Storm reports for July 28, 2006

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On July 28, 2006, 96 hail, 308 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 32 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Gogebic County, MI.

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 (96)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (407 events in 32 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pitt County, NC (near Black Jack) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000 · 2 injuries
  “Large trees fell on residences with two minor injuries, and a top of a mobile home was torn off.”
• Dorchester County, SC (near Harleyville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Camper trailer blown over on 7 mile road.”
• Laurens County, SC (near Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees down from the Hurricane Church Rd area to along I-26 near the highway 66 exit. Several trees fell on the interstate, requiring closure of the east-bound lane for a while. One tree fell on a car, causing minor injuries to an occupant.”
• Gogebic County, MI (near Wakefield) · Hail 4.00″ · $750,000
  “Hail up to 4 inches in diameter resulted in significant damage to roofs, siding, and automobiles.”
• Jones County, MS (near Sandersville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $70,000
  “An intense microburst occurred in Sandersville and downed numerous trees across the area. Several trees blocked roads and the railroad track. One tree was also down on a mobile home.”
• Baraga County, MI (near Covington) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or snapped along a greater than 20 mile damage path. The more concentrated wind damage began near the Covington Rest Home where an outbuilding was damaged and several large tree limbs were knocked down.”

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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