Storm reports for March 23, 2005

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On March 23, 2005, 29 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Forsyth County, NC.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8,000 in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (30 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Guilford County, NC (near Greensboro) · Hail 1.75″
  “Golfball sized hail reported at New Garden and Horsepen creek.”
• Forsyth County, NC (near Lewisville) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter sized hail reported at Kyland and Dozier Roads.”
• Rutherford County, TN (near La Vergne) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter size hail reported by trained spotter.”

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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