Storm reports for August 17, 2005

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On August 17, 2005, 36 hail, 38 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Sheridan 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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage and $12 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (79 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dawson County, NE (near Cozad) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “70 mph winds accompanied the golf ball sized hail.”
• Gosper County, NE (near Johnson Res) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $750,000
  “Half dollar size hail fell along with the 70 mph winds.”
• Oconee County, GA (near Watkinsville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “The Oconee County Emergency Management Director reported that an apparent microburst or downburst associated with a strong thunderstorm blew down at least eight large trees near the intersection of Georgia Highway 53 and Experiment Station Road, or near the Phil Campbell USDA Research Center.”
• Habersham County, GA (near Clarkesville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees down, possibly hundreds, from just west of Clarkesville to the Mud Creek area. Several trees fell on homes.”
• Phelps County, NE (near Holdrege Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “The strong winds in the Holdrege area resulted in several downed tree limbs along 8th, 10th and 11th Avenues.”
• Stutsman County, ND (near Jamestown) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “An unattached garage was completely destroyed.”

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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