Storm reports for July 31, 2005

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On July 31, 2005, 10 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Presque Isle 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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $74,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (23 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tioga County, PA (near Covington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Covington Township. One person was injured from fallen power lines.”
• Yuma County, AZ (near Yuma) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “About 34 power poles down near County Road 13 leaving 1,000 customers without power.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Fountain Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Power lines and trees down near I-17 and Glendale. Winds reached 53 mph in Fountain Hills and caused areas of blowing dust across Mesa and Tempe. As many as 8 boats were capsized on Tempe Town Lake.”
• Centre County, PA (near Zion) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in Zion. The damage extended to about 2 miles to the east of Zion. In addition to downed trees, two 25 foot flag poles were knocked down, and a gazebo was flipped over.”
• Goshen County, WY (near Torrington Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Microburst wind gusts reportd near Torrington, WY.”
• Tioga County, PA (near Mansfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Mansfield.”

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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