Storm reports for May 30, 2006

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On May 30, 2006, 131 hail, 130 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Essex County, NY.

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 (131)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $616,000 in property damage and $415,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (263 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Joseph County, IN (near Granger) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down in Granger, along State Road 23. Damage amounts are estimated.”
• Childress County, TX (near Childress) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph · $40,000
  “A linear complex of severe thunderstorms moved southeastward out of Hall County over Childress, Cottle, and Motley Counties. Severe wind gusts up to 60 MPH were initially reported by rural residents of northwestern Childress County at 19:35 CST.”
• Limestone County, AL (near Athens) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “Twenty mobile unit buildings of a business on Elm Street were heavily damaged due to high winds. A few of these were turned over.”
• Terry County, TX (near Meadow) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “Rural residents and agricultural extension agents reported that a combination of large hail and severe winds caused significant damage to at least one farmstead. The residence suffered roof damage, a vehicle was heavily damaged, and up to 2,000 acres of cotton seedlings were destroyed.”
• Cass County, IN (near Logansport) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous reports were received of trees down between Logansport and Anoka. Vehicles as well as a few homes were reported damaged from falling trees in both Logansport and Anoka. Damage amounts are estimated.”
• Ionia County, MI (near Saranac) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Trees were blown down just east of Saranac and also just north of Ionia.”

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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