Storm reports for June 8, 2005

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On June 8, 2005, 151 hail, 166 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jefferson 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 (151)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $851,000 in property damage, $239,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (324 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Knox County, IL (near Galesburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 2 injuries
  “Numerous trees blown down in Galesburg. Two minor injuries occurred when a tree fell on a car.”
• Lee County, IA (near Ft Madison) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees and power lines down. A girl was injured when a temporary display at a store fell on her.”
• Peoria County, IL (near Peoria) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A large tree limb was blown down onto a van. A roofer was blown off a roof and injured.”
• Iberville Parish, LA (near St Gabriel) · Tornado F1 · $180,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down causing minor damage at a correctional facility, severely damaging and moving a wood frame house eight feet off its foundation, and knocking down a tree.”
• Louisa County, IA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $120,000
  “Bow echo entered Louisa County from Henry County and affected mainly the southern part of the county before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois.”
• Kanawha County, WV (near Charleston) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Several trees were blown down with structural damage on Hamilton Circle, off of Greenbrier Street. Three homes were damaged by the fallen trees. The strongest wind gusts came during a brief downpour associated with a strengthening thunderstorm that was moving toward the northwest .”

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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