Storm reports for February 23, 2005

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On February 23, 2005, 37 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Kendall 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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $102,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (47 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Concordia Parish, LA (near Monterey) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “The co-op building in Monterey was damaged. A portion of the eave was pealed off and blown out into a field.”
• Terrell County, TX (near Dryden) · Hail 2.75″ · $3,000
  “A rural resident of northeastern Terrell County encountered golfball to baseball size hail along Texas Highway 349 near Independence Creek.An isolated supercell thunderstorm initiated near a dryline and cold front triple point over southern Pecos County during the afternoon of the 23rd.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Carlsbad) · Hail 1.75″ · $3,000
  “Multiple reports of large hail ranging in size from quarters to golfballs were received as a severe thunderstorm affected Carlsbad.”
• Assumption Parish, LA (near Belle River) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Thunderstorm winds ripped the roof off of a carport, blew down a traffic light, and knocked down a tree and several tree limbs.”
• Terrell County, TX (near Dryden) · Hail 2.75″ · $1,000
  “The Texas Department of Transportation reported baseball size hail at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2400 and Texas Highway 349.”
• Bexar County, TX (near Somerset) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Severe thunderstorm sweeping southeastward from central Medina County crossed into Bexar County near 2 am CST and knocked over numerous power lines across the southern portion of Bexar County from just east of LaCoste to Von Ormy, Somerset and near Braunig Lake. Power was restored by 4 am CST.”

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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