Storm reports for July 1, 2005

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On July 1, 2005, 120 hail, 157 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Dunn County, ND.

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 (120)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage and $6.5 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (283 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lea County, NM (near Hobbs) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $80,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds gusting to 65 miles per hour accompanied large hail that fell three miles north of Hobbs. Outflow winds knocked power poles down across town creating widespread power outages in the city of Hobbs.”
• Reeves County, TX (near Verhalen) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “The Texas Department of Public Safety closed Texas Highway 17 at Verhalen after 15 power poles were toppled onto the highway by severe thunderstorm winds.”
• Palo Pinto County, TX (near Mineral Wells) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Several reports of wind damage. Part of a roof was blown off a nursing home, the city gym was damaged, and power lines were blown down.”
• Kiowa County, OK (near Mountain Park) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $30,000
  “Tree limbs greater than one foot in diameter were downed. A boat was also overturned and sank in Tom Steed Lake.”
• Stephens County, TX (near Breckenridge) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “A portion of a residential roof was blown off and a large tree was uprooted. Large limbs were broken off trees, small signs and fences were damaged, and power lines were forced down by fallen branches.”
• Laurens County, SC (near Fountain Inn) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Outbuildings heavily damaged or destroyed and blown about 200 feet. Several homes received roof damage, with water pouring into 1 home.”

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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