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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on May 12, 2005

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on May 12, 2005 from May 12, 2005 through May 12, 2005, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
160
Wind Reports
50
Tornado Reports
9
Max Hail Size
4.25″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · May 12, 2005 · 2005–present Updated  Daily · last May 12, 2005

NWS Hail Reports on May 12, 2005

160 reports
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1.75″ hail
May 12, 2005
11:44 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Hale County · 10,140 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 S Plainview, TX
2.00″ hail
May 12, 2005
11:30 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Crosby County · 2,141 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Cone, TX
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2005
11:19 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Jackson County · 9,675 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 E Blair, OK
2.00″ hail
May 12, 2005
11:10 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Custer County · 9,048 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail was observed on the west side of town.
NWS Hail Report Location: Arapaho, OK
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2005
11:04 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Hale County · 10,140 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 NW Abernathy, TX
1.75″ hail
May 12, 2005
10:45 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Motley County · 660 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Roaring Spgs, TX
1.75″ hail
May 12, 2005
10:18 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Hockley County · 6,902 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Anton, TX
1.75″ hail
May 12, 2005
10:05 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Floyd County · 2,396 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 W Dougherty, TX
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2005
10:01 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Greer County · 2,307 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 SW Mangum, OK
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2005
10:00 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Harmon County · 1,177 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Gould, OK
1.00″ hail
May 12, 2005
9:41 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Floyd County · 2,396 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 S Floydada, TX
0.88″ hail
May 12, 2005
9:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Harmon County · 1,177 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hollis, OK
0.75″ hail
May 12, 2005
9:36 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Harmon County · 1,177 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hollis, OK
1.50″ hail
May 12, 2005
9:33 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Lubbock County · 89,558 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 W New Deal, TX
0.88″ hail
May 12, 2005
9:23 PM CST
Hail report for May 12, 2005
Floyd County · 2,396 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 S Floydada, TX
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports on May 12, 2005

50 reports
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60 mph
May 12, 2005
11:25 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Caddo County · 9,509 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Alfalfa, OK
70 mph
May 12, 2005
11:15 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Custer County · 9,048 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Shingles were blown off the roof of a home, along with 14 inch diameter tree limbs downed.
NWS Wind Report Location: Arapaho, OK
70 mph
May 12, 2005
11:10 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Custer County · 9,048 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 SE Custer City, OK
61 mph
May 12, 2005
10:45 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Washita County · 4,041 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wind gust was measured by the Clinton (CSM) ASOS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 W Burns Flat, OK
75 mph
May 12, 2005
10:30 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Beckham County · 6,947 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew over a double-wide trailer located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Highway 152 and Highway 6, south of Elk City. Stop signs were also blown over about a mile south of this intersection.
NWS Wind Report Location: 9 S Elk City, OK
62 mph
May 12, 2005
10:22 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Linn County · 68,380 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Downburst occurred a few miles northeast of KCID but was caught by an IDOT RWIS on U.S. 30 just west of Interstate 380.
NWS Wind Report Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
60 mph
May 12, 2005
9:54 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Henry County · 6,630 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Downburst occurred over and immediately east of Wayland, Iowa. Several trees were downed including some that were 14 inches in diameter. One tree in town spared a direct hit on a house but took out the porch.
NWS Wind Report Location: Wayland, IA
60 mph
May 12, 2005
9:00 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Randolph County · 7,986 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Moberly, MO
70 mph
May 12, 2005
8:54 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Randolph County · 7,986 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several large trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds with one large tree falling on a residential roof and nearby parked van. Also a backup communication tower for an ambulance company toppled over.
NWS Wind Report Location: Moberly, MO
70 mph
May 12, 2005
8:00 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Crosby County · 2,141 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 W Ralls, TX
60 mph
May 12, 2005
7:15 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Lubbock County · 89,558 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Roof blown off a convenient store by strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 SE Lubbock, TX
60 mph
May 12, 2005
6:50 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Clay County · 75,791 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees downed from thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: North Kansas City, MO
60 mph
May 12, 2005
6:45 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Jackson County · 221,646 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down on houses and power lines down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 S Kansas City, MO
60 mph
May 12, 2005
6:30 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Gentry County · 2,353 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Power lines downed.
NWS Wind Report Location: King City, MO
66 mph
May 12, 2005
6:28 PM CST
Wind report for May 12, 2005
Johnson County · 169,394 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Olathe, KS
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports on May 12, 2005

