Storm reports for July 29, 2005

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On July 29, 2005, 7 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Brazoria County, TX.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $60,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (29 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brazoria County, TX (near Freeport) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $17,000
  “Street signs blown down and 2x6 boards snapped in Surfside.”
• Shelby County, AL (near Calera) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $11,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around Calera.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Tucson) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds, estimated to be about 60 mph (52 knots) downed a power pole on Wetmore Road near Oracle Road in Tucson.”
• Broward County, FL (near Plantation) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Two large mahogany trees were blown down and a screened enclosure was damaged.”
• Yuma County, AZ (near Yuma) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Power poles down at Ave 45E and County 5th.”
• San Diego County, CA (near Ranchita) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “The same thunderstorm that dropped 3/4 inch hail also produced estimated wind gusts over 60 mph in the town of Ranchita as well as near Montezuma Valley Rd. Doppler radar indicated a mesocyclone with this storm.”

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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