Storm reports for September 24, 2005

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On September 24, 2005, 23 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 60 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Brown County, NE. 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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.8 million in property damage, $3.7 million in crop damage, 16 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (141 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lonoke County, AR (near Bevis Corner) · Tornado F2 · 5 injuries
  “A strong tornado was spawned in Lonoke County roughly 2 miles east-southeast of Bevis Corner. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Estimated winds with the tornado were about 120 mph.”
• Catahoula Parish, LA (near Jonesville) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous large limbs were blown down around Jonesville and one man was injured by these limbs as he was walking outside. Additionally, these straight line winds traveled northward and caused roof damage and trees to be blown down in the Sandy Lake Community.”
• Faribault County, MN (near Minnesota Lake) · Hail 1.75″ · 1 injury
  “Golf ball sized hail fell in and around Minnesota Lake, west to County Road 17 N (460th Avenue), east to County Road 29 (570th Avenue), and south to 200th Street. Hail drifts and considerable corn and soybean crop damage were reported.”
• Newton County, MS (near Newton) · Tornado F2 · $1 million
  “This strong tornado touched down briefly on the northeast side of Newton causing significant damage to the Lazy Boy factory building. A large part of the factory roof was torn off and large pieces of metal were thrown 1/3 of a mile to the north-northwest.”
• Washington County, MS (near Greenville) · Tornado F2 · $680,000
  “This strong tornado touched down a few miles southeast of Downtown Greenville on Dodd Road. The tornado tracked 2 miles to the northwest, crossed Highway 82 and dissipated at the Delta Village mobile home park.”
• Sharkey County, MS (near Nitta Yuma) · Tornado F1 · $400,000
  “This tornado touched down on the west side of Nitta Yuma and caused damage to homes and downed a few trees. Nearly 20 homes had shingles blown off the roof, one tree was down on a house and 3 power poles were blown 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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