Storm reports for July 17, 2006

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On July 17, 2006, 96 hail, 203 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Black Hawk County, IA.

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 (96)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.7 million in property damage, $473,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (302 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Allegan County, MI (near Allegan) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees were blown down across Allegan county and a tree fell on a tent camper pinning a woman underneath. She sustained minor injuries.”
• Oceana County, MI (near Shelby) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $250,000
  “Hundreds of trees were blown down across Oceana county.”
• McHenry County, IL (near Crystal Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000
  “Extensive tree damage was reported across Crystal Lake. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One home on Crystal Beach Avenue was deemed uninhabitable because of tree damage.”
• Sheboygan County, WI (near Oostburg) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Barn reported down with horses inside northeast of Oostburg. A roof antenna and weather station south of Sheboygan were damaged by the wind gusts. Tree and power-line damage around the city of Sheboygan where about 12,000 customers were without power.”
• Montcalm County, MI (near Entrican) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down and barn roofing was ripped off.”
• Newaygo County, MI (near Newaygo) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Many trees were blown down in and around Newaygo county.”

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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