Storm reports for May 3, 2006

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On May 3, 2006, 146 hail, 46 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Oregon County, MO.

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 (146)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $784,000 in property damage and $40,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (199 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hockley County, TX (near Anton) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $400,000
  “A complex of severe thunderstorms resulted in a locally intense swath of damaging winds near Anton. Damage was confined to a three mile radius in and around the city, but was fairly widespread within the city limits. Several trees, utility poles, and structures sustained damaged.”
• Floyd County, TX (near Floydada) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $80,000
  “As severe thunderstorms and their associated damaging winds spread northeastward into southern Floyd County, at least fifteen medium voltage utility poles were snapped. Some of the poles were broken up to ten feet from their base.”
• Kent County, TX (near Jayton) · Thunderstorm wind 82 mph · $75,000
  “The West Texas Mesonet site located just south of Jayton measured severe thunderstorm wind gusts up to 82 MPH. The winds occurred along a narrow swath just south of the city.”
• Scott County, MO (near Sikeston) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $70,000
  “Roofing was blown off a barbeque restaurant. Several other buildings sustained damage, mostly minor. Numerous trees and power poles were down. A tree landed on the roof of a historic house.”
• Kent County, TX (near Clairemont) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “many large mesquite limbs were snapped from trees along U.S. Highway 380 near Clairemont. A local bed and breakfast inn suffered wind damage when several windows and a sliding glass door were blown out.”
• Hickman County, KY (near Spring Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Several trees were blown down or damaged. One downed tree fell through the roof of a trailer on Highway 1362.”

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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