Storm reports for June 5, 2006

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On June 5, 2006, 147 hail, 72 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Chase County, NE.

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 (147)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3 million in property damage, $85,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (225 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $2.5 million · 4 injuries
  “A microburst occurred near the fairgrounds. There was extensive damage north to south from 11th Street to 21st Street and from east to west from Yale to the Broken Arrow Expressway. Wind speeds were estimated at 85 miles an hour based on the damage.”
• Reno County, KS (near Turon) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $411,000
  “During the overnight hours of June 6, 2006 destructive straight line winds hit the town of Turon. The winds were initially estimated at between 60 and 65 mph but a damage survey revealed that winds were much stronger and most likely in the 80 to 100 mph range.”
• Chase County, NE (near Champion) · Hail 4.25″ · $25,000
  “Hail extensively damaged corn crops and property.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Golfball size hail fell at the Channel 6 studio in downtown Tulsa.”
• Sanborn County, SD (near Woonsocket) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including one tree that fell onto and heavily damaged a car.”
• Hayes County, NE (near Hayes Center) · Hail 1.00″ · $5,000
  “Wind driven hail punctured holes in the vinyl siding of a house.”

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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