Storm reports for August 23, 2005

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On August 23, 2005, 41 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Morton 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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $44,000 in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (69 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Golden Valley County, ND (near Beach) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $15,000
  “Roof blown off of pole barn. Trees down.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Cumby) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Several trees and two barns were blown down and an awning was blown off a trailer. Reported by the media.”
• Hunt County, TX (near Campbell) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $7,000
  “High winds destroyed a barn and a storage shed.”
• Lowndes County, MS (near Columbus) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “One tree was blown down on Lynn Drive. Additionally, several traffic lights were blown down at Brown and Alabama Streets as well as South McCrary.”
• Lea County, NM (near Hobbs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A second storm blew down a power pole and several large light poles on the south side of Hobbs on the evening of the 23rd.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near Waleska) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “A storm spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph during a thunderstorm. The wind gust was recorded on home weather equipment. Several trees were blown down in the area.”

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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