Storm reports for May 7, 2005

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On May 7, 2005, 128 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jackson County, SD.

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 (128)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage, $400,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (167 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kimble County, TX (near Junction) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000 · 1 injury
  “Strong thunderstorm wind gusts overturned a travel trailer injuring one person inside.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Kearney) · Hail 2.75″ · $1 million
  “Hail ranging in size from golf balls to baseballs pounded Kearney. Nine sheriff's deputy cars were damaged by the hail.”
• Phelps County, NE (near Holdrege) · Tornado F0 · $250,000
  “A tornado hit two farmsteads and the airport near Holdrege causing minor damage along its path.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Gibbon) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A tornado passed just northwest of Gibbon and tossed a barn on top of a garage at a farm northwest of town.”
• Custer County, NE (near Anselmo) · Hail 1.25″ · $25,000
  “The hail, combined with estimated wind gusts of 52kts, damaged roofs and siding on homes and produced moderate body damage to vehicles.”
• Hanson County, SD (near Fulton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew two sheds apart and moved a feeder 30 to 40 feet.”

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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