Storm reports for July 13, 2006

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On July 13, 2006, 172 hail, 172 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Thayer 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 (172)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage, $10.4 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (346 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Saunders County, NE (near Ceresco) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph knocked a tree onto a truck injuring a Ceresco man who was transported to the County Health Services Hospital with relatively minor injuries.”
• Norton County, KS (near Lenora) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $100,000
  “Top of grain bin blown off. Power lines down. Shed destroyed. Trailer blown into pole.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Sells) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “Very strong thunderstorm winds caused several power poles to be downed in the Village of Sells, along with several trees.”
• Pittsburg County, OK (near Blocker) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour destroyed a barn, snapped power poles and blew a tree down onto a house.”
• Jefferson County, NE (near Fairbury) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph snapped a large tree which crashed onto a roof of a nearby house causing significant damage to the roof and one wall.”
• Catoosa County, GA (near Ringgold) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $15,000
  “The public reported that at least four large trees were blown down. One was down on U.S. Highway 41 near Cloud Spring Road, and another was blown down onto a parked car on Pine Grove Road.”

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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