotters reported trees down in parts of west St. Louis County.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 200455 kt wind · 4 eventsAWOS at Litchfield Municipal Airport measured a 60 mph wind gust. Some pine trees were snapped off and a pickup truck was damaged by debris southwest of Raymond on Cottonwood Lane. A large tree fell on power lines in Harvel causing a power outage.
• Hail in Kansas, May 24 to 25, 20040.88 in hail · 3 events
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 200452 kt wind · 3 eventsThe County Sheriff reported trees down across the area. A couple of trees were blown onto houses in Summerfield.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 25, 200452 kt wind · 5 eventsA severe thunderstorm downed trees across Fayette County. Trees were down blocking streets in Shafter and Vandalia. Trees were down in the west side of St. Elmo. Four large trees were blown down just west of Shobonier and in Shobonier.
• Flash Flood in Virginia, May 25, 2004$500,000 · 1 eventAs a meso-scale covective complex progressed out of KY into VA, significant training of thunderstorm cells occurred over Tazewell Co. 5.1 inches of rain were received in a 2 hour period between 22:30 PM EST 05/24/04 to 12:30 AM EST 05/25/04.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25, 200450 kt wind · 4 events
• Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 25, 2004$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventA house and a barn sustained roof damage. One outbuilding was destroyed, and six to ten trees were blown down. The damage area was approximately 3/4 mile long and 50 yards wide.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, May 25, 20040.88 in hail · 3 eventsGooches Mill Road closed due to water over the road between V and Conner Bridge roads.
• Hail in Missouri, May 25, 2004$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsEmergency management personnel reported that golfball size hail fell in parts of Fulton. There were scattered reports of automobile damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 25, 20041.25 in hail · 12 eventsTrees were blown down.
• Hail in Missouri, May 25, 20041 in hail · 4 eventsStorm spotters reported hail up to 1 inch across southern St. Charles County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 25, 2004$1.2 million · 1.75 in hail · 20 eventsA severe thunderstorm ripped across western and central St. Louis County from about 230 to 300 pm causing widespread wind and hail damage. The hail piled up to a foot deep in some areas. Countless trees and powerlines were down across the area.
• Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 2004$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventSevere downburst winds caused significant damage to homes and vehicles within the community of Richland. Numerous trees were downed.
• Hail in Illinois, May 25, 20041 in hail · 3 eventsStorm spotters reported hail up to 1inch.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 2004$350,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 eventsA severe thunderstorm produced hail up to nickel size and damaging wind gusts across the City of St. Louis. Numerous trees and some power lines were downed. Several automobiles were damaged by fallen trees and branches.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 25, 2004$37,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused damage at a cemetery in Ravenna. Fifteen headstones and six trees were toppled.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 2 eventsStorm spotters reported golfball size hail and damaging wind gusts. A mobile home was pushed off of its foundation and the roof of a garage was damaged.
• Damaging Wind in West Virginia, May 25, 20041 death · $15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventLarge trees blown down. One fell on top of car, killing a teen-aged girl.
• Hail in North Carolina, May 25, 20041.25 in hail · 4 eventsDare County 911 Center reported half dollar size hail at the intersection of Routes 64 and 264 near Manns Harbor.
• Hail in Pennsylvania, May 25, 2004$100,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 eventMany new cars at a dealership were damaged by this very large hail.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 20041 in hail · 2 eventsThe County Sheriff reported 1 inch hail west of Ste. Genevieve. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Rocky Ridge area.
• Hail in West Virginia, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 6 eventsScattered thunderstorms prompted widespread reports of hail up to the size of golf balls across the county the afternoon of the 25th. A recreational vehicle was damaged by the hail in Camp Creek.
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, May 25, 2004$3.5 million · F2 · 1 eventAn F2 tornado touched down three miles west of Custards and then tracked east for seven miles. The tornado finally lifted just west of Cochranton near U.S Highway 322. The damage path was continuous, up to 50 yards in width and roughly parallel to State Route 285.
• Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 25, 2004$6,000 · F0 · 4 eventsA tornadic thunderstorm moved east across Franklin County. A long-lived rotating wall cloud was associated with the storm. A brief tornado was spawned, but all of the tree damage was associated with straight-line winds.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 25, 2004$1.5 million · F1 · 19 eventsThunderstorms spawned tornadoes in Washington and Frederick Counties. Other strong thunderstorms also produced wind and hail damage across North Central Maryland and the Metropolitan areas of Baltimore and Washington DC.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 25, 2004$37,000 · 65 kt wind · 9 eventsNumerous trees were downed. Some falling trees knocked down power lines and caused outages.
• Hail in Virginia, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 5 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed across the higher terrain of southwest Virginia the afternoon of the 25th. Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported with these storms.
• Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 25, 2004$134,000 · F0 · 9 eventsStrong thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage across Northern Virginia on May 25th. One thunderstorm spawned a tornado in Northern Loudoun County, near Lovettsville. The weak tornado topped trees, shredded leaves and spread debris along a two mile track.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, May 25, 2004$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 eventsNickel size hail reported at several locations in Martinsburg.
• Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 25, 20045 eventsIn Franklin County, flash flooding of roads was reported in and near Benton. Eight to ten inches of water was reported over Route 14 in the Benton and West City areas. About 8 inches of water was over Route 34 east of Benton, and side streets were flooded.
• Hail in Texas, May 25, 2004$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events
• Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 8 eventsLaw enforcement official reported water running over Interstate 20.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 9 eventsTrees were downed.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 25, 2004$135,000 · F0 · 9 eventsSeveral severe thunderstorms affected the northeast Permian Basin of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening of the 25th. These storms developed near a dryline/cold front triple point. A highly visible tornado was observed by many residents of Snyder in Scurry County.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25, 2004$153,000 · 96 kt wind · 3 eventsTrees were blown down, primarily on the west side of Evansville. Some tree limbs and wires fell across roadways in the city.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, May 25 to 26, 2004$1.1 million · 5 eventsWidespread flash flooding occurred across northern Warrick and Spencer Counties. In northern Spencer County, numerous roads were closed by flooding, and some persons were rescued from stalled vehicles. About eight inches of water was over U.S. Highway 231 in Gentryville.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 25, 20041.75 in hail · 3 eventsSeveral trees fell along Route 3.
• Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 25, 2004$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventAn exterior wall of a convenience store was blown down. The wall was part of the storage area of an older part of the building. Numerous tree limbs and several trees were down, including some across roads.
• Lightning Strike in Delaware, May 25, 2004$30,000 · 1 eventLightning struck the porch of a mobile home in Lewes and ignited a fire. The fire quickly spread through the mobile home and was spreading to a second mobile home when fire fighters arrived. Both mobile homes were destroyed. Damage was estimated at $30,000.
• Tornado in Virginia, May 25, 2004$20,000 · F1 · 1 eventA waterspout formed over Carters Creek and came ashore at Irvington Marina as a tornado. A boat house was blown over and numerous boats damaged. Several cars were also damaged.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 25, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm moved east from the Johnson County line across the Glendale area, then turned southeast toward Golconda. The storm was at its strongest in the Glendale area, then weakened as it approached Golconda.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 26, 2004$18,000 · 52 kt wind · 10 eventsTree down on house.
• Tornado in Virginia, May 26, 2004$12,000 · F0 · 1 eventAn F0 tornado touched down in Lee County three miles east northeast of Rose Hill. The tornado path length was .5 miles long and 25 yards wide. A shed was slightly damaged and some trees were reported down in association with the tornado.
