Storm reports for April 25, 2005

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On April 25, 2005, 66 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Johnson County, TX.

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 (66)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $213,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (75 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnston County, OK (near Milburn) · Tornado F1 · $125,000
  “A southeast moving thunderstorm produced a tornado near Milburn after dark. This tornado, illuminated by lightning, was seen by several people as it moved east-northeast. The tornado destroyed a small chicken coup or barn.”
• Johnson County, TX (near Keene) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “Golf ball to baseball size hail fell in town, causing damage to numerous privately-owned and city-owned vehicles, as well as mobile homes.”
• Johnson County, TX (near Alvarado) · Hail 1.00″ · $25,000
  “Quarter size hail damaged area roofs and vehicles. Several homeowners reported losses.”
• Fannin County, TX (near Bailey) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “Four houses had roof and window damage; one 200 x 300 foot barn unroofed.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Mansfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Multiple power lines were knocked down by falling tree limbs; also a neighborhood fence was destroyed by strong winds. City crews and tree service companies were dispatched to cut up and shred tree limbs.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Sulphur Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Large tree blown over, knocking down electric and utility poles.”

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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