Storm reports for April 22, 2006

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On April 22, 2006, 99 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Wake 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 (99)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $649,000 in property damage and $35,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (134 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gaines County, TX (near Seagraves) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $500,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew through Seagraves in northern Gaines County taking down a cell phone tower and blowing a tree onto a house. Several reports of damage were received by police in Seagraves according to the local newspaper.”
• Toombs County, GA (near Normantown) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported that an apparent microburst or downburst caused considerable damage to trees and structures in a small area approximately three miles southeast of Normantown. The majority of the damage occurred along Geren Williams Road, just west of U.S.”
• Dallas County, MO (near Buffalo) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a barn and downed a few large trees in a rural area north of Buffalo.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Study Butte) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew several roofs off of outbuildings and rolled a recreational vehicle in the Study Butte/Terlingua Ranch area.”
• Ingham County, MI (near Webberville) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “A trained spotter two miles west of Webberville reported one inch diameter hail.”
• Jackson County, MI (near Hanover) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “The public in Hanover reported one inch diameter hail.”

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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