Severe Weather History


2005 Severe Weather Season in the United States

32,486

Recorded events

2,958

Counties affected

155

Direct deaths

$2.2B

Property damage

The 2005 severe weather season produced 32,486 recorded events across 2,958 U.S. counties, with 155 direct deaths. It ranks #22 among all years in the archive by event count.

Through the year

2005 severe weather by month

2005 recorded severe weather events by month
2005 recorded severe weather events by month

By hazard type

What hit the U.S. in 2005

HazardEventsDeathsDamage
Hail13,7981$480.5M
Thunderstorm Wind12,27415$398.7M
Flash Flood2,87225$293.1M
Tornado1,34138$421.8M
Lightning86238$52.4M
Heavy Rain8256$260.3M
Funnel Cloud4280$15K
Flood430$272.3M
Rip Current3632$0
Dust Devil70$30K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · county-tagged records

Deadliest days

The deadliest events of 2005

DateEventCountyDeathsInjuries
Nov 6, 2005Tornado F3Vanderburgh County, Indiana20200
Nov 6, 2005Tornado F3Warrick County, Indiana430
Jun 21, 2005Flash FloodEl Paso County, Colorado20
Jul 23, 2005Rip CurrentHorry County, South Carolina20
Apr 3, 2005Flash FloodBroome County, New York20
Jul 23, 2005LightningBaldwin County, Alabama20
Aug 18, 2005LightningLee County, Florida21
Jul 26, 2005Rip CurrentPorter County, Indiana20
Jun 26, 2005Rip CurrentHorry County, South Carolina20
Jun 5, 2005Rip CurrentKings County, New York20
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Violent tornadoes

EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2005

DateScaleTouchdown countyDeathsPath
2005-11-15EF4Hopkins County, Kentucky015.0 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS mapped tornado tracks

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