Storm reports for May 11, 2005

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On May 11, 2005, 323 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Hayes County, NE.

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 (323)

Showing the 300 largest of 323.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $42.2 million in property damage and $4 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (373 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Adams County, NE (near Hastings) · Hail 2.75″ · $40 million
  “A super cell thunderstorm pummeled the Hastings area with baseball size hail, torrential rain and strong winds. The hail was as large as baseballs, and was reported anywhere from about 10 miles south of Hastings to 5 miles north of Hastings.”
• Grant County, KS (near Ulysses) · Tornado F2 · $350,000
  “This tornado traveled into Kearny county before roping out. At 2ne of Ulysses part of a barn roof was blown off and a large tree was uprooted. Several horses were slightly injured. Then at 5ne of Ulysses an abandoned mobile home was destroyed.”
• Hall County, NE (near Wood River) · Tornado F0 · $125,000
  “A brief tornado hit a house on the south side of Wood River.”
• Frontier County, NE (near Maywood) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “The tornado touched down in the Brushy Creek area southeast of Maywood uprooting and breaking numerous trees. The tornado then moved northwest approximately a mile into a farmstead where it broke power lines, destroyed grain bins, and tossed irrigation pipe.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Amherst) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Three different hail storms were reported over a 20 minute period, with hail sizes ranging from dime to golf balls.”
• Chase County, NE (near Imperial) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Golfball size hail caused damage to roofs, siding, windows, and gutters on homes in Imperial. A few vehicles also sustained minor body damage. The northwest section of town was the hardest hit.”

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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