Storm reports for April 6, 2005

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On April 6, 2005, 109 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Lawrence County, MS.

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 (109)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $25.5 million in property damage, $3.2 million in crop damage and 11 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rankin County, MS (near Florence) · Tornado F3 · $11 million · 6 injuries
  “This tornado developed just SE of Florence between US Highway 49 and State Highway 469. For the first 3 miles, the tornado steadily gained strength and downed many trees and power lines. At this time the intensity was F1 and F2.”
• Lafourche Parish, LA (near Port Fourchon) · Tornado F2 · $250,000 · 2 injuries
  “A waterspout moved onshore as a multi vortex tornado in Port Fourchon resulting in damage to approximately 12 structures, including several port buildings and three businesses. A few buildings sustained significant damage. Two persons suffered minor injuries.”
• Pike County, MS (near Progress) · Tornado F2 · $200,000 · 2 injuries
  “A tornado touched down near the community of Progress in Pike County and moved north northeast to the Barto area before crossing Highway 98 and moving out of Pike County and into Walthall County about 2 miles east northeast of Holmesville.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “The VET office building had half of its roof blown off. Four mobile homes were heavily damaged along with numerous trees and power lines blown down.”
• Neshoba County, MS (near House) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $700,000
  “The same intense downburst that blew through the Union area continued into South-Central Neshoba county. These very strong straight line winds downed a few hundred trees and caused structural damage to a dozen homes.”
• Scott County, MS (near Branch) · Tornado F1 · $700,000
  “This was the second tornado to develop from a "Cyclic Supercell" thunderstorm. This tornado touched down just to the S of Leesburg on W E Franklin Road and tracked NE into Scott county where it dissipated 2 miles NW of Forkville. Several hundred trees were snapped or uprooted along the path.”

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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