August 2005 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In August 2005, 972 hail, 1,747 damaging-wind and 123 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 48 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Otter Tail County, MN on August 8, 2005. The most hail reports came on August 3, 2005 (95). Tornadoes killed 4.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of August 2005
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2005 | 25 | 179 | 2 | 1.75″ | 19 |
| Aug 5, 2005 | 43 | 143 | 0 | 1.75″ | 24 |
| Aug 9, 2005 | 68 | 91 | 0 | 1.75″ | 13 |
| Aug 3, 2005 | 95 | 59 | 1 | 2.50″ | 15 |
| Aug 14, 2005 | 16 | 136 | 0 | 1.75″ | 22 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | 31 | 67 | 28 | 1.75″ | 15 |
| Aug 12, 2005 | 30 | 74 | 8 | 1.75″ | 19 |
| Aug 19, 2005 | 45 | 60 | 6 | 1.75″ | 13 |
| Aug 22, 2005 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 1.75″ | 10 |
| Aug 20, 2005 | 15 | 72 | 1 | 1.25″ | 12 |
Largest hail reported in August 2005
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2005 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Otter Tail County, MN |
| Aug 8, 2005 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Otter Tail County, MN |
| Aug 27, 2005 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Bailey County, TX |
| Aug 8, 2005 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Otter Tail County, MN |
| Aug 11, 2005 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Cedar County, IA |
| Aug 24, 2005 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Latimer County, OK |
| Aug 27, 2005 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Parmer County, TX |
| Aug 3, 2005 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Davison County, SD |
| Aug 8, 2005 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Elkhart County, IN |
| Aug 17, 2005 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Sheridan County, MT |
Storm reports by state, August 2005
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 116 | 119 | 6 | 1.75″ |
| Missouri | 31 | 148 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Minnesota | 57 | 84 | 3 | 4.25″ |
| Texas | 53 | 74 | 4 | 4.25″ |
| Nebraska | 104 | 23 | 0 | 2.25″ |
| Tennessee | 10 | 99 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 46 | 27 | 1.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 80 | 8 | 1.75″ |
| South Dakota | 80 | 20 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| Kentucky | 29 | 67 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 72 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Alabama | 20 | 59 | 10 | 1.00″ |
| Mississippi | 16 | 53 | 11 | 1.75″ |
| New York | 8 | 68 | 4 | 1.25″ |
| Virginia | 13 | 58 | 6 | 1.00″ |
| Georgia | 19 | 38 | 18 | 1.75″ |
| Illinois | 4 | 70 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Indiana | 12 | 58 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| Colorado | 51 | 12 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Ohio | 14 | 49 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Iowa | 38 | 19 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| Arkansas | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Montana | 36 | 19 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| North Dakota | 33 | 17 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 42 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| South Carolina | 9 | 38 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Arizona | 20 | 25 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Florida | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1.50″ |
| Louisiana | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Jersey | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| California | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Michigan | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Maine | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Mexico | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Wyoming | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Maryland | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Vermont | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Idaho | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| West Virginia | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 12 | 0 | – |
| Utah | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Nevada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Washington | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Oregon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in August 2005
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