Storm reports for September 5, 2005

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On September 5, 2005, 65 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sully County, SD.

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 (65)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $286,000 in property damage and $1.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (100 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Phelps County, NE (near Bertrand) · Hail 1.00″ · $100,000
  “70 mph winds were also reported by local law enforcement in this area.”
• Decatur County, KS (near Oberlin) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “Metal horse barn and two irrigation pivots damaged. Time estimated based on nearby reports.”
• Wallace County, KS (near Weskan) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $19,000
  “Nine power poles down 1 mile south and 2 east of Weskan. Numerous large tree branches down. 4.30 inches of rain resulted in nuisance flooding.”
• Minnehaha County, SD (near Dell Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds flattened two grain bins and also caused tree and power line damage, resulting in a power outage. A few trees were blown down, with at least one house sustaining minor damage from tree debris.”
• Minnehaha County, SD (near Sioux Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged an airplane and blew out about a dozen car windows at Joe Foss Field.”
• Decatur County, KS (near Traer) · Hail 1.00″ · $1,000
  “Broken windows...hail covering the ground..estimated wind gusts 50 mph.”

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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