Storm reports for April 23, 2005

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On April 23, 2005, 32 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Stafford County, VA.

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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $282,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, FL (near Mulberry) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “An amateur radio operator reported a tornado touchdown north of Mulberry and a National Weather Service Storm survey found most of the damage was limited to areas to the northeast in Highland City where eight homes had moderate damage.”
• Yuma County, AZ (near Yuma) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Winds associated with thunderstorms damaged roofs and carports. Power was knocked out in parts of the Yuma Foothills area. Small hail was also reported with these thunderstorms.”
• Greensville County, VA (near Skippers) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees down along intersection of Route 730 and 629.”
• Pasquotank County, NC (near Elizabeth City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Tree down on trailer on West Main Street.”
• Stafford County, VA (near Widewater) · Hail 1.75″
  “Report from Quantico Marine Corps Facility”
• Franklin County, PA (near St Thomas) · Hail 1.00″
  “A thunderstorm produced quarter size /1.00 inch/ hail in St. Thomas.”

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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