Storm reports for May 29, 2005

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On May 29, 2005, 73 hail, 53 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Orange County, TX.

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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $6,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (135 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harris County, TX (near Bellaire) · Tornado F1 · $240,000 · 2 injuries
  “Tornado traveled northeast from Fondren to Bellfort to Dunlap to North Braeswood. Damage included a building collapse at Larkwood and Fondren where a second floor fell into the first floor (two injuries). 78 units in 5 apartment complexes were damaged.”
• Galveston County, TX (near Friendswood) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $90,000 · 1 injury
  “Large cedar tree down on a home (one injury). Power pole down on FM 2351 with numerous tree limbs down in and around Clear Brook High School. The school had a tennis fence blown down. A nearby carport was damaged and a billboard sign was also blown down.”
• Clarke County, MS (near Pachuta) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $400,000
  “A swath of wind damage occurred across portions of Clarke county from Pachuta to Quitman to Stonewall. Within this area several dozen trees were blown down with many blocking area roads. In Pachuta 1 tree damaged a vehicle and in Quitman 1 tree caused major damage to a house.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $250,000
  “Three hangers sustained damage at the airport as a portion of the tin roofs were blown off and small sections of the tin siding was pealed away. Additionally a few trees were blown down around the area.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Hattiesburg) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Quarter to golfball sized hail fell across Hattiesburg causing some damage to vehicles.”
• Jefferson Davis County, MS (near Prentiss) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $80,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down south of Prentiss.”

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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