Storm reports for May 11, 2006

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On May 11, 2006, 3 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Henrico County, VA.

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

Hail reports (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $393,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (27 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Taylor County, KY (near Campbellsville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “One barn was destroyed and another was heavily damaged along Spurlington Church Road. Power lines were downed.”
• Spotsylvania County, VA (near Paytes) · Tornado F0 · $80,000
  “Tornado touched down near Mastins Corner and continued northeast, lifting near Round Hill 10 minutes later. Damage path was about 5 miles long and 75 yards wide, with damage classified as F0 on the Fujita scale. Some structural damage was noted, mainly due to falling trees and limbs.”
• Montgomery County, MD (near Takoma Park) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Trees were downed along Houston Court in Takoma Park, MD.”
• Spotsylvania County, VA (near Chancellorsville) · Tornado F0 · $35,000
  “A small tornado hit the Fredericksburg Spotsylvania Military Park. This tornado was rated an F0 on the Fujita Scale. All damage observed was to trees only.”
• Stafford County, VA (near Falmouth) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “The same thunderstorm that produced two tornadoes in Spotsylvania County produced another tornado near Falmouth in Stafford County. Like the other two tornadoes, this was a weak F0 tornado that mainly caused tree damage.”
• Lyon County, KY (near Eddyville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “At the Eddy Creek Marina, a floating breakwater dock was blown about 15 feet. About a dozen 5/8-inch thick steel cables snapped, causing the dock to float away. A power failure and a small fire ensued.”

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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