Storm reports for March 21, 2005

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On March 21, 2005, 61 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in St. Lucie County, FL.

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 (61)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $97,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (82 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Lucie County, FL (near Ft Pierce) · Hail 2.00″ · $20,000
  “Two inch diameter hail fell in the Spanish Lakes area breaking windows, knocking siding off new homes and putting holes in siding.”
• Morehouse Parish, LA (near Beekman) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $5,000
  “Several trees were blown down across Chelton Road and Boniferry Road.”
• Okfuskee County, OK (near Pharoah) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “Storm chasers observed a third tornado with the supercell. The tornado blew down several power poles and snapped large tree limbs.”
• Seminole County, OK (near Cromwell) · Tornado F0 · $5,000
  “A brief tornado was seen by media helicopters, spotters, and storm chasers touching down in the town of Cromwell. The small town sustained minor damage of a few outbuildings and trees.”
• Osceola County, FL (near Yeehaw Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Spotters reported a few trees down just east of Yeehaw Junction.”
• Alfalfa County, OK (near Great Salt Plains La) · Hail 1.00″
  “Reported by KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma City.”

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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