Storm reports for May 25, 2006

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On May 25, 2006, 359 hail, 281 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Spencer County, IN.

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 (359)

Showing the 300 largest of 359.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.8 million in property damage, $4,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (649 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Warren County, OH (near Pleasant Plain) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “Several large trees were downed, including one on a home. A woman in the home was injured. A second home had its roof ripped off. A pole barn was also severely damaged.”
• Forsyth County, GA (near Coal Mtn) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.8 million
  “The public reported penny-sized hail around and on the north and west side of Cumming and golf ball-sized hail on the south side of Cumming.”
• Pike County, IN (near Otwell) · Tornado F2 · $1 million
  “About five homes were destroyed. Roughly 15 other homes received major damage, primarily to roofs. Some roofs were removed. Two businesses sustained major roof damage. One mobile home was overturned and blown into a neighboring mobile home, causing extensive damage to it.”
• Mississippi County, MO (near East Prairie) · Hail 2.75″ · $200,000
  “Many homes and vehicles sustained damage from baseball size hail.”
• Marshall County, IN (near Plymouth) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were blown down in Plymouth. Several pine trees fell onto a residence. A few fires resulted form trees falling onto power lines as well.”
• Wayne County, OH (near Wooster) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $80,000
  “During this time severe winds downed several trees on houses. Trees also were reported to have fallen on several cars also causing damage.”

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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