Storm reports for May 19, 2006

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On May 19, 2006, 26 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Morrow County, OR.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage, $1 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (64 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sherman County, OR (near Grass Vly) · Hail 0.75″ · 1 injury
  “A motorcycle rider was bruised by the wind blown hail.”
• Walla Walla County, WA (near Burbank) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $1 million
  “Downburst destroyed a large storage building and grain bin, flipped a tractor trailer rig onto a dump truck, and overturned an irrigation pivot. Hundreds of trees were downed on a tree farm.”
• Walla Walla County, WA (near Burbank) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “Wind blew off roof from 40 x 60 foot warehouse. Two 2500 gallon tanks blown over. Irrigation pivot damaged and service station sign blown down.”
• Sherman County, OR (near Grass Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “A tractor trailer rig was blown over. A tree fell through a house.”
• Morrow County, OR (near Boardman) · Tornado F1 · $20,000
  “Swirling ground debris beneath funnel cloud. Tractor trailer rig blown off Interstate 84.”
• Gilliam County, OR (near Condon) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Power lines down across northern half of county between Arlington and Condon.”

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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