Hurricane Cindy (2005)

Basin

North Atlantic

Dates

July 3, 2005 to July 11, 2005

Peak strength

Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)

Lowest pressure

991 mb (29.26 inHg)

Landfall

Yes

Accumulated cyclone energy

1.5

Tropical-storm-force wind reached

90 nmi (167 km, 104 mi) from the center at its widest

Hurricane-force wind reached

20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi) from the center at its widest

Eyewall radius at its peak

20 nmi (37 km, 23 mi)

Overall size

150 nmi (278 km, 173 mi) to the outermost closed isobar

Peak gust in the best track

75 kt (86 mph)

Fastest the center moved

23 kt (26 mph)

Identifier

AL032005

Radar at KHDC as it neared land, Jul 6, 09:00 UTC

The sources count different things and are not added together.

Landfall points the US agencies flagged in the best track. The nearest town is named from the site’s gazetteer, not from the report.

NOAA’s Storm Events database, the record National Weather Service offices compile months after a storm, as compiled March 2026.

Deaths

3 (3 direct, 0 indirect)

Injuries

2

Property damage

$147 million

Crop damage

none recorded

Events recorded

308 in 60 reports from 15 states and marine areas

State by state

What was recorded

99 tropical storm, 56 heavy rain, 40 flash flood, 32 tornado, 25 flood, 23 thunderstorm wind, 17 hurricane (typhoon), 10 storm surge/tide, 3 lightning, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud.

32 tornadoes recorded in the United States, strongest first.

The Weather Prediction Center attributes 1,860 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 9.50 inches (241 mm).

WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.

The strongest winds National Weather Service offices recorded with this storm. An estimated figure is a forecaster’s judgment from the damage, not an instrument reading.

From the Storm Events narratives, unedited.

Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Cindy caused flooding across most of the county. Many of the secondary roads across the county had to be closed due to high water. Radar estimated that 4-5 inches of rain fell across the county with 6-8 inches of rain across the east part of the county.

George, Mississippi · Flash Flood · Jul 6, 09:30 UTC

Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Cindy caused flooding across the east part of the county. Several of the secondary roads across the east part of the county had to be closed due to high water. Radar estimated that 4-6 inches of rain fell across the east part of the county with isolated amounts of 8-10 inches across the extreme east part of the county.

Greene, Mississippi · Flash Flood · Jul 6, 09:55 UTC

A tornado developed along the fringes of Tropical Storm Cindy. The tornado touched down near Cantonment and blew down trees and power lines along a one mile path.

Escambia, Florida · Tornado · Jul 6, 11:50 UTC

A tornado developed along the fringes of Tropical Storm Cindy. The tornado touched down just northeast of Laurel Hill and then moved into Covington county. Trees and power lines were blown down along the track of the tornado.

Okaloosa, Florida · Tornado · Jul 6, 15:55 UTC

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in northeastern Montgomery County and determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down at approximately 142 PM CDT about 2 miles south southwest of Cecil, just west of County Road 37. The tornado lifted just north of Interstate 85 at approximately 150 PM CDT, 1.5 miles north northeast of the Waugh community. One baseball complex sustained damage and several trees were snapped off or blown down along the path. The tornado damage path was 7.6 miles long and 30 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado was spawned during Tropical Storm Cindy.Begin: 32 15.96/86 01.30 End: 32 22.62/86 01.94

Montgomery, Alabama · Tornado · Jul 6, 18:42 UTC

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage between near the Woodland community and determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down at approximately 234 PM CDT near the intersection of County Road 56 and State Highway 199, about 8 miles northwest of Tuskegee. Several trees were snapped off or blown down along the short path. One auto body shop was totally destroyed. A man was injured when he was thrown several yards out of the auto body shop. A shed also sustained damage. At least three vehicles were heavily damage by fallen trees. The tornado damage path was 1/10 of a mile long and 25 yards wide at its widest point. This tornado was spawned during Tropical Storm Cindy.

