Storm reports for April 26, 2005

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On April 26, 2005, 20 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Baldwin County, AL.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $444,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (22 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Holmes County, FL (near Bonifay) · Tornado F1 · $350,000
  “A tornado touched down near Boswell Road and destroyed a barn and downed several trees. After crossing County Road 177A, it damaged a home on Gator Lane and snapped many trees. Another three homes were partially destroyed on Long Round Bay Road before the tornado dissipated.”
• Bradley County, TN (near Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $86,000
  “Bradley County EMA reported straight line wind damage across a 2 mile path in Cleveland. 13 structures were damaged.”
• Baldwin County, AL (near Whitehouse Forks) · Hail 1.75″ · $4,000
  “Golfball size hail fell from a thunderstorm near Whitehouse Forks. The large hail damaged a few vehicles.”
• Santa Rosa County, FL (near Milton) · Hail 1.75″ · $4,000
  “Golfball size hail fell from a thunderstorm near Milton. The large hail damaged several vehicles.”
• Irwin County, GA (near Ocilla) · Hail 1.75″
  “Golfball size hail reported by the public.”
• Ben Hill County, GA (near Fitzgerald) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter size hail reported by the Fitzgerald Police.”

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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