Storm reports for July 30, 2006

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On July 30, 2006, 24 hail, 85 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sheridan County, MT.

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 $2.3 million in property damage, $55,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (111 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bayfield County, WI (near Bayfield) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1.5 million · 2 injuries
  “Downburst winds hit the Bayfield waterfront where an art fair was in progress at Memorial Park. Most of the ninety fair tents were demolished and art pieces were tossed into Lake Superior. A woman broke her hand while a man received a large gash on his hand.”
• Jones County, MS (near Sandersville) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $300,000
  “A couple of chicken houses were destroyed and another two were damaged.”
• Milwaukee County, WI (near Milwaukee) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Powerful wind gusts to an estimated 61 knots (70 mph) took the roof of a lumberyard off, which took down nearby power-lines. Around 45 customers were without power for a time as a result. Large trees and powerlines were toppled.”
• Jones County, MS (near Sandersville) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down across the northern portion of the county. One tree fell on a house in Sandersville.”
• Effingham County, IL (near Dieterich) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $40,000
  “The roof was ripped off a breezeway at Dieterich High School. The roof contained a water pipe that broke and flooded the adjacent gym floor.”
• Stark County, OH (near Meyers) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000
  “Several trees and large limbs were reported down. Two building also sustained major roof 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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