Storm reports for April 18, 2005

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On April 18, 2005, 94 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Fillmore County, NE.

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 (94)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.8 million in property damage, $100,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (103 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fillmore County, NE (near Geneva) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Baseball size hail pounded the vehicle of the Fillmore County Emergency Manager. The windshield was shattered and glass flew into the eyes of the Emergency Manager. He was able to drive to the local hospital to receive treatment and was released.”
• Harrison County, IA (near Modale) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph overturned a center pivot and bent a few signs south of Modale.”
• Gage County, NE (near Beatrice) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Law enforcement estimated thunderstorm winds gusted over 60 mph west of Beatrice. The winds caused some tree damage near town.”
• Castro County, TX (near Hart) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph
  “Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas Mesonet site in Hart.”
• Cottle County, TX (near Paducah) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph
  “Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas Mesonet site in Paducah.”
• Donley County, TX (near Clarendon) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Large tree snapped along State Highway 70 south of Clarendon.”

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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