Storm reports for July 3, 2006

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On July 3, 2006, 48 hail, 72 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Delta County, MI.

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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $457,000 in property damage and $24,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (124 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cass County, IN (near Logansport) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $125,000
  “At least a dozen homes suffered damage, several of them having tree limbs fall onto part of the residence. One limb punched thorugh a roof causing extensive damage. 6 cars had tree limbs fall onto them. A brand new truck was totalled from a large limb crushing the vehicle.”
• Lorain County, OH (near Vermilion On The Lk) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines were reported down.”
• Huron County, OH (near Wakeman) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “Numerous trees and large limbs were reported down.”
• Hillsborough County, FL (near Tampa) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “The Tampa Police Department reported downed tree limbs and power lines near Armenia and Interstate 275.”
• Erie County, OH (near Sandusky) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees were reported down from Sandusky to Huron.”
• White County, IN (near Brookston) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $8,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down.”

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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