Storm reports for August 29, 2005

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On August 29, 2005, 1 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 40 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Habersham County, GA. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14.8 million in property damage, $2.2 million in crop damage, 10 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (70 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Carroll County, GA (near Roopville) · Tornado F2 · $4.4 million · 1 death
  “A National Weather Service Damage Survey Team, in conjunction with the Carroll County Emergency Manager and Chief of Fire and Rescue operations, concluded that the F2 tornado, which began just south of Glenloch in Heard county, continued north into Carroll county.”
• Peach County, GA (near Ft Vly) · Tornado F2 · $2.6 million · 3 injuries
  “A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service confirmed that an F2 tornado had touched down just south of Fort Valley, crossed Georgia Highway 49 in Fort Valley and continued north for approximately four miles. The overall damage path was four miles long and 50 yards wide.”
• Heard County, GA (near Glenloch) · Tornado F2 · $750,000 · 3 injuries
  “A National Weather Survey Team concluded that an F2 tornado touched down approximately 1/4 mile south of Glenloch in far northern Heard county, then continued north at 30-35 mph into Carroll county about three miles southeast of Roopville, finally terminating three miles northeast of Roopville.”
• Spalding County, GA (near Orchard Hill) · Tornado F1 · $300,000 · 2 injuries
  “A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service concluded that an F1 tornado had touched down in a rural area of southeast Spalding county approximately five miles north of Orchard Hill in the vicinity of Wild Plum and McDonough Roads.”
• Taylor County, GA (near Fickling Mill) · Tornado F1 · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “The Taylor County Emergency Management Director confirmed that an F1 tornado occurred in extreme northeast Taylor county, touching down 1/2 mile south of the town of Fickling Mill, then traveled northwest for a distance of three to four miles, terminating near the Flint River and the Upson county…”
• Gwinnett County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 39 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “The Gwinnett County Emergency Management Director reported several isolated incidents of downed trees and power lines. A tree was blown down on Pleasant Lake Village Lane at the Saratoga Springs Apartments in Duluth. A female nearby was injured when the tree limbs knocked her to the ground.”

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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