Storm reports for May 6, 2005

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On May 6, 2005, 115 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Eddy County, NM.

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 (115)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (125 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Montrose County, CO (near Olathe) · Tornado F1 · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “A small tornado traveled across adjacent farms along Highway 50 in Montrose County, leaving a narrow damage path 50 to 75 yards wide. A three-sided wood-framed tin-roofed barn, approximately 35' x 12' was lifted up, flipped and carried 20 feet to the W-NW landing on its roof and crushing a large…”
• Eddy County, NM (near Carlsbad) · Hail 1.75″ · $700,000
  “A large swath of penny to golfball size hail affected the area from four miles southwest of Carlsbad, northeastward over the city, to approximately six miles east-southeast along New Mexico State Highway 128.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Carlsbad) · Hail 2.50″ · $150,000
  “Golfball hail with sporadic tennis ball size hailstones were reported in Carlsbad. Several skylights were broken and vehicles were damaged along the Pecos River just south of the downtown area.”
• Dodge County, WI (near Watertown) · Hail 0.75″ · $1,000
  “Hail accumulated to cover the ground white. Minor damage to a vehicle.”
• Dare County, NC (near Hatteras) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Report of shingles off roofs in Hatteras Village.”
• Lea County, NM (near Eunice) · Hail 1.25″
  “Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported by law enforcement officials and storm spotters along New Mexico State Highway 176 west of Eunice to Oil Center.”

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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