Storm reports for April 29, 2005

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On April 29, 2005, 83 hail, 66 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Tipton County, TN.

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 (83)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (167 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lowndes County, AL (near Hayneville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000 · 4 injuries
  “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across Central Lowndes County. Thedamage was determined to be the result of straight line thunderstorm winds. Damage was first observedalong County Road 17 between Panther Creek and Ash Creek Church.”
• Lowndes County, AL (near White Hall) · Tornado F1 · $110,000 · 1 injury
  “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across northwestern Lowndes County. It was determined that the damage was the result of a tornado that has been rated F1 on the Fujita Scale.”
• Walker County, AL (near Sipsey) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $35,000 · 1 injury
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around Sipsey. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees. One woman suffered minor injuries when a tree fell on her home.”
• Shelby County, AL (near Helena) · Tornado F1 · $400,000
  “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage that affected the Helena, Alabaster, Pelham, and Chelsea areas early Saturday morning. The tornado has been rated an F1 with winds estimated around 75 miles an hour.”
• Leflore County, MS (near Shellmound) · Tornado F1 · $400,000
  “This tornado touched down just West-Southwest of Shellmound and moved east for 3 miles. Several trees were uprooted and snapped along the path with an area along US Highway 49E having a number of power poles snapped off at the base.”
• Leflore County, MS (near Schlater) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph · $200,000
  “A swath of 70 to 80 MPH winds blew across North-Central LeFlore county and caused considerable damage from the Schlater area to around Money. Between Schlater and Shellmound many power poles were snapped and trees uprooted.”

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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