Storm reports for August 22, 2005

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On August 22, 2005, 46 hail, 45 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sherman County, KS.

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 (46)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage and $278,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (94 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Smith County, MS (near Taylorsville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1 million
  “An intense microburst caused significant damage around Taylorsville. Several buildings had the roof blown off along with several others sustaining roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down around town.”
• Jasper County, MS (near Bay Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $300,000
  “A strong microburst caused numerous trees and power lines to get blown down in a 3 mile radius of the intersection of Highway 528 and county road 23. Additionally, a house nearby sustained roof damage and a hay barn was destroyed.”
• Grenada County, MS (near Holcomb) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $300,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down along with 6 homes sustaining minor to major damage. The damage to the homes were roof damage which was caused by the wind or by trees falling on the structures.”
• Bolivar County, MS (near Shelby) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down on the north side of Shelby. Several power poles and power lines were blown down in Shelby and 3 light poles were blown down at the high school football field.”
• Shelby County, AL (near Alabaster Shelby Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $175,000
  “One airplane was destroyed and one plane was damaged at the Shelby County Airport. A wind gust of 51 MPH (44Knots) was measured at the Shelby County Airport and may have been higher just outside the airport. A few trees were also blown down in the vicinity.”
• Polk County, TX (near Onalaska) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Golfball hail on and around Lake Livingston and Onalaska.”

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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