Storm reports for July 15, 2005

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On July 15, 2005, 20 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Arapahoe 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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $34,000 in property damage and $2,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (45 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kaufman County, TX (near Terrell) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Large limbs broke off trees and caused roof damage to 10-12 commercial buildings and several residential homes.”
• Crawford County, AR (near Mulberry) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines.”
• Logan County, CO (near Merino) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew a tree down.”
• Yellowstone County, MT (near Billings) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “61 mph wind gust recorded by ASOS at the Billings Airport”
• Hunt County, TX (near Lone Oak) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Large tree limbs and a sign knocked down.”
• Pittsburg County, OK (near Ashland) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
  “The mesonet site near Ashland measured a 59 mile an hour wind gust.”

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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