Storm reports for July 21, 2005

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On July 21, 2005, 76 hail, 151 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Meade 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 (76)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $102 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (230 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Adams County, ND (near Hettinger) · Hail 2.75″ · $7 million · 3 injuries
  “Golfball to baseball size hail combined with 50 mph winds caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles. One hundred (100) vehicles at an automoble dealership sustained heavy damage.”
• Burleigh County, ND (near Bismarck) · Hail 2.50″ · $93 million
  “Nickel size to tennis ball size hail combined with 70 mph winds caused extensive and widespread damage in Bismarck. The larger hail fell on the north side of the city where most of the damage occurred. Numerous homes and vehicles damaged.”
• Perkins County, SD (near Bison) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “Many trees were downed, power poles blown over east of town, roofs damaged, and windows of houses and automobiles broken by wind driven hail.”
• St. Joseph County, IN (near Walkerton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $350,000
  “A path of damage was reported starting in the Walkerton area, continuing through North Liberty and Lakeville before ending near the Elkhart county line. A tree fell onto a unoccupied truck in Walkerton with trees and power lines down in this city as well.”
• Edgecombe County, NC (near Leggett) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $250,000
  “Straight-line winds flattened a significant portion of a bean field in the Leggett area near the Sandy Acres Mobile Home Park. In the mobile home park, four mobile homes were destroyed and six others were damaged.”
• Elkhart County, IN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down across the county, including Wakarusa, Goshen, Elkhart, Nappanee and Bristol. A few trees and tree limbs were blown down onto houses and vehicles. A trailer park in Bristol suffered damage as trees fell onto vehicles and mobile homes.”

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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