• Hail in Missouri, May 26, 20044 in hail · 4 eventsStorm spotters reported very irregular shaped hail southeast of Washington that was up to 4 inches wide. Golfball and nickel size hail was also reported near Washington and Union. Hail close to baseball size fell at the Wolf Hollow Golf Club.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 26, 2004$155,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 eventsThe first round of severe thunderstorms to affect southern Illinois occurred during the late morning hours. Most of the severe weather was in the form of large hail during this episode.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 26, 2004$45,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 eventsA 50-by-75 foot pole barn was destroyed.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26, 2004$5,000 · 1 in hail · 5 eventsA severe thunderstorm moved southeast across the Ohio River from Hardin County, Illinois. The storm produced sporadic reports of large hail and damaging winds from there through Madisonville to Central City.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 26, 2004$5,000 · 1 in hail · 8 eventsA single thunderstorm cell developed in southeast Ohio and turned severe, as it crossed through West Virginia during the early afternoon. A fast moving squall line quickly followed, causing some wind damage over the higher terrain of Fayette and Raleigh Counties.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, May 26, 20041 injured · $190,000 · 70 kt wind · 28 eventsBesides the structural damage, trees and power lines were downed over much of central Kentucky.
• Hail in Illinois, May 26, 20041.75 in hail · 3 eventsStorm spotters reported hail up to golfball size in Evansville with 1 inch hail in Ruma. Nickel size hail was reported southeast of Steelville near the Jackson County line.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 eventsAnother round of severe thunderstorms affected southern Illinois during the afternoon and evening hours, following the late morning round of storms. This round began with a swath of large hail near the western Perry/Jackson County line.
• Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 26, 20044 eventsClusters of thunderstorms produced flash flooding at isolated locations in southern Illinois. The ground was already saturated from thunderstorms that occurred the previous evening and during the morning.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 26, 20041.75 in hail · 8 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms developed over southwest VA the afternoon and early evening of the 26th. Hail from the storms was reported to be up to the size of quarters and winds downed several large limbs and trees.
• Hail in Texas, May 26, 20044 in hail · 3 eventsSupercell thunderstorms again developed along a dryline over parts of the west Texas Permian Basin and the Lower Trans Pecos during the afternoon and evening of the 26th. Up to three storms resulted in large hail, including giant hail in eastern Martin County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 26, 2004$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 eventsHail the size of a half dollar was reported between Mill Gap and Mustoe.
• Tornado in Virginia, May 26, 2004$25,000 · F1 · 1 eventAn F1 tornado touched down along highway 58 near the Flatwood community at 5:04 pm. It's path length was 1.5 miles and was 50 yards wide. The tornado moved a mobile home off its foundation and overturned a car.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26, 2004$9,000 · 1 in hail · 7 eventsA supercell thunderstorm in Christian and Todd Counties produced quarter-size hail, a funnel cloud, and damaging winds. The wind damage consisted of numerous downed trees near Pembroke, Trenton, and Guthrie. A mobile home near Pembroke received minor structural damage.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down across the county.
• Hail in Missouri, May 26, 20041 in hail · 3 eventsStorm spotters reported hail up to 1 inch across parts of north St. Louis County.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down in the Norton area.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down in the Roda area.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down on roads and elsewhere across the county.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were reported down in the Fairview area.
• Tornado in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$30,000 · F1 · 1 eventAn F1 tornado touched down just southwest of the intersection of Bright Road and Mount Pleasant Road. The path was 50 yards long and 2 miles long. In addition to downing several trees, the tornado removed the roof from a house on Mount Pleasant Road.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$36,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 eventsGolf ball size hail reported.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county.
• Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 2004$138,000 · F0 · 20 eventsA wind gust, possibly from a wet microburst, caused some damage in Bessie. Three empty grain cars of a train were toppled onto their side. There was also some minor roof damage and downed trees. The Bessie Fire Department also sustained some roof damage.
