Storm reports for July 27, 2006

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On July 27, 2006, 63 hail, 103 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 27 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Kittson 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 (63)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage and $119,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 27 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Iroquois County, IL (near Gilman) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $700,000
  “Two miles of high tension power lines and 31 utility poles were blown down along Interstate 57 near mile marker 284. Interstate 57 was closed for several hours. Corn fields were also flattened.”
• Berkeley County, WV (near Bunker Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $70,000
  “A severe thunderstorm moved across portions of Berkeley County, WV, and caused damages in the Bunker Hill area. One large tree was uprooted on Giles Mill Road, with several smaller branches downed as well. A semi-truck trailer was overturned near the Interstate 81 interchange during this storm.”
• Kittson County, MN (near Donaldson) · Tornado F1 · $40,000
  “The tornado touched down in a field just north of highway 11 and travelled for about 3.5 miles before it crossed into Marshall county. Tornadic winds snapped several cottonwood trees at a homestead and swirled tree branches around the yard.”
• Barry County, MI (near Freeport) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $30,000
  “A barn door was blown in and numerous large trees were blown down near Freeport.”
• Montgomery County, MD (near Damascus) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Trees and large branches were downed in a 3 mile area near Damascus. Nearly constant lightning was also reported with these storms. Some minor property damage also occurred due to the severe thunderstorms moving through the local area.”
• Barry County, MI (near Middleville) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $25,000
  “A pole barn was blown off it's foundation and numerous trees were blown down just southeast of Middleville.”

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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