Storm reports for July 24, 2005

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On July 24, 2005, 51 hail, 63 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Carroll County, IA.

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 (51)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $742,000 in property damage, $146,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (115 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sioux County, IA (near Sheldon) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $50,000 · 1 death
  “Thunderstorm winds flipped over a camper, twisted swing sets, blew down power poles, and caused widespread tree damage. Several trees were blown down, including one which fell on a tent, killing a participant in a bicycle ride across Iowa. Several roads were blocked by fallen trees and limbs.”
• Lapeer County, MI (near Otter Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $250,000
  “Trees were reported blown down, some of which fell onto houses.Boats on Otter Lake were also flipped over.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Buckeye) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “About 41 power poles blown down by strong winds along route 85 between Buckeye and Gila Bend.”
• Lyon County, IA (near George) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including several trees blown down, and other trees split. Trees falling on power lines caused a power outage. Numerous streets were made impassable by tree debris.”
• Jefferson County, PA (near Brookville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines down in Falls Creek, Reynoldsville, Sigel, as well as Brookville.”
• Adams County, ND (near Reeder) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “1/2 inch diameter hail accompanied the high wind. Trees and tree limbs down throughout Reeder. Windows broken on homes. Shed leveled and barn collapsed down to its second level.”

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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