Storm reports for July 26, 2005

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On July 26, 2005, 12 hail, 229 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Macomb County, MI.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.1 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (248 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cuyahoga County, OH (near (Bkl)Cleveland Lakef) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $750,000
  “Winds were measured at 75 mph at Burke Lakefront Airport”
• Miami County, IN (near Bunker Hill) · Tornado F2 · $350,000
  “A NWS survey confirmed that a tornado that had caused damage across extreme eastern Cass county in Indiana crossed into Miami county and continued to cause damage as it moved just north of the Grissom Air Force base.”
• Erie County, PA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $250,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved off Lake Erie and into northern Erie County. Winds of 60 to 70 mph accompanied the line of storms at it moved quickly east across the county. A 61 mph wind gust was measured at the Walnut Creek Access.”
• Clinton County, IN (near Frankfort) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “An F1 tornado touched down briefly on the northeast side of Frankfort, destroying a garage and causing damage to other structures.”
• Benton County, AR (near Centerton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour downed numerous trees and blew shingles off the roofs of 20 to 30 homes. Some of the trees fell on the homes.”
• Clinton County, IN (near Michigantown) · Tornado F0 · $175,000
  “An F0 tornado touched down briefly in Michigantown. One mobile home was destroyed and four others were moved.”

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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