Storm reports for October 19, 2005

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On October 19, 2005, 49 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Ford County, KS.

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 (49)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $51,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Woodward County, OK (near Mooreland) · Tornado F1 · $25,000
  “The large multi-vortex tornado that initially developed from a supercell in Harper county 10 miles south-southeast of Selman, moved east-northeast into Woodward county crossing the county line 18.5 miles north-northwest of Mooreland.”
• Harper County, OK (near Selman) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “A large multiple-vortex tornado was photographed by a local resident. The tornado touched down 10 miles south-southeast of Selman in Harper county and moved east-northeast. The tornado eventually moved into Woodward county before lifting 20 miles north of Mooreland.”
• Woodward County, OK (near Mooreland) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $3,000
  “Barn doors were blown in. Multiple tree limbs, greater than 6 inches in diameter, were also downed.”
• Harper County, OK (near Lovedale) · Hail 1.75″ · $2,000
  “Hail combined with strong winds broke the windows in a home.”
• Comanche County, OK (near Ft Sill Aaf) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $1,000
  “Two power poles were downed on the east range of Fort Sill Military Reservation, south of Elgin, OK.”
• Gray County, KS (near Ensign) · Tornado F0
  “This tornado made contact for less than a minute. It was viewed from a spotter location near the tornado and also by NWS employees at the Dodge City airport.”

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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