Storm reports for April 7, 2005

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On April 7, 2005, 33 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Orange 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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $439,000 in property damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (56 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sarasota County, FL (near Venice) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 5 injuries
  “Video and eye witness reports suggested a wet microburst dropped near downtown Venice and produced light damage to 15 mobile homes in the Bay Indies and Ridgewood subdivisions, mostly to car ports and roofs.”
• Seminole County, FL (near Oviedo) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and produced minor roof damage on five homes near Pine Lake Road. Minor wind damage was also reported at Oviedo Highschool and to a service station awning. A warehouse in the area received major roof damage.”
• Barrow County, GA (near Winder) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “The public and the Barrow County 911 Center reported that two buildings on Athens Street, three blocks from the court house, suffered significant damage from thunderstorm winds.”
• Newton County, GA (near Covington) · Hail 1.75″ · $70,000
  “The public reported penny to golf ball-sized hail in Covington and penny-sized hail in Almon.”
• Orange County, FL (near Orlando) · Hail 2.75″ · $50,000
  “Baseball size hail fell east of Orlando damaging some cars.”
• Spalding County, GA (near Griffin) · Hail 1.25″ · $25,000
  “The public reported penny to half-dollar-sized hail. The hail dented some vehicles in the area.”

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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