Storm reports for May 22, 2005

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On May 22, 2005, 63 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Butler 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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $62,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (92 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Elk County, KS (near Moline) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Unspecified number of vehicles damaged with windows broken out of homes, businesses and vehicles. (Narrative courtesy of Independence Daily Reporter.)”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Coffeyville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Tree damage, including numerous limbs that fell onto houses, vehicles and power lines. The 3rd instance no doubt resulted in power outages, most of which occurred on the west side of town. Time of the event is an approximation based on earlier severe convection.”
• Benton County, AR (near Bella Vista) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees which then downed power lines as they fell.”
• Benton County, AR (near Bentonville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and the falling trees downed powerlines.”
• Sierra County, NM (near Arrey) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $5,000
  “A dry microburst flipped a 35 foot trailer and caused power outages.”
• Mayes County, OK (near Pryor) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimted at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines.”

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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