Storm reports for July 2, 2005

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On July 2, 2005, 85 hail, 184 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Ziebach 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 (85)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $840,000 in property damage, $15,000 in crop damage, 8 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (298 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Larimer County, CO (near Loveland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 2 deaths · 4 injuries
  “Strong thunderstorm winds occurred at Boyd Lake. Two women drowned when the boat they were in capsized. Four others that were in the boat had to be hospitalized, one was in intensive care.”
• Keith County, NE (near Lake Mc Conaghy) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 3 injuries
  “Thunderstorm outflow winds of approximately 75 mph overturned 5 campers, capsized 2 boats, broke numerous large tree limbs, and caused severe damage to 2 sailboats. There were 3 people injured by the winds. One person was injured when a tree limb fell and cut a woman's leg.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “A few trees were blown down along with numerous large limbs. One large limb fell through a sunroom and caused an injury.”
• Kittson County, MN (near Humboldt) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “The tornado tore the doors off a steel building, flipped a camper trailer, and uprooted around 50 trees. Around 30 power poles were damaged, causing $150,000 in damages to the local utility.”
• Habersham County, GA (near Cornelia) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Damage, reported as moderate to major, to 8 buildings, mainly around the Lakeview Heights section between Cornelia and Mt Airy. Numerous trees were either uprooted or had their tops blown out. Several trees fell on homes and power lines.”
• Dawson County, GA (near Dawsonville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $60,000
  “The Dawson County Emergency Manager reported that a thunderstorm with a microburst or downburst caused significant damage in a localized area about three miles east of Dawsonville. Eight homes and three vehicles suffered significant damage. One vehicle was destroyed when a large tree fell on it.”

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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