Storm reports for July 25, 2005

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On July 25, 2005, 37 hail, 244 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Rock County, WI.

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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.4 million in property damage, $2.7 million in crop damage, 1 injury and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (287 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kanawha County, WV (near Charleston) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 death
  “Scattered locations throughout the city reported trees or large branches blown down. Garrison Ave was blocked by fallen trees. A 79 year old man was killed by a falling tree in the 1400 block of Virginia Street. He was trying to get into his car, that was located off an alley behind his home.”
• Cabell County, WV (near Huntington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000 · 1 death
  “The outflow wind gust was funneled between 2 adjacent buildings along Piedmont Road in Huntington. A man was sitting outside on his second floor apartment landing, reading his Bible. The wind blew out a window unit from the adjacent building and dropped onto him. The 73 year old man was killed.”
• Ashland County, OH (near Polk) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Severe thunderstorm winds downed a few trees, numerous large tree limbs and some power lines across the area. One person was injured by falling debris.”
• Rock County, WI (near Milton) · Tornado F1 · $300,000
  “A tornado spun up at 1507CST about 4 miles north-northeast of Milton (Rock Co.). about 1/4 mile north of the intersection of Vickerman Rd. and Godfrey Rd. It traveled east-southeast for 2 miles and dissipated just northwest of the intersection of McCord Rd. and Salisbury Drive.”
• Walworth County, WI (near Tibbet) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $250,000
  “Downburst winds toppled numerous large trees in the area north and northeast of Tibbet around the Lauderdale Lakes. Twenty-five homes sustained tree damage, and some power lines were pulled down.”
• Finney County, KS (near Garden City) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Several pivot irrigation sprinklers were blown over.”

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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