Storm reports for September 16, 2005

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On September 16, 2005, 9 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Tioga County, PA.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $35,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (14 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Potter County, PA (near Wharton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in Wharton.”
• Tioga County, PA (near Wellsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees in Charleston Township east of Wellsboro.”
• Tioga County, PA (near Wellsboro) · Hail 2.00″
  “Thunderstorm winds produced Hen Egg size hail /2.00 inch/ in Wellsboro.”
• Grand Forks County, ND (near Grand Forks) · Hail 0.88″
  “The hail fell on the south end of Grand Forks.”

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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