Storm reports for March 20, 2005

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On March 20, 2005, 17 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Ness County, KS.

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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $801,000 in property damage and $20,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (20 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• San Mateo County, CA (near South San Francisco) · Tornado F1 · $800,000
  “An F1 tornado touched down in South San Francisco damaging approximately 60 structures.”
• Rush County, KS (near Rush Center) · Hail 1.00″
  “One inch diameter hail covered the ground to a depth of 4 inches. One vehicle slid off into the ditch.”

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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