Storm reports for July 31, 2006

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On July 31, 2006, 16 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Summit County, OH.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $110,000 in property damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (55 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Terry County, TX (near Brownfield) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $25,000
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds near Brownfield during the evening of the 31st. A downburst resulted in 65 mph winds as measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near the city.”
• Brevard County, FL (near Melbourne) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A large pole barn was blown down at a park north of Melbourne.”
• Summit County, OH (near Akron) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “Hail ranging between quarter and nickel size was observed.”
• Hale County, AL (near Greensboro) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Several trees were blown down just south of the Cedarville Community.”
• Warren County, OH (near Mason) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Several trees were knocked down near the intersection of Tylersville and Butler-Warren Roads.”
• Kanabec County, MN (near Ogilvie) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Roof ripped off barn at 1806 Delta Street. An outbuilding on this property was also damaged. The cover of a hot tub was shredded. The strong winds also lifted a calf out of its pen and flung it into a pasture. Scattered trees were also downed.”

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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