Storm reports for October 21, 2005

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On October 21, 2005, 39 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cherokee County, AL.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $131,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (54 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Knox County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $50,000
  “Storm blew the cover off a roof-top air conditioner unit of a grocery store in Knoxville, as well as destroying an awning at a gas station. Numerous trees and powerlines downed in Knoxville and across the eastern half of the county.”
• Knox County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines down across the western half of the county.”
• Jefferson County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “Several trees and powerlines downed in the Strawberry Plains and New Market areas.”
• Grainger County, TN (near Rutledge) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $18,000
  “Several trees and powerlines downed in the Rutledge area.”
• Estill County, KY (near Rice Station) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $1,000
  “Front porch torn off home and garage flattened on Reges Road.”
• Polk County, GA (near Cedartown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “The public reported that a roof was blown off a barn on Mountain Home Road.”

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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