Storm reports for July 9, 2005

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On July 9, 2005, 11 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Motley County, TX.

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

Hail reports (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $234,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (33 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brooks County, GA (near Quitman) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “A roof to a large church and an adjacent building were damaged. Reported by the Brooks County EMA.”
• Coke County, TX (near Robert Lee) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $23,000
  “Mobile home had the roof blown off, power lines were downed, and tree limbs downed.”
• Tom Green County, TX (near San Angelo) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Mobile home received severe structural damage in the Grape Creek community.”
• Oconee County, GA (near Bogart) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “The Oconee County 911 Center and the public reported that there were several trees down in Bogart and north of Bogart to near the Jackson county line. In one place, it was reported that there was a swath of 10 trees down. The trees averaged three inches in diameter.”
• Scotts Bluff County, NE (near Gering) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Dry microburst winds reported between Gering and Mitchell, NE. Some trees blown down along with isolated power outages.”
• Sumter County, FL (near Coleman) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Law Enforcement reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds. The trees and branches downed 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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