Storm reports for April 20, 2005

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On April 20, 2005, 229 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Clark County, KS.

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 (229)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $946,000 in property damage and $325,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (270 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Barton County, KS (near Great Bend) · Hail 3.00″ · $500,000
  “Approximately 70 cars damaged at one dealership, while a second dealership sustained only minor damage. Many homes sustained roof damage and broken windows. Some wheat was also damaged but details were provided as of this writing. (Narrative courtesy Hutchinson News.)”
• Lincoln County, NE (near North Platte) · Hail 1.50″ · $65,000
  “Nickel to ping pong size hail fell in North Platte and eastward 2 miles to the NWS office. The hail did minor damage to siding and roofs on homes and businesses, broke windows in a few vehicles, and did body damage to numerous vehicles at car dealerships on the east and south sides of North Platte.”
• Hancock County, OH (near Findlay) · Hail 1.50″ · $25,000
  “Walnut size hail was observed near Findley. Several vehicles were damaged.”
• Harmon County, OK (near Hollis) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Power lines and trees were downed in town.”
• Beaver County, PA (near New Brighton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees down. Wind damage to the roof of 1 house.”
• Holmes County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many large tree limbs across county.”

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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