Storm reports for April 5, 2005

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On April 5, 2005, 204 hail, 60 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Tulsa County, OK.

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 (204)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $66.2 million in property damage, $150,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (280 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bienville Parish, LA (near Fryeburg) · Tornado F1 · $300,000 · 1 injury
  “A supercell storm spawned a tornado across northwest Bienville parish. The storm destroyed two mobile homes and did minor damage to 6 other homes along its path. Numerous trees and powerlines were also blown over in the storm.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Jenks) · Hail 3.00″ · $65 million
  “A supercell thunderstorm moved north-northeast across the central portion of Tulsa County producing a several mile wide swath of large, damaging hail. Reports of golfball or larger hail was common in a densely populated area of the county from Jenks to across the City of Tulsa.”
• Webster Parish, LA (near Heflin) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “This was a continuation of the tornado that first formed 4 miles SW of Fryeburg...and then crossed into extreme southern Webster Parish. This storm destroyed two mobile homes and damaged four other homes along with uprooting or snapping several trees along its path.”
• Sequoyah County, OK (near Sadie) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, uprooted trees, produced minor damage to homes, and damaged small metal buildings in a several mile-wide swath from near the shoreline of Robert S. Kerr Reservoir to the west and north sides of Sallisaw.”
• Sharkey County, MS (near Anguilla) · Thunderstorm wind 93 mph · $90,000
  “Significant straight line winds caused damage in an area from Anguilla to Nitta Yuma to Delta City. In Anguilla, a home sustained damage. In Nitta Yuma, a church had part of its roof blown off. Additionally, several trees across the area were blown down and uprooted.”
• Pushmataha County, OK (near Nashoba) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour did considerable damage just west of Nashoba.A 30 foot section of a lumber storage building was destroyed as was a garage. Numerous trees were uprooted.”

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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