Storm reports for May 22, 2006

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On May 22, 2006, 37 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sumner County, KS.

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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (97 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• El Paso County, CO (near Ellicott) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $1.3 million
  “Severe straight-line thunderstorm winds in the range of 80 to 100 mph caused damage along and just west of the Ellicott Highway in eastern El Paso county from State Highway 94 to about 5 miles north of State Highway 94.”
• Colleton County, SC (near Walterboro) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $500,000
  “Widespread wind damage across the Walterboro area from Supercell thunderstorm. Wind estimates of 60 to 70 mph throughout town with numerous reports of trees down some of which fell on homes. Numerous power lines and power poles down as well.”
• Laramie County, WY (near Cheyenne Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $1,000
  “Weak thunderstorm produced outflow winds which blew over a portion of a fence in Cheyenne, WY.”
• Cheyenne County, CO (near Wild Horse) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph
  “Weather station at a private residence measured a 73 mph wind gust.”
• Elbert County, CO (near Kiowa) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew away the roof and the back wall of a barn.”
• Morgan County, CO (near Ft Morgan) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Strong thunderstorm winds toppled an 1800 lb. fuel tank. The roof of a shed was also blown off the structure.”

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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