Storm reports for July 20, 2006

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On July 20, 2006, 27 hail, 105 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Goshen County, WY.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage, $1.1 million in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (134 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lake County, IN (near Merrillville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $400,000 · 1 injury
  “Several buildings were damaged along Broadway Street. A roof was lifted off part of one building. Two steel garage doors were pushed in on another building. An awning and two signs were blown down. Other buildings suffered minor damage. A guard shack was blown over.”
• Mercer County, PA (near Jamestown) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “66 mph gust (57 kts) blew a tree onto a car, injuring one woman inside the car.”
• Perkins County, NE (near Grant) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked over two center pivot irrigation systems and destroyed crops on the north side of Grant.”
• Berkeley County, WV (near Bunker Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $75,000
  “Powerlines and trees were downed in the town of Bunker Hill. The roof was partially destroyed and blown off of a local chapel.”
• Caldwell County, NC (near Lenoir) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Part of the roof torn off of a metal building at a car dealership with several vehicles were damaged. Also, several trees were blown down in the Victoria Lane, Plymouth Rd area. Three trees fell on a home. Also, a tree fell on power lines on Starcross Rd.”
• Hampshire County, WV (near Slanesville) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $50,000
  “Extensive tree damage occurred due to severe thunderstorms in the Slanesville area. Some minor property damage also occurred such as roof damage to barns and signs knocked over. Local Emergency Management and SKYWARN weather spotters contributed to this report.”

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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