Storm reports for October 30, 2005

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On October 30, 2005, 6 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Seward 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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $60,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (25 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Seward County, KS (near Liberal) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “A pivot irrigation sprinkler overturned.”
• Seward County, KS (near Liberal) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $10,000
  “A semi truck was blown over on highway 83.”
• Meade County, KS (near Plains) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “A four inch diameter tree limb was blown down by the high wind.”
• Harper County, OK (near Buffalo) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph
  “The wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.”
• Lipscomb County, TX (near Booker) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “The high winds downed tree limbs which were about seven to eight inches in diameter near the courthouse. No injuries were reported.”
• Ochiltree County, TX (near Perryton) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
  “The high winds were measured at the Perryton ASOS station.”

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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