• Tornado in Virginia, May 26, 2004$20,000 · F0 · 1 eventAn F0 tornado touched down in Scott County two miles south of Clinchport around 545 pm EDT and traveled one half mile east. The tornado was 50 yards wide and the only damage observed was to trees and some minor roof damage along CR 627.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous power lines and large trees were reported down across the county.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down across the northern part of the county.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were reported down in Oneida.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down across the city of Bristol.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$1.5 million · 78 kt wind · 1 eventA downburst with 90 mph winds demolished a portable classroom and broke 30 windows in the main building at Kingsley Elementary School. The classroom roof was lifted off and struck a parked car.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$300,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 eventOne home was destroyed and eighteen others suffered severe damage in Kingsport.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral large trees and large limbs were reported down in the Buffalo Springs area.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were reported down in Elizabethton.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm wind gust split and removed the roof off Nunley's Uptown furniture store in Elizabethton.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down around DeerLodge.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down across Bristol.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees and power lines were reported down across the county.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down in Oakdale.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were reported down across the county.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventA few trees were reported down on Highway 71 southwest of Lebanon.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down across the county.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 200470 kt wind · 4 eventsThunderstorms with damaging winds downed numerous trees, tree limbs, and powerlines across varoius parts of the county. Also a 90X20 ft shed was blown over in Bethel.
• Hail in Texas, May 26, 2004$235,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 eventsThe Kent County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$40,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventThirty to forty trees were reported down on highway 95 in south Oak Ridge.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were reported down across the northern part of the county.
• Hail in Minnesota, May 26, 20040.75 in hail · 3 events
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down in the Farragut area.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventA few trees were reported down across the county.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 26 to 27, 20041.5 in hail · 7 eventsHeavy rain caused numerous roads in Clay County to become flooded, including US Route 50 near Xenia.
• Hail in Minnesota, May 26, 20040.88 in hail · 3 eventsLarge hail covered old highway 16 and nearby fields.
• Hail in New York, May 26, 20040.88 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down in the Louisville area.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down in the Walland area.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 26, 2004$6,000 · F0 · 4 eventsTwo supercell thunderstorms moved across the western portions of the Big Country producing hail and two brief tornadoes.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 200450 kt wind · 3 eventsTrees were blown down.
• Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 26, 200455 kt wind · 2 eventsLocal law enforcement reported trees down at Route O and Highway 19 near Cuba. Trees were also reported down in Steelville. One tree fell in a transformer knocking out power.
• Hail in Minnesota, May 26, 20040.88 in hail · 4 eventsLarge hail covered the ground and caused significant damage to corn, soybean, and other small grain crops. The amount of damage was unknown, because many of the early stage crops were expected to grow back, and others could be replanted.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 26, 20041.75 in hail · 5 eventsTrees were downed.
• Hail in New York, May 26, 2004$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 26, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were reported down across the northern part of the county.
• Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 26, 2004$5,000 · F1 · 2 eventsA F0 tornado moved into Pawnee County from Noble County. Most of the path of the tornado in Pawnee County was over Sooner Lake. Just before the tornado dissipated it reached land and damaged a few trees.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New York, May 26, 2004$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsTrees down across Route 39.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 26, 20041.5 in hail · 11 events
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 26, 2004$200,000 · 1 eventNumerous roads washed out from flooding rains. Many creeks were swollen out of their banks.
• Flash Flood in New York, May 26 to 27, 2004$250,000 · 1 eventSevere flooding occurred from Meridith south through Delhi. The entire town of Meridith was shut down due to the flooding. Many roads and culverts in the Meridth and Delhi areas were damaged by the flood waters with significant undermining reported.
• Tornado in Kansas, May 26, 20042 injured · $70,000 · F1 · 1 eventMobile home and old one room school house destroyed.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 26, 20041 in hail · 4 eventsA severe thunderstorm moved east from southern Illinois across southwest Indiana. This storm produced isolated reports of strong winds. A spotter reported a gust to 60 MPH in Posey County, and large tree limbs were blown down in Spencer County.
