Storm reports for July 28, 2005

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On July 28, 2005, 61 hail, 91 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Turner 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 (61)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and $1.2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (155 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Chesterfield County, SC (near Chesterfield) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $400,000
  “Several homes sustained minor damage on the east side of Chesterfield including trees down on them. A farm on hwy 9 also had minor damage from the winds.”
• Turner County, SD (near Davis) · Hail 2.50″ · $150,000
  “Large hail fell over an area roughly 7 miles long and 3 miles wide. The hail covered the ground and roads over much of the area, with some of the hail accumulation still visible 10 hours after the hail ended.”
• Cherokee County, SC (near Blacksburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $55,000
  “Numerous trees down, with at least one on a home. Also, the roof of the high school gym was damaged by the wind, causing part of the roof to collapse.”
• Coweta County, GA (near Sharpsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 37 mph · $20,000
  “The Newnan Times-Herald reported that a large white oak tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds onto a car being driven on Lower Fayetteville Road. The two occupants were not injured.”
• Rowan County, NC (near Salisbury) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Two power poles blown down in town, one of which fell on a business. Several large trees also fell in town, one of which damaged a house. About half the city residents lost power during the storm.”
• Mecklenburg County, NC (near Davidson) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Quite a few trees, power lines, and power poles down, with at least 2 trees on houses.”

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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