Storm reports for April 6, 2006

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On April 6, 2006, 227 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Riley County, KS.

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 (227)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage and 12 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (293 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Labette County, KS (near Chetopa) · Tornado F1 · $225,000 · 12 injuries
  “An F1 tornado entered Labette County from Oklahoma near Victory road about 3 miles southwest of Chetopa. The tornado tracked to the east-northeast where it struck 2 homes and a mobile home. The mobile home was destroyed and the 2 other homes were damaged.”
• Washington County, KS (near Barnes) · Tornado F2 · $750,000
  “This tornado touched down at 420pm cst 5 miles north of Barnes and was on the ground for 17 miles before crossing the state line into Gage County, Nebraska 3.5 miles east-northeast of Hollenberg, Kansas...or about 3 miles south and 0.5 miles west of Odell, Nebraska.”
• Jasper County, MO (near Waco) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “This tornado is a continuation of the Cherokee County Kansas tornado. This tornado destroyed a few outbuildings across rural west central Jasper County.”
• Clay County, KS (near Clay Center) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “This tornado formed from a supercell thunderstorm 2 miles west of Clay Center at 3:40pm cst and travelled 9 miles before lifting 2 miles south-southwest of Garfield Center at 3:52pm cst.”
• Saline County, KS (near New Cambria) · Tornado F1 · $70,000
  “On the afternoon of April 6th, 2006 an F1 tornado touched down 5 miles northeast of New Cambria in Saline county. The tornado struck a homestead where it caused 70 thousand dollars in damage. The tornado was 75 yards wide and tracked for 200 yards.”
• Gage County, NE (near Adams) · Tornado F0 · $55,000
  “A tornado, estimated at fo strength, touched down about 5 to 6 miles south of Adams. The tornado tore roofs off three hog barns, a chicken shed and blew out windows to several houses. One farmstead reported around $55,000 in damage.”

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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