Storm reports for June 7, 2005

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On June 7, 2005, 239 hail, 286 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Meade County, SD.

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 (239)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $734,000 in property damage, $43,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (542 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Le Sueur County, MN (near Greenland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 2 injuries
  “Two cabins at a resort between East Jefferson Lake and German Lake, Section 5 in Elysian Township, were destroyed when trees fell on them. One cabin was unoccupied. Two people in the second cabin sustained bumps and bruises when a large tree fell on top of the bedroom they were staying in.”
• Le Sueur County, MN (near Waterville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 1 injury
  “Trees were downed across the city. The roof of a trailer home and an attached garage was ripped off and a picture window was blown out. A man in the trailer home was cut on the leg by flying glass from a shattered window and required 14 stitches.”
• Oglala Lakota County, SD (near Rockyford) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $60,000
  “A downburst, with winds estimated at 75 mph, hit just west of Rockyford. The winds destroyed 3 mobile homes and damaged 4 others. The downburst occurred from a storm that tracked across northern Shannon County.”
• Fall River County, SD (near Oral) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A non-supercell tornado quickly developed and moved across a field, where it destroyed 3 177-foot sections of a new center pivot irrigation system and the roof of a game bird barn. The tornado was followed by wind gusts of 70 mph and golf ball to almost softball sized hail.”
• Lyon County, MN (near Taunton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage with several trees blown down. The winds blew open part of the roof of a mobile home in Cottonwood, and falling power lines caused a small fire in Cottonwood. The winds also caused other minor property damage.”
• Milwaukee County, WI (near South Milwaukee) · Hail 1.00″ · $20,000
  “Hail dented cars and siding, and broke a patio glass table top along with a window.”

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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