Storm reports for May 5, 2006

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On May 5, 2006, 119 hail, 36 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Terrell 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 (119)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12.7 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (176 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Garza County, TX (near Justiceburg) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $350,000 · 1 injury
  “A wet microburst produced destructive winds that spread south through a small mobile home community at Lake Alan Henry near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2458 and 3519. One resident of the community was injured during the storm.”
• Coleman County, TX (near Coleman) · Hail 2.50″ · $5 million
  “Hailstones from golfball to tennis ball size damaged windshields, skylights, and roofs to almost every residence, out building, exposed vehicle, and carport located in Coleman. The large hail also littered lawns with leaves and branches and even killed birds.”
• McLennan County, TX (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $3 million
  “Isolated wind damage was noted in western McLennan County, including Crawford, Valley Mills, McGregor, and western Waco. Widespread wind damage occurred across southern McLennan County near Woodway, McGregor, Speegleville, Hewitt, Robinson, Bruceville-Eddy, and south Waco.”
• McLennan County, TX (near Waco) · Tornado F2 · $3 million
  “A tornado was reported on Waco Drive by the media, just north of the damage swath produced by the downburst. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth found that a tornado formed south of New Road and just west of Spur 298 (Franklin Avenue), or just north of Richland…”
• Terry County, TX (near Brownfield) · Tornado F0 · $500,000
  “Storm chasers and Skywarn storm spotters observed a third tornado northwest of Brownfield as an occluding mesocyclone produced intermittent tornadoes for more than fifteen minutes. This tornado remained on the ground for at least seven minutes, and tracked across open farmland.”
• Gaines County, TX (near Seminole) · Hail 2.75″ · $250,000
  “Baseball size hail fell in a swath from northwest of Seminole on Texas Highway 214 to Seminole, breaking numerous car and building windows.”

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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