Storm reports for July 13, 2005

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On July 13, 2005, 22 hail, 108 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lancaster County, SC.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.9 million in property damage, $255,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (138 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Columbia County, PA (near Benton) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · 2 injuries
  “A thunderstorm produced straight line winds in and near the town of Benton. In Benton Park, where most of the damage was concentrated, 30 to 40 trees were downed. Several trees landed on buildings. At the Benton Rodeo grounds, two people were injured when tents collapsed.”
• Sheridan County, MT (near Reserve) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A semi-truck hit a fallen tree on Highway 258. The driver of the truck was injured, but refused medical attention.”
• Roosevelt County, MT (near Culbertson) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $3 million
  “Widespread and significant damage throughout the town of Culbertson. See the event narrative below.”
• Roosevelt County, MT (near Brockton) · Thunderstorm wind 113 mph · $1.3 million
  “14 cars of a freight train were blown off the tracks approximately 1 mile east of Brockton. See the event narrative below.”
• Harris County, TX (near Houston) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $65,000
  “Two large air conditioning units on a roof were shifted by the wind gust which allowed water to pour into a building and damage supplies belonging to a blood supply center. Location was on Knight Road near the Astrodome.”
• Lorain County, OH (near Elyria) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $35,000
  “Winds were estimated at 60 mph as severe thunderstorms moved through the area. Also, a trained spotter reported several trees down. A tree was also reported to have fallen on a house causing structural damage.”

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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