Storm reports for September 8, 2005

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On September 8, 2005, 22 hail, 60 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Clay County, IA.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage, $118,000 in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Story County, IA (near Ames) · Tornado F1 · $150,000 · 8 injuries
  “A tornado touched down in the central Campas Area of ISU. Eight injuries occurred, one serious enough to require hospitalization.”
• Clay County, IA (near Everly) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree, power pole, and power line damage along a path around 20 miles long and roughly 5 miles wide. Numerous trees were blown down, some blocking roads, forcing law enforcement to close all roads leading to Everly.”
• Clay County, IA (near Everly) · Hail 2.75″ · $500,000
  “Large hail fell in an area around 20 miles long and 3 to 5 miles wide. The hail was quarter to golf ball size over most of the area but reached baseball size at Everly.”
• Lee County, IA (near Argyle) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $15,000
  “From co-op observer. A porch was damaged in Argyle. A semi truck with an empty trailer stopped on highway 27 just before the storm hit and had its trailer blown over.”
• Des Moines County, IA (near Burlington) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Numerous trees and branches down. KBUR radio measured a peak gust at their station of 41 knots (47 mph). There is also a report of a measured gust of 52 knots (60 mph) on Adams street in Burlington.”
• Lee County, IA (near Denmark) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $12,000
  “6-10 inch diameter trees down with numerous large branches down.”

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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