Storm reports for July 17, 2005

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On July 17, 2005, 11 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Clay 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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $290,000 in property damage and $1 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (31 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $70,000
  “Power lines down in south Phoenix. At the height of the storm, more than 40,000 APS customers were without power. The Phoenix Fire Department responded to 200 calls for service. Two large trees were uprooted at the Wigwam Resort and Golf Club.”
• Cochise County, AZ (near Benson) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $23,000
  “A severe thunderstorms in the Town of Benson produced strong winds (estimated to be 60 mph) and caused several power poles to be downed resulting in widespread power outages throughout the Town of Benson.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $20,000
  “Winds took down tree branches and damaged a car near Hayden and Thomas Roads.”
• Allegan County, MI (near Wayland) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $10,000
  “Several trees were blown down two miles north northeast of Wayland.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Tucson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A thunderstorm on the Northeast Side of the Tucson Metro Area caused high winds, up to 58 mph, which blew a large tree over at the intersection of Swan Road and Sunrise Road.”
• Norton County, KS (near Norton) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A tree 12 feet tall with a 4-inch diameter trunk was blown down.”

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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