Storm reports for April 21, 2006

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On April 21, 2006, 70 hail, 55 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Galveston 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 (70)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $594,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (126 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Madison County, MS (near Canton) · Hail 1.50″ · $200,000
  “Walnut sized hail fell just east of Canton and caused damage to numerous vehicles. This large hail cracked windshields and dented the body of many vehicles.”
• Smith County, MS (near Raleigh) · Tornado F0 · $100,000
  “This weak tornado briefly touched down just west of Raleigh and caused damage to one home and a barn just south of Highway 18. The home had several windows blown out and the barn was destroyed. In addition, a few trees were blown down and many large limbs were broken.”
• Guernsey County, OH (near Cambridge) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $55,000
  “Between 840 PM EDT and 9 PM EDT, a microburst struck just southwest of Warrentown, about 4 miles northeast of Cambridge. Numerous trees toppled or snapped. Siding and shingles torn from a few houses. Two small barns knocked down. One mobile home was pushed off its foundation.”
• Morgan County, TN (near Deer Lodge) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $18,000
  “Numerous large trees down in Chestnut Ridge. In addition, a large church sign was blown across Highway 62.”
• Roane County, TN (near Rockwood) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “One tree down on a mobile home in Rockwood. A few trees down across the county.”
• Galveston County, TX (near League City) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Trees down on West Walker Street near Victory Lakes Subdivision.”

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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