Storm reports for August 26, 2005

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On August 26, 2005, 24 hail, 63 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Carson County, TX.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $289,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (87 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calloway County, KY (near Murray) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “The most concentrated damage was along and a couple miles either side of Highway 121, where trees were blown down onto houses and power lines. Some houses received shingle and vinyl damage. Debris and tree limbs were blown across Highway 121.”
• Stoddard County, MO (near Bloomfield) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Just west of Bloomfield, large trees were blown across homes and roadways. In Advance, an 80-year-old pecan tree blew down, landing on a new motor home. The motor home was extensively damaged.”
• Gray County, TX (near Mc Lean) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $48,000
  “The wind gust was measured at the Texas MesoNet station near McLean. The high winds twisted up a barn and the roof tin was blown into a neighboring yard...large tree limbs broken and some trees blown over...a couple of guard lights ripped up...a press box was blown into the stands at a football…”
• Graves County, KY (near Mayfield) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $35,000
  “Numerous large trees were blown down. At one residence, the roof was blown off the front porch, and a tree landed on the house. The roof was heavily damaged, and vinyl siding was punctured. Other homes, pools, and vehicles were damaged by falling trees and limbs.”
• Nowata County, OK (near Wann) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a barn, rolled and destroyed an unoccupied mobile home, and blew down trees.”
• Greene County, MO (near Springfield) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “Downburst winds destroyed a barn and uprooted several trees across western Greene County.”

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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