Storm reports for April 12, 2005

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On April 12, 2005, 44 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cape Girardeau County, MO.

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 (44)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $67,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (55 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cherokee County, GA (near Woodstock) · Hail 1.00″ · $50,000
  “The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that penny to quarter-sized hail covered the ground from just west to just east of Woodstock in far southern Cherokee County. Damage to vehicles and landscaping was reported in the area.”
• Abbeville County, SC (near Abbeville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines blown down in and around the city. At least one tree fell on a house.”
• Anderson County, SC (near Anderson) · Tornado F0 · $3,000
  “This weak tornado touched down near highway 185, just east of the 413 intersection, where some pine trees were snapped. The tornado produced intermittent damage over the next 3 miles. Large tree limbs were blown down just east of Wright Elementary.”
• Roane County, TN (near Harriman) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $2,000
  “Two trees reported down on powerlines in Harriman.”
• Anderson County, SC (near Honea Path) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $1,000
  “Several trees blown down and shingles off a roof.”
• Forsyth County, GA (near Cumming) · Hail 0.75″ · $1,000
  “The public reported penny-sized hail. The hail put some minor dents in a vehicle.”

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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