Storm reports for June 15, 2006

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On June 15, 2006, 57 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Hooker 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 (57)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $267,000 in property damage and $215,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (88 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Keith County, NE (near Keystone) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Strong thunderstorm outflow winds destroyed an airplane hangar, broke off numerous large tree limbs, destroyed a new pole barn, and broke out 2 windows in a house.”
• McPherson County, NE (near Tryon) · Hail 2.50″ · $15,000
  “Hail broke out windows on the east and south sides of a house.”
• Decatur County, KS (near Oberlin) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $12,000
  “Power poles downed, east wall of garage destroyed. Wind speeds estimated.”
• Day County, SD (near Webster) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “A wet microburst producing winds of 80 mph or higher took the roof off a house and barn. The barn roof was blown about 300 yards. Also, up to 12-inch diameter tree branches were broken off from several trees.”
• Hamilton County, KS (near Syracuse) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “The overhang of a roof of a house was removed. Many other houses in the area reported some damage.”
• Hamilton County, KS (near Syracuse) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Three semi trucks blown over by the high wind.”

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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