Storm reports for May 27, 2005

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On May 27, 2005, 24 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in San Miguel County, NM.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $165,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (37 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Reeves County, TX (near Pecos) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “A delayed report (received in August) indicated that severe thunderstorm winds struck Pecos during the early evening of the 27th. Large trees and fences were reported to have been blown down by the winds, and a few structures sustained minor roof damage.”
• Sullivan County, NY (near Bethel) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. Some of the towns that had damage were Bethel, Woodbourne, Summitville, and Youngsville.”
• Pike County, PA (near Milford) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires in Milford and Matamoras.”
• Ulster County, NY (near Rosendale) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Trees and power lines down at route 32 and route 213”
• Schuyler County, NY (near Reading Center) · Hail 1.00″
  “Multiple reports of large hail in the town of Reading.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Hail 1.00″
  “The public reported quarter size hail just north of Fort Stockton.”

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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