Storm reports for July 8, 2005

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On July 8, 2005, 36 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Dawson County, NE.

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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $601,000 in property damage and $2.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Manatee County, FL (near Bradenton) · Tornado F1 · $210,000
  “A tornado related to Hurricane Dennis in the Hidden Oaks and Greyhawk Landing communities collapsed a large concrete block barn with a metal roof as one of the walls was pushed inward, shredded several pool cages, and uprooted many trees. The maximum wind was estimated at 90 MPH.”
• Hardee County, FL (near Wauchula) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A tornado in a rain band of Hurricane Dennis destroyed a vacant wood frame home.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Brandon) · Tornado F0 · $40,000
  “A tornado in a feeder band of Hurricane Dennis pushed over trees and damage carports and lanais in Brandon. In all 18 homes were damaged along Charles Place, Julie Lane, Bryan Road, and Berkshire Drive.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “A couple of trees were blown down and a tin roof was blown off a barn.”
• Venango County, PA (near Cooperstown) · Hail 1.00″ · $6,000
  “Large hail destroyed hundreds of blueberry bushes.”
• Wood County, OH (near Haskins) · Hail 0.88″ · $5,000
  “Nickel size hail was observed. At least one vehicle was damaged.”

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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