Storm reports for July 23, 2005

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On July 23, 2005, 31 hail, 210 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Yellowstone County, MT.

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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage, $19,000 in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (246 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Day County, SD (near Waubay) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · 4 injuries
  “Eighty mph winds or higher destroyed a 14 by 40 foot trailer home at Enemy Swim Lake. The four occupants inside were not seriously injured. The winds also damaged the roofs of two other homes, damaged several boat lifts and docks, downed some power lines and poles, damaged the school, and downed…”
• Laclede County, MO (near Eldridge) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “A severe thunderstorm produced intense straight line winds and golf ball size hail in the community of Eldridge. Several trees were downed from this storm along with a few homes sustaining structural damage. A roof was blown off of a large lumber yard.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Bapchule) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “Several homes destroyed or damaged due to winds. One mobile home was flipped over several times with the resident suffering multiple injuries.”
• Washington County, MN (near Stillwater) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “Many trees, a light pole, and 6 power lines were downed. A woman riding her bike at Lowell Park along the St. Croix River just south of the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge sustained a serious arm injury when a tree crashed down and pinned her to the ground.”
• Eau Claire County, WI (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $592,000
  “Half of a chimney was blown off a house and several trees and power lines were downed in Eau Claire. Trees that were uprooted on Jefferson Street, Farwell Street, Mars Avenue, State Street, West Lexington Street, Skeels Avenue, Agres Street, Powell Drive, Taft Avenue, and Keys Street were between 1…”
• Chippewa County, WI (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $125,000
  “Extensive tree and power line damage was reported countywide. At Chippewa Valley Regional Airport a large hangar door was ripped off and planes suffered minor damage. A car window was broken and the side of a hangar was dented by flying debris and/or hail. In Halle 10 orchard trees were damaged.”

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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