Storm reports for July 19, 2006

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On July 19, 2006, 121 hail, 385 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Watonwan County, MN.

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 (121)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.9 million in property damage, $97,000 in crop damage, 36 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (508 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Louis city, MO (near St Louis) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $259,000 · 30 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds caused a partial collapse of a building that was due to be renovated in Lacledes Landing just north of the Arch. Some of the bricks landed on the Eads Bridge causing the bridge to be temporarily closed to traffic.”
• St. Louis city, MO (near St Louis) · Thunderstorm wind 82 mph · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds caused a partial collapse of a building in the Soulard area...at the intersection of Lemp Avenue and Sidney Street...which fell onto the adjacent restaurant causing two people to sustain major injuries. They both had to be hospitalized for a time.”
• Jefferson County, MO (near Arnold) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 2 injuries
  “Several large trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a home destroying it and causing two people in the home to be injured.”
• Franklin County, MO (near Pacific) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One of the trees fell onto a trailer home injuring a woman inside of it. She suffered head and neck injuries. She was treated and released from the hospital. Also, several windows in a home were blown out.”
• Sangamon County, IL (near Cantrall) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Cantrall, Williamsville, Sherman, Buffalo and Springfield. One person was injured in Springfield when a tree fell on their car.”
• Franklin Parish, LA (near Winnsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $700,000
  “Multiple intense microbursts occurred across the southern portion of Franklin Parish. The most significant damage occurred around Winnsboro and Wisner. Dozens of homes sustained structural damage which ranged from roofs blown off or portions of the roof pealed off.”

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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