Storm reports for April 8, 2006

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On April 8, 2006, 92 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Orange County, NC.

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 (92)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $280,000 in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (125 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Beaufort County, SC (near Hilton Head Is) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees from Hilton Head to Bluffton.”
• Charleston County, SC (near Adams Run) · Tornado F1 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down along Willtown road near Minnie Hughs Elementary School and then tracked east crossing Highway 174 just north of the intersection with Moffett Road.”
• Chatham County, GA (near Savannah) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds toppled a large oak tree into a house on Whitemarsh Island. The house was split into two parts.”
• Toombs County, GA (near Cedar Crossing) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported half-dollar to golf ball-sized hail in far southern Toombs county south of Cedar Crossing. Golf ball-sized hail damaged at least 10 percent of the cabbage crop with an estimated damage to crops of $5,000 alone.”
• Horry County, SC (near Loris) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “A large carport/shelter collapsed onto an SUV in the community of Daisy. Nickel size hail was also reported in the area.”
• Lanier County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “A few downed trees throughout the county reported by the Georgia DOT. A roof was lifted off a house north of Lakeland off State Highway 135.”

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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