Storm reports for September 19, 2005

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On September 19, 2005, 57 hail, 102 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Johnson County, MO.

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 (57)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $125,000 in property damage, $170,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (161 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pike County, IN (near Petersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $2,000 · 1 injury
  “Windows were blown out of a house. Broken glass injured the arm of a woman.”
• Edgar County, IL (near Paris) · Hail 1.75″ · $55,000
  “A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail for 10 minutes as it moved across portions of northern Edgar county. The hail caused $170,000 damage to corn and soybean crops. Six homes had roof damage and broken windows, and numerous vehicles were dented from the hail.”
• Darke County, OH (near Palestine) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Large limbs were downed along Palestine-Hollansburg Road.”
• McDonough County, IL (near Bushnell) · Hail 1.00″ · $3,000
  “Nickel to quarter sized hail with street flooding.”
• Warrick County, IN (near Boonville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Several trees were blown down. A small billboard was blown down in front of the American Legion building.”
• Henry County, IN (near Spiceland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A power pole was snapped off ten feet above 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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