Storm reports for April 30, 2005

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On April 30, 2005, 14 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Bay County, FL.

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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $880,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (53 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butler County, AL (near Chapman) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “A large microburst from a thunderstorm blew down numerous trees in and around Chapman. Several of the trees fell on homes. One home had thirty four trees blown down in their yard. Luckily none fell on their house.”
• Crenshaw County, AL (near Bradleyton) · Tornado F0 · $150,000
  “A weak tornado moved across the northeast part of Crenshaw county. The tornado touched down near Bradleyton and moved almost due east for about four miles. Most of the damage was to timber with some minor damage to a church and a few homes.”
• Montgomery County, AL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $45,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down countywide. The most significant damage occurred across the easternpart of the county. Several structures suffered varying degrees of roof damage.”
• Bullock County, AL (near Perote) · Tornado F0 · $45,000
  “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage along CR 14 between Blues Old Standand areas just south of Midway. It has been determined that the damage was caused by a tornado.The tornado has been rated an F0 with winds estimated around 70 miles an hour.”
• Barbour County, AL (near Mt Andrew) · Tornado F1 · $40,000
  “The tornado first touched down southeast of Mount Andrew near CR 51 where several trees were blown down or snapped off. As the tornado moved northeastward, it gained strength and produced its most significant damage around the Barbour County Public Lake.”
• Bullock County, AL (near Perote) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “Right before the tornado touched down, a large swath of straight line wind damage occurred near theBlues Old Stand Community. One hundred or more large pine trees were snapped off 15 to 25 feet abovethe ground. The area of considerable tree damage was approximately two square miles.”

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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