Storm reports for March 28, 2006

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On March 28, 2006, 17 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Winkler County, TX.

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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $55,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Winkler County, TX (near Kermit) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $10,000
  “Penny to quarter size hail fell in 60 to 65 mph winds in both Kermit and Wink, breaking many windows and shredding south facing building sides.”
• Winkler County, TX (near Kermit) · Hail 2.00″ · $10,000
  “The Kermit Police Department reported hail up to two inches in diameter fell in Kermit. Coupled with high winds, the large hail broke many windows and shredded south facing building sides.”
• Merced County, CA (near Merced) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “A trained spotter noted a funnel cloud approaching the city of Merced and tracked the northward movement of that funnel. At 1448 PST the funnel removed half of the corrugated roof of a farm maintenance shop and lifted it up and over adjacent power lines to the north.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Hail 1.75″ · $0
  “Golfball size hail broke the windshield on a car traveling on Interstate 10 east of Fort Stockton.”
• Ward County, TX (near Barstow) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph
  “The Texas Department of Public Safety reported several 60 mph wind gusts just east of Barstow.”
• Crane County, TX (near Crane) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A trained spotter at a petroleum plant in rural Crane county reported 60 mph wind gusts. No damage was reported.”

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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