Storm reports for August 25, 2005

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On August 25, 2005, 50 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Otter Tail County, MN.

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 (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (70 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Monroe County, FL (near Marathon) · Tornado F2 · $5 million
  “Tornado damage path began oceanfront at 73rd Street Ocean (F1) in Marathon and moved northeast, crossing U.S. Highway 1 near 76th Street Ocean, passing through Marathon Airport before entering Florida Bay near the Sea Air Estates Subdivision.”
• Norton County, KS (near Norton) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $5,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew over a windmill, and removed shingles from a home. Several utility poles in the immediate area were blown down. Two large shop doors were blown off a building which landed on a car. A 5x10 foot flatbed trailer was blown across railroad tracks.”
• Wilkin County, MN (near Rothsay) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph
  “Grain bins were tipped over and many large trees were blown down in Akron Township, section 13.”
• Otter Tail County, MN (near Elizabeth) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph
  “A 10 inch diameter tree was blown down across a road and grain bins were heavily damaged.”
• Wilkin County, MN (near Rothsay) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph
  “Numerous trees were blown down or snapped off at a rural farmstead. A steel grain bin was blown off its pad and was rolled about 100 yards into a grain field east-southeast of the farmstead.”
• Otter Tail County, MN (near Carlisle) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “A semi trailer was blown over along Interstate 94.”

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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