Storm reports for May 1, 2006

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On May 1, 2006, 102 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jefferson County, OK.

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 (102)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $28,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McCracken County, KY (near Reidland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “In a subdivision on the east side of Reidland, four large trees were split, and two others were uprooted. Along Interstate 24 at exit 11, a large tree was uprooted.”
• Carroll County, IL (near Shannon) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $2,000
  “Just south of Shannon on Stanton Street.”
• Madison County, IL (near Edwardsville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across eastern parts of the St. Louis Metro area. Around 930 pm...one of these storms produced a downburst with wind speeds estimated between 75 and 80 mph along Buena Vista Street in the Grandview Subdivision in Edwardsville.”
• Pike County, IN (near Petersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Numerous trees were blown down across 12 to 13 roads in the northern half of the county. A portion of Highway 57 was closed.”
• Grayson County, KY (near Central Portion) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A few trees were downed in Leitchfield and Caneyville.”
• Somervell County, TX (near Glen Rose) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Tree down over CR 1007 just west of Dinosaur Valley State Park.”

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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