Storm reports for May 21, 2005

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On May 21, 2005, 11 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Rice County, KS.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $50,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (17 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rice County, KS (near Lyons) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “A total of 35 vehicles damaged at a dealership. Of this total, 18 were 2005 models. One car sustained a broken windshield. Damage was limited due to the sparse number of hailstones achieving the 2.75 inch diameter. (Narrative courtesy of Lyons Daily News.)”
• Polk County, MN (near Crookston) · Tornado F2 · $10,000
  “A tornado touched down north of Crookston, and created a west-to-east damage path. The tornado hit a well-constructed pole barn and then travelled into an open field. Several large trees were snapped in half. The estimated peak wind speed was 140 mph.”
• Callaway County, MO (near Fulton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts tore the roof off a mobile home on Route NN. Damage was estimated at $5000.”
• Rice County, KS (near Lyons) · Hail 2.75″ · $5,000
  “A 2nd dealership sustained damage to only 3 vehicles. As was the case 1 mile southeast of Lyons, damage was limited due to the sparse number of hailstones achieving the 2.75 inch diameter. (Narrative courtesy of Lyons Daily News.)”
• Becker County, MN (near Detroit Lakes) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “Two large trees were snapped off by the strong wind.”
• Brevard County, FL (near Cape Canaveral) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A NASA wind tower recorded a wind gust to 56 knots.”

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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