Storm reports for July 21, 2006

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On July 21, 2006, 38 hail, 314 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 26 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Madison County, IL.

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 (38)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15 million in property damage, $600,000 in crop damage, 11 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (364 events in 26 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Davidson County, TN (near Nashville) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $10,000 · 1 death · 3 injuries
  “Gust front ahead of an area of thunderstorms had wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Some of these wind gusts were measured or estimated by trained spotters in Davidson County.”
• Jefferson County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $13 million · 5 injuries
  “Widespread very damaging winds, estimated around 90 MPH by a National Weather Service damage surveyor, raked most of Jefferson County. The city of Mount Vernon was especially hard hit, where about 14 percent of all homes received at least minor damage.”
• Henderson County, KY (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Widespread damage resulted from wind gusts around 70 MPH. Semi trucks were overturned in the Henderson area. An overturned semi closed the southbound lanes of the Pennyrile Parkway near exit 79 in Henderson. The driver of an overturned semi was hospitalized in stable condition.”
• Baxter County, AR (near Henderson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A couple of camping trailers were overturned. A boy was injured in one of the trailers at Robinson Point.”
• Franklin County, AL (near Russellville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “A microburst from a collapsing severe thunderstorm produced significant damage within the town of Russellville. Most structures in downtown received damage of some magnitude, including windows being blown out, portions of roofs being torn off, and large trees being blown down.”
• Crawford County, AR (near Alma) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour caused roof damage to numerous homes. A tree was blown down onto a home and several highway signs were blown down. A large billboard was also damaged.”

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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