Storm reports for September 28, 2005

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On September 28, 2005, 19 hail, 103 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in La Plata County, CO.

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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $465,000 in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (123 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grayson County, TX (near Sherman) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “The roof of a bookstore caved in and the front windows were all blown out at the intersection of North Grand and Texoma Parkway. A portable building blew across U.S. 75, leaving a trail of debris on both service roads and the north and southbound traffic lanes. Signs along U.S.”
• Jackson County, IL (near Murphysboro) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “On the west side of the city, a large section of metal roof was peeled back and blown off a commercial masonry building. The section of roof was about 100 by 50 feet. Elsewhere in the city, a large tree fell on a church and a vehicle.”
• Texas County, MO (near Plato) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Downburst winds destroyed a barn near Plato.”
• Collin County, TX (near Princeton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees, fences, and power lines knocked down.”
• Fannin County, TX (near Bonham) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Widespread wind damage, including trees and power lines down.”
• Steuben County, NY (near Corning) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees down countywide. Tree on a car in Corning.”

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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