Storm reports for June 15, 2005

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On June 15, 2005, 66 hail, 77 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Trego 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 (66)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $312,000 in property damage and $750,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (150 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, PA (near Brockway) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “About 635 PM EDT, an F-1 tornado touched down just north of Brockway. Many trees were snapped off. A few houses had damage to siding and shingles. Furniture factory in the industrial park suffered major damage: Most of the metal roof was ripped off. Steel beams were twisted and thrown about.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. The downed tree limbs fell on power lines resulting in the loss of power to 26,000 homes.”
• Reno County, KS (near Hutchinson) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “Unspecified number of traffic light-hanging poles downed.”
• Cherokee County, OK (near Tahlequah) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a very large tree limb and downed power lines.”
• Mobile County, AL (near (Mob)Mobile Bates Fl) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “High winds from a thunderstorm blew down trees and power lines near the airport.”
• Creek County, OK (near Drumright) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down 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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