9 reports
F0 category
May 12, 2005
8:20 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Lubbock County · 89,558 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F0 tornado 7 miles northeast of Idalou.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 NE Idalou, TX
F2 category
May 12, 2005
7:55 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Crosby County · 2,141 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F2 tornado in Ralls.In assessing the damage from the F3 tornado, the debris field diminished in areal coverage as the tornado tracked farther to the northeast along the end of its path. Damage assessment and public accounts of the storm suggested the tornado weakened and lifted. Meanwhile, a second tornado developed. This occurrence coincided with a break in the debris field observed during the Survey. This cycle of one tornado weakening and lifting while another tornado forms to the right of the former path is typical in well-organized tornadic thunderstorms. This second tornado developed approximately 1.5 miles west of Ralls and tracked to the north and northwest before dissipating three miles north of Ralls. The tornado damaged a residence and a nearby barn. Two thousand pound bales of hay were tossed from one side of US Highway 62/82 to the other as the tornado scattered debris to the south and southwest across an adjacent field. In addition, a vehicle was overturned on the property within debris from the residence and power poles were either blown down or snapped and center pivots overturned.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 W Ralls, TX
F3 category
May 12, 2005
7:40 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Crosby County · 2,141 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F3 tornado in Ralls.A strong tornado developed approximately 9 miles to the southwest of Ralls around 8:40 PM and tracked to the northeast for six miles. Along the path of this tornado, several power poles were blown over or snapped and a few center pivots were overturned or twisted. A residence was completely destroyed with debris entirely removed from the foundation. The majority of the debris from this structure was blown to the northeast approximately 10 to 30 feet from the foundation...with other related debris dispersed over a mile away. Two pickup trucks were lifted and deposited upside down 5 to 30 feet from former locations. Trees were mud-splattered and stripped of bark with large branches completely torn off trunks. Center pivot irrigation systems were either blown over or twisted in surrounding fields...however some were left unscathed to the northeast of this tornado. Additional debris associated with this tornado was also deposited in a field across from US Highway 62/82 before dissipating.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 9 SW Ralls, TX
F0 category
May 12, 2005
5:28 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Randall County · 42,834 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The tornado remained over open country and the path length and path width were estimated.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Buffalo Lake, TX
F0 category
May 12, 2005
5:24 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Floyd County · 2,396 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F0 tornado in South Plains.A multi-vortex tornado associated with the previous circulation. This tornado was much weaker in comparison to the primary and stronger tornadic circulation mentioned earlier. This tornado was reported approximately one-half mile south of FM 689 and 7 miles east of State Highway 207.
NWS Tornado Report Location: South Plains, TX
F2 category
May 12, 2005
5:13 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Floyd County · 2,396 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F2 Tornado South Plains.Several power poles were snapped in half or blown over. The telephone poles surveyed were blown over in a variety of patterns, south to north direction, southwest to northeast direction, and a west to east direction. In addition, several center pivots were either blown over or twisted and two vehicles were flipped over in a field from a south to north direction. The Tornado produced the most damage shortly before and after crossing State Highway 207.This tornado was the parent or main tornado involved in what is known as a multi-vortex tornado. At times, this tornado was greater than one-half mile in width. Large tornadoes sometimes undergo a process where the flow inside the tornado becomes disrupted, but does not dissipate. The result is a turbulent circulation, or vortex, where smaller and typically weaker tornadoes develop and rotate around the parent or much broader circulation. The following South Plains tornado was one of these smaller and weaker tornadoes associated with this multi-vortex tornado.
NWS Tornado Report Location: South Plains, TX
F0 category
May 12, 2005
4:41 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Hale County · 10,140 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F0 tornado 10 miles northeast of Plainview.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 10 NE Plainview, TX
F0 category
May 12, 2005
4:04 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Hale County · 10,140 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F0 tornado 1 mile north of Plainview.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 N Plainview, TX
F0 category
May 12, 2005
3:30 PM CST
Tornado report for May 12, 2005
Lamb County · 5,068 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F0 tornado 1 mile west of Olton.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 W Olton, TX
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Frequently asked questions

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How many storm reports were recorded on May 12, 2005?

Our records show 160 hail, 50 wind, and 9 tornado reports on May 12, 2005, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 12, 2005.

What was the largest hail reported on May 12, 2005?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on May 12, 2005 is 4.25″, reported near South Plains, TX.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home on May 12, 2005 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these on May 12, 2005 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address on May 12, 2005?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on May 12, 2005 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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