Storm reports for January 13, 2005

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On January 13, 2005, 6 hail, 129 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in McCormick County, SC. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.4 million in property damage, 10 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (150 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Early County, GA (near Crossroads) · Tornado F1 · $250,000 · 2 deaths · 5 injuries
  “A tornado touched down just north of County Road 114 and destroyed several small structures near a goat farm before it crossed Wood Valley Road. The tornado continued on a northerly track over open fields and wooded areas before damaging a brick house. Its roof was peeled off and thrown 75 yards.”
• Kemper County, MS (near De Kalb) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $250,000 · 2 injuries
  “Severe thunderstorm winds caused major damage to one home where two people sustained injuries. Six other homes sustained minor damage.”
• Noxubee County, MS (near Brooksville) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $35,000 · 2 injuries
  “A mobile home was rolled over and destroyed on Baldwyn Road where two people were injured. On Cooksville Road a barn was destroyed.”
• Laurens County, SC (near Laurens) · Tornado F2 · $2 million · 1 injury
  “This tornado touched down in the Ekom Community southwest of the city of Laurens, where it damaged a couple of mobile homes. The tornado then tracked northeast to the area around Laurens High School, where some small sheds were destroyed and a portion of the roof removed from a house.”
• Leake County, MS (near Lena) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $1 million
  “Damaging thunderstorm winds tore a path across southern Leake county from near Lena to near Tuscola. Four chicken houses were severely damaged and four out buildings were destroyed. Seven residential homes and one church sustained major roof damage.”
• Rowan County, NC (near Granite Quarry) · Tornado F2 · $500,000
  “Two metal industrial buildings sustained major damage and a barn was flattened. A home next to the barn also received minor roof damage. Several trees were snapped or uprooted.”

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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