Macon, Alabama · Tornado · Jul 6, 19:34 UTC

A National Weather Service damage survey team determined that an F0 tornado touched down approximately two miles southeast of Fayetteville near Hilo Road and traveled on the ground approximately one mile to the north, terminating near Jeff Davis in southeast Fayetteville. Hundreds of trees were blown down, twisted, and uprooted along the path of the tornado, many causing damage to dozens of homes and vehicles. Trees fell through the roof of several homes. A couple of businesses in southeast Fayetteville reported extensive damage, with the roof blown off one building on Highway 85 Parkway. The tornado combined with other thunderstorm wind events in the county during the evening resulted in up to 50 percent of the county being without power for several hours during the evening. The tornado path length was determined to be one mile and the path width one-quarter mile.

Fayette, Georgia · Tornado · Jul 7, 01:10 UTC

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding in Lebanon County as the remnants of tropical storm Cindy approached the region. Three to 4 feet of water was reported on roads in Lebanon. Several water rescues were performed as people were stranded in their vehicles, mainly in the vicinity of Middle School and Cumberland Streets. Twenty Two residences were evacuated due to flooding, and the American Red Cross set up a mass care center at the Northwest Elementary School. A small creek in Myerstown also came out of its banks.

Lebanon, Pennsylvania · Flash Flood · Jul 7, 16:54 UTC

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding in Lancaster County as the remnants of tropical storm Cindy approached the region. A trained spotter reported that all roads in the town of Manheim were flooded. A vehicle was trapped in water on Route 72 near Manheim. Two additional water rescues were performed 2 miles east of Lititz on Millway Road and Rothsville Station Road. Three inches of rain in 2 hours was reported in Lititz as well.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Flash Flood · Jul 7, 21:20 UTC

The Monocacy River in Frederick County overflowed its banks due to heavy rain. Doppler radar rainfall estimates of two to four inches of rain occurred within only a couple hours. Roads were reported flooded and closed near the Monocacy River in Frederick County.

Frederick, Maryland · Flood · Jul 8, 01:00 UTC

Big Pipe Creek flooded its banks, and flooding was also reported in Union Mills, Maryland. High water was reported on roughly a half dozen roads. Flooding and road closures were also reported in Pleasant Valley, Manchester, and Lineboro, Maryland. Two teenagers were injured when the Nissan vehicle they were riding in skidded on a slick roadway and struck a tree. This accident occurred in Sykesville, Maryland. The injured occupants were both treated at a local hospital.

Carroll, Maryland · Flood · Jul 8, 11:00 UTC

In Old Town Alexandria, the Potomac River spilled into low-lying streets. Police closed King, Union, Cameron, Duke, and Strand Streets, closing several businesses. Business owners used sandbags and no major damages were reported.

Arlington, Virginia · Flood · Jul 8, 12:30 UTC

Several secondary roads were closed due to high water. In the Fort Belvoir area, three children were pulled from high waters of the Pohick Stream. In Vienna, Hunters Mill Road and Woodburn Road were covered with 8 inches of flowing water. There was also some flooding in the Spicewood neighborhood.

Fairfax, Virginia · Flood · Jul 8, 14:30 UTC

A National Weather Service river gage on Line Creek along the eastern border of the county with Fayette county reported that the creek had risen above its flood stage of 9.0 feet at 625 am EDT and crested later in the evening at 9 pm EDT near record flood stage of 16.8 feet. This crest was only surpassed by the all time record stage of 23.6 feet recorded during Tropical Storm Alberto on July 5, 1994. Several mobile homes at the South Oaks Community near Interstate-85 had to be evacuated from flood waters, some by boat. A dam also broke on Merimac Lake on Pylant Street in Senoia, washing out a road. Several paved roads in the southeast section of the county and one in the northeast section, namely Palmetto-Tyrone Road were flooded with culvert and bridge damage. Several home basements were also flooded, mainly in the eastern portion of the county.

Coweta, Georgia · Flash Flood · Jul 11, 09:00 UTC

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A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.

• Tropical cyclone report, National Hurricane Center
• Every advisory and discussion NHC issued while it was live
• Wikipedia article: Hurricane Cindy