Storm reports for August 8, 2005

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On August 8, 2005, 34 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Otter Tail County, MN.

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 (34)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $465,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pine County, MN (near Sturgeon Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000
  “There was major wind damage at Sturgeon Lake. At least four homes were heavily damaged. One garage was blown down the street. Numerous trees were uprooted.”
• Lea County, NM (near Eunice) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $150,000
  “An oil company reported a rig was blown over three miles west of Eunice and one mile north of New Mexico Highway 176. High winds resulted in guidewires being broken as the rig tipped on its side.”
• Dallas County, TX (near Garland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “A tree was blown onto a car in an apartment complex.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Bakersfield) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $15,000
  “A National Weather Service cooperative observer reported that several buildings on his property near Farm to Market Road 1901 were affected by damaging winds. Part of the metal roof on his house was blown off and two portable buildings were blown down. The winds were accompanied by large hail.”
• Somervell County, TX (near Nemo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Several metal barns, outbuildings, and fences were damaged. A sheriff's patrol car was damaged by a falling limb. Numerous trees were uprooted or broken off at their trunks.”
• Elkhart County, IN (near New Paris) · Hail 2.50″ · $10,000
  “A severe thunderstorm became stationary for nearly an hour just southeast of Goshen. Hail ranging from quarter size to tennis ball size was reported from New Paris northwest to 3 miles southeast of Goshen.”

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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