Storm reports for May 19, 2005

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On May 19, 2005, 129 hail, 167 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hopkins County, KY.

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 (129)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $899,000 in property damage, $51,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (304 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Montgomery County, TN (near Clarksville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Roof was partially blown off an apartment building in the New Providence area of Clarksville. A large oak tree fell on a 108-year-old house on Old Russell Pike. A police officer received minor injuries when his patrol car was struck by a falling tree on Basham Lane.”
• Wilson County, TN (near Mt Juliet) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Emergency Manager reported a sugar maple tree was down and fell on a truck at Central Pike and Adams Lane in Mt. Juliet. One person was injured.”
• Todd County, KY (near Elkton) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “The tornado skipped along the ground from Christian County into Todd County. This second touchdown occurred about a mile east of the Christian County touchdown. Along U.S. Highway 68 just inside Todd County, a garage and a small building were unroofed.”
• Christian County, KY (near Pembroke) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “A funnel cloud skipped along the ground near the Christian/Todd County line. This was the first of two touchdowns of the same tornado. Along U.S. Highway 68 just inside Christian County, near the Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site, a few sheds and small buildings were unroofed.”
• Jefferson County, KY (near Okolona) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “A portion of the roof of a hardware store collapsed.”
• Scioto County, OH (near Otway) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “Several 100 year old trees were twisted, with numerous other trees stripped of their bark. The roof of a barn was ripped off and carried 0.5 miles to the east.”

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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