Storm reports for July 26, 2006

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On July 26, 2006, 24 hail, 48 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Charleston County, SC.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $522,000 in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (84 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ford County, KS (near Spearville) · Thunderstorm wind 120 mph · $120,000 · 1 injury
  “A house was destroyed by a microburst estimated to be around 120 mph. Also, a grain bin and cattle shed were destroyed in the area. A cemetery across the street of the house received heavy damage to trees and tombstones.”
• Wood County, OH (near North Baltimore) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were reported down from North Baltimore east to the northwest side of Fostoria. Several power poles were snapped northwest of Fostoria, and a barn was damaged along State Route 199.”
• Seneca County, OH (near Fostoria) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Numerous trees were reported down throughout the city of Fostoria. Four houses and two cars sustained damage from trees falling on them. A restaurant in Fostoria had two walls knocked down causing considerable structural damage.”
• Yazoo County, MS (near Yazoo City) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $40,000
  “Several trees were blown down around town, one tree was down on a home.”
• Vermilion County, IL (near Rossville) · Tornado F1 · $40,000
  “A tornado touched down 2 miles west of Rossville and tracked to the northeast. Numerous trees were blown down, a tool shed was destroyed, several outbuildings were damaged, and a 16 foot box trailer was moved 20 feet.”
• Wood County, OH (near Cygnet) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000
  “Several large trees were reported down. A building was also displaced off of it's foundation causing considerable structural damage.”

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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