Storm reports for June 6, 1999

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On June 6, 1999, 115 hail, 234 damaging-wind and 37 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Washington County, IA.

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 (115)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.5 million in property damage, $583,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (387 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pembina County, ND (near Crystal) · Tornado F4 · $1 million
  “A tornado touched down southeast of Mountain, where it damaged several farmsteads. One farm home was completely lifted up and tossed 100 yards. A combine was also picked up and thrown several hundred feet. A swather was picked up and wrapped around several trees.”
• Walsh County, ND (near Lankin) · Tornado F2 · $250,000
  “A 54x108 foot building and a shed were destroyed by the tornado. One tractor inside was moved and the building doors were wrapped around the cab. Shingles from the barn were impaled in the swather. Some of the farm equipment was overturned and some boards were driven into the ground.”
• Nelson County, ND (near Lakota) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “A barn, quonsets, and garages were destroyed by a tornado. Trees were uprooted and grain bins and a camper were destroyed. Power lines were also downed.”
• Warrick County, IN (near Newburgh) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “The roof was torn off a 50 by 100 foot metal pole building at the Alcoa Plant.”
• Sullivan County, MO (near Humphreys) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Barns were damaged by thunderstorm winds.”
• Saline County, MO (near Marshall) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Power lines and trees were downed in the town of Marshall.”

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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