Storm reports for August 9, 2005

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On August 9, 2005, 68 hail, 91 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Garfield County, MT.

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 (68)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $436,000 in property damage and $537,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (163 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clay County, IA (near Greenville) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $150,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree and power line damage, with many trees blown down. Power lines and poles were blown down along a stretch of several miles. One large tree severely damaged a pickup and trailer when it was blown down.”
• Clay County, IA (near Peterson) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds severely damaged a small house and caused widespread tree damage.”
• Harris County, TX (near Deer Park) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Minor roof damage with fencing and several large trees down.”
• Mackinac County, MI (near Curtis) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $6,000
  “Tree damage occurred in and west of Curtis. Two boats on the south shore of Manistique Lake were flipped over.”
• Riverside County, CA (near Desert Hot Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $5,000
  “Strong winds associated with a thunderstorm complex blew over trees and reduced visibility to near zero at times. A 63 mph gust was reported at Desert Hot Springs.”
• Hayes County, NE (near Hayes Center) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $4,000
  “Thunderstorm outflow winds snapped 3 power poles and broke off numerous large tree limbs.”

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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