• Tornado in Missouri, May 26, 20041 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 1 eventAn F-2 tornado touched down seven miles west of Roscoe...eventually tracking through the middle of this small community. Numerous homes and building were heavily damaged or destroyed. Minutes later the tornado dissipated south of Osceola. One injury occurred from flying debris.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26 to 27, 2004$135,000 · 70 kt wind · 8 eventsTrees were downed by thunderstorm winds. One was blown on to an occupied trailer. No injuries occurred.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26 to 27, 2004$72,000 · 70 kt wind · 8 eventsTrees were downed. One was blown on to an occupied mobile home, however there were no injuries.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 26, 2004$14,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsLarge hail damaged crops near LeRoy.
• Tornado in Kentucky, May 27, 20044 injured · $300,000 · F1 · 1 eventA storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Jackson, KY confirmed that an F1 tornado touched down near White Oak Gap around 2 am. Maximum wind was determined to be near 100 mph. Five mobile homes were completely destroyed and many were significantly damaged.
• Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 27, 2004$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventSevere thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree into the living room of a farm home.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 27, 2004$80,000 · 80 kt wind · 4 eventsA mature tree was uprooted and thrown 15 to 20 feet by microburst winds.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 27, 2004$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 eventsWindows were blown out in some commercial buildings.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 27, 200455 kt wind · 4 eventsTrees down
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, May 27 to 28, 20044 deaths · $23,000 · 55 kt wind · 12 eventsSeveral trees were knocked down.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, May 27, 2004$289,000 · 1.75 in hail · 18 eventsA weak trough of low pressure was over southern Iowa as a reinforcing cold front dropped southeast into the state. The airmass was moderately unstable with dew point readings in the 60s. Surface low tracked east across central Missouri during the mid part of the day.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 27, 2004$314,000 · F0 · 40 eventsBrief tornado touchdown along Harrison Daviess county line. Tornado left Harrison county 1 mile south of Melbourne and entered Daviess county.
• Hail in Montana, May 27, 20041 in hail · 2 events
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, May 27, 2004$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 29 eventsA series of supercell thunderstorms moved across central Indiana during the afternoon and evening of May 27. There were numerous large hail occurrences mainly across the far northern and southern parts of the Indianapolis County Warning Area.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 2004$3.3 million · F1 · 14 eventsA cold front swept across west central Texas on the afternoon of the 27th. The worst damage was by far in Sweetwater, where golf ball size hail and winds of 80 mph left no home untouched on the south side of Sweetwater.
• Hail in Missouri, May 27, 20041 in hail · 2 eventsStorm spotters reported nickel size hail fell southeast of Louisiana for several minutes covering the ground. One inch hail was reported in Curryville.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 27, 20041.25 in hail · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms erupted over the far eastern Permian Basin along an advancing Pacific cold front during the afternoon of the 27th. A supercell thunderstorm affected the Big Lake area in southeast Reagan County and produced severe winds and half dollar size hail.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 27 to 28, 20041 injured · $275,000 · F1 · 55 eventsTrees were downed and quarter size hail fell.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, May 27 to 28, 2004$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 eventsRoads were flooded near State Route 56.
• Hail in Missouri, May 27, 20041 in hail · 2 eventsStorm spotters reported 1 inch hail north of and in Bowling Green.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 27, 20041.75 in hail · 23 eventsThunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines countywide.
• Lightning Strike in Washington, May 27, 20041 injured · 1 eventA man was seriously injured after being struck by lightning while working on a roof. His co-workers said there was just one lightning bolt, none before or after the one that struck the man.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 27, 20043 injured · $140,000 · 65 kt wind · 14 eventsA telephone pole was blown down by high winds.
• Tornado in Washington, May 27, 2004$50,000 · F1 · 1 eventA tornado damaged a barn, some trees, and a nearby apartment.
• Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 27, 20045 eventsThe 2nd consecutive day of 2 to 3 inches of rain caused flash flooding across much of the area. Flooding was reported on roads in and around Livingston, along routes 16 and 127 near Litchfield and Hillsboro, and on roads near Vandalia, Greenville, and Gillespie.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 27, 2004$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 eventsAmateur radio storm spotters reported hail up to golfball size in Paris. Strong wind gusts also downed some trees and power lines and damaged the roof of a gas station.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, May 27 to 28, 2004$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 13 eventsTrees fell across roads.
• Hail in Ohio, May 27, 20040.75 in hail · 3 eventsPenny size hail was observed.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Indiana, May 27, 2004$3.9 million · F2 · 14 eventsNumerous trees were downed.
• Hail in Missouri, May 27, 20041 in hail · 2 eventsStorm spotters reported 1 inch hail in the Frankford area.
• Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 27, 20043 eventsAnother day of 2 to 3 inches of rain caused flash flooding across the area. Many rural county roads were damaged by the rushing water. Standing water at least a foot deep was reported on Highway 108 and 67.
• Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 27, 20043 eventsTwo to four inches of rain caused flash flooding across the area. Flooding was reported in Paris, Center, and Bowling Green. Two bridges in the Bowling Green area were damaged by debris and had to be closed.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 2004$650,000 · F1 · 9 eventsThe first supercell began to produce severe weather near 6 pm in Comstock. The combination of large hail and damaging winds broke windows in nearly every home and vehicle in Comstock. In addition, the hail caused widespread minor roof damage. One house had major roof damage.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, May 27 to 28, 2004$2.5 million · 1 in hail · 34 eventsThis was the initial event that prompted a federal disaster declaration. See FEMA disaster number 1522 for details.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 27, 200456 kt wind · 4 eventsAmateur radio spotters reported trees down and 3/4 inch hail at several locations in O'Fallon. Trees were also reported down in St. Charles.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 27 to 28, 20048 injured · $11 million · F3 · 30 eventsNumerous trees and power lines were downed.
• Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 27 to 28, 20043 eventsAnother round of rainfall of 2 to 3 inches resulted in flash flooding across the area. Roads throughout the St. Louis area were flooded with I-64 near I-170 having to be closed for a while due to high water. Some intersections had water up to the headlights on cars.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 27, 20042 injured · $363,000 · 1.75 in hail · 16 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage as it crossed southern Illinois from west to east. A few intense microbursts with winds over 70 MPH were embedded within the line.
• Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 27, 20044 eventsRainfall of 2 to 4 inches caused flash flooding across the area. Flooding was reported in Fairview Heights, New Baden, Waterloo, and Salem.
• Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 20040.88 in hail · 2 eventsHail covered the ground.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 27, 20041.75 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm moved east across the Wabash River from southern Illinois, passing through Gibson and Pike Counties. The storm produced hail the size of golf balls at Hazleton. Trees were blown down near Owensville. In Pike County, trees were down on county roads.
• Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 27, 2004$25,000 · 2 eventsAnother round of thunderstorms with torrential rain moved over saturated ground. In Edwards County, Illinois Route 130 near Samsville was flooded. Numerous culverts were washed out on county roads in the northern part of the county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 27, 20041 in hail · 5 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms that produced widespread wind damage over southern Illinois moved east across Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer Counties. The damage in southwest Indiana consisted of downed trees and tree limbs.
• Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, May 27, 2004$3.2 million · F1 · 6 eventsSevere thunderstorms with widespread damaging winds moved east from southern Illinois, passing across Union, Henderson, and Daviess Counties. A series of intense downbursts with peak winds up to 120 MPH struck northern Daviess County.
• Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 28, 2004$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventOne home located four miles west northwest of Marrowbone had a roof blown off, causing it to fall apart in the Greasy Creek area. Trees were down across the county.
• Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 20041 in hail · 2 events

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