Storm reports for March 22, 2005

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On March 22, 2005, 138 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Wayne County, GA. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (138)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.1 million in property damage, 23 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (181 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Seminole County, GA (near Donalsonville) · Tornado F2 · $1.5 million · 1 death · 8 injuries
  “A tornado touched down just south of U.S. Highway 84. It destroyed seven mobile homes and damaged 17 others. Many trees and power lines were down. A woman was killed when the tornado demolished her mobile home. Eight people suffered minor injuries.”
• Miller County, GA (near Enterprise) · Tornado F3 · $5.5 million · 10 injuries
  “The tornado, which crossed from Seminole County into Miller County, quickly intensified as it paralleled Highway 91. It damaged nearly 100 homes and destroyed 25 others along its path.”
• Houston County, AL (near Pansey) · Tornado F2 · $750,000 · 4 injuries
  “A tornado touched down about a half mile west of Firetower Road. As it traveled northeast, it destroyed three barns on County Road 81, and destroyed two large homes just north of Turnpike Road. Four people were injured and transported to a hospital in Dothan.”
• DeSoto County, MS (near Olive Branch) · Tornado F1 · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “The tornado touched down in the Alexandria Ridge subdivision in Olive Branch and moved northeast. One home suffered extensive roof damage. Another home had an air conditioner blown through one of the windows. Several other homes suffered minor shingle and fence damage.”
• Jones County, MS (near Moselle) · Tornado F1 · $800,000
  “This tornado destroyed three chicken houses, snapped a row of power lines and uprooted or snapped several trees.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Bogue Chitto) · Thunderstorm wind 94 mph · $600,000
  “An intense downburst occurred across southern Lincoln county, early Tuesday morning, which brought winds near 95 mph to areas from Bogue Chitto to Ruth. These destructive winds uprooted and downed several hundred trees and took down many power lines.”

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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