Storm reports for March 6, 2005

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On March 6, 2005, 19 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Reeves 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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $121,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kerr County, TX (near Mountain Home) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds struck the Mountain Home area, causing major damage to the roof of the Hill Country Opry House.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Orla) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Law enforcement officials reported that 60 to 70 MPH severe thunderstorm wind gusts accompanied large hail south of Orla.”
• Winkler County, TX (near Kermit) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “The large hail south of Kermit was accompanied by severe wind gusts.”
• Cole County, MO (near Jefferson City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “The ASOS at the Jefferson City airport recorded a 58 mph wind gust.”
• Loving County, TX (near Mentone) · Hail 1.25″
  “At 18:53 CST, the Loving County Emergency Manager reported half dollar size hail in Mentone. The swath of large hail and its parent severe thunderstorm continued east across southern Loving County.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Orla) · Hail 1.25″
  “Officials in Reeves County reported half dollar size hail that accumulated three inches deep along a three mile stretch of U.S. Highway 285 southeast of Orla.”

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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