Storm reports for May 13, 2006

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On May 13, 2006, 100 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Hopkins 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 (100)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $93,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (110 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rains County, TX (near Emory) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “A small metal building was blown over at a fire station about 9 miles southeast of Emory, and trees and power lines were blown down across the southern portion of the county.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Sulphur Spgs) · Hail 2.50″ · $10,000
  “Tennis ball-size hail reported in the community of Shirley.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Cumby) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Golf ball-size hail reported on Highway 11 north of Cumby.”
• Whitfield County, GA (near Cohutta) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · $0
  “The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down.”
• Henderson County, TX (near Brownsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Tree limbs down; relayed by city officials.”
• Runnels County, TX (near Rowena) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down tree limbs, a telephone pole, and destroyed a barn.”

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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