Storm reports for August 21, 2005

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On August 21, 2005, 29 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Isle of Wight County, VA.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $540,000 in property damage and $175,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (88 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yazoo County, MS (near Yazoo City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $80,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down just outside of Yazoo City from the west of town and to the south.”
• Lowndes County, MS (near Columbus) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $80,000
  “Numerous trees and many power lines were blown down from just north of town southward into the city of Columbus. Additionally, a significant amount of large limbs were also blown down.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Brandon) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down north of Brandon off highway 471. The swath of damage occurred from around the Fox Bay subdivision south-south westward to Luckney Road. Within this area numerous trees were blown down along with a couple of power lines.”
• Cullman County, AL (near Hanceville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $40,000
  “A downburst blew down twenty trees near the intersection of County Road 747 and Highway 91. Also, three houses sustained minor damage mainly to roofs and windows.”
• Douglas County, MO (near Vanzant) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “Downburst winds destroyed one barn and damaged a roof to a second barn.”
• Jefferson Davis County, MS (near Oak Vale) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down and knocked down power lines.”

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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