Storm reports for September 25, 2005

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On September 25, 2005, 1 hail, 36 damaging-wind and 38 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Washington 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 (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.7 million in property damage, $415,000 in crop damage and 9 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Oktibbeha County, MS (near Starkville) · Tornado F1 · $2 million · 7 injuries
  “This tornado touched down on the southeast side of Starkville, just southwest of the MSU Campus, in the Sherwood Forest subdivision and tracked northeast for 3.5 miles through the MSU Campus then dissipated at Highway 82.The Sherwood Forest subdivision had several trees uprooted and about 5 homes…”
• Rankin County, MS (near Brandon) · Tornado F1 · $400,000
  “This tornado touched down near Hemphill Drive and moved northeast dissipating just north of Old Lake Road. As the tornado moved through a residential area, it destroyed a few dozen trees and several power lines.”
• Greene County, AL (near Clinton) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “A tornado touched down just east of County Road 20 near Trussells Creek. The tornado moved roughly parallel to Trussells Creek and lifted before the town of Clinton. This tornado primarily affect rural countryside in west central Greene County.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Marion) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “This tornado touched down just west of Van Zyverden Road and moved northeast for almost 2 miles and passed near Northeast High School. The tornado dissipated less than 1 mile south of the intersection of Ponta Hills Road and Lizella Road.”
• Tuscaloosa County, AL (near Buhl) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “The third tornado to affect the Buhl community in one afternoon touched down at approximately 559 PM CDT. The tornado started just east of Sipsey Valley Road and moved due north. The tornado damaged several homes near Sipsey Valley Road and Sipsey Lane.”
• Leake County, MS (near Carthage Leak Co Arp) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “This tornado touched down just on the southwest side of the Carthage county airport. Three small aircraft were destroyed as one was flipped over and another thrown nearly 1/4 mile into a wooded area. The airport hanger sustained minor damage as the door was blown in.”

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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