Storm reports for May 23, 2006

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On May 23, 2006, 73 hail, 86 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Pawnee 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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $574,000 in property damage and $75,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (159 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clay County, NE (near Clay Center) · Hail 1.00″ · $25,000
  “Quarter sized hail was accompanied by 50 to 60 mph winds.”
• Daniels County, MT (near Four Buttes) · Hail 0.88″ · $1,000
  “The hail was jagged in shape and accompanied by 30 mph wind, and broke out the back window of a truck.”
• Pawnee County, KS (near Rozel) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “Three pivot irrigation sprinklers were blown over.”
• Butler County, NE (near Brainard) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “A trained spotter estimated that thunderstorm winds gusted over 70 mph north of Brainard. The winds caused tree damage in the area.”
• Lac qui Parle County, MN (near Boyd) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “USPS truck blown over, several large trees toppled, some sheared off 10 to 12 feet from the ground, large area of corn stalks flattened.”
• Saline County, NE (near Dorchester) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Emergency management measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 68 mph on home weather equipment. The winds blew down 3 large trees in town along with numerous branches knocked down on streets.”

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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