Storm reports for July 20, 2005

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On July 20, 2005, 32 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Todd County, SD.

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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $139,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (115 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pinellas County, FL (near Largo) · Tornado F0 · $437,000
  “The tornado, which touched down along Ulmerton Road just east of Seminole Boulevard, moved northwest for about 1/2 mile, caused damage at five mobile home parks. Much of the damage occurred at the Palm Hill Country Club mobile home park. In all, 51 mobile homes were damaged, 25 with heavy damage.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Marana) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $175,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds (most likely a microburst) caused severe damage to several trailer homes and several vehicles in the Town of Marana near Avra Valley Road.”
• Jim Wells County, TX (near Alice) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “A NWS storm survey concluded a tornado, in the outer rainbands of Hurricane Emily, formed approximately 8 miles north of Alice, near the intersection of CR-120 and CR-124 in the community of Tecolote. The tornado tracked northwest for 0.9 miles producing F1 damage.”
• Dearborn County, IN (near St Leon) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “Several homes and barns along Legion Road had structural damage. Patio furniture was strewn from a few homes. Numerous trees were also downed. This may have been a microburst.”
• Cameron County, TX (near Rio Hondo) · Tornado F0 · $30,000
  “Short-lived tornado was reported by the general public. Completed damage assessment confirmed destruction to a mobile home by the tornado.”
• Jackson County, MN (near Heron Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. One tree fell on and damaged a house. A pipe was impaled into the wall of a house. The winds also destroyed a small shed.”

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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