Storm reports for July 5, 2005

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On July 5, 2005, 114 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Weld County, CO.

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 (114)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $541,000 in property damage and $60,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (180 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Beaver County, PA (near Beaver) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $80,000
  “Trees and power lines down in Baden, Beaver Falls, Economy; and in the townships of Chippewa, Crescent, Hopewell, and Independence. Tree fell on car in Beaver. Tree fell on house in New Brighton. 6000 customers lost electricity.”
• Mobile County, AL (near Semmes) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A weak tornado developed along the fringes of Tropical Storm Cindy. The tornado touched down along Spice Pond road in Semmes. The tornado damaged several roofs and outbuildings and blew down trees along its path.”
• Bartow County, GA (near Allatoona) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “The Bartow County 911 Center and Fox 5 TV of Atlanta reported that several trees and some power lines were down in the far southeast part of Bartow county on Glade Road between Lake Allatoona and the Cobb county line near Acworth. One mobile home and one site-built home were damaged.”
• Allegheny County, PA (near Penn Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Trees down. 6000 customers lost electricity.”
• Custer County, SD (near Blue Bell) · Hail 1.75″ · $20,000
  “Several vehicles were damaged by large hail.”
• Mobile County, AL (near Chunchula) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “A tornado developed along the outer fringes of Tropical Storm Cindy. The tornado touched down just east of Chunchula near Celeste . The tornado blew down several trees and 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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