Storm reports for August 5, 2006

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On August 5, 2006, 49 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Roseau 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 (49)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $21.2 million in property damage and $550,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (124 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Roseau County, MN (near Warroad) · Tornado F3 · $20 million
  “Tornado number two of a series tracked east-southeast for about 4 miles across the northern part of Warroad. The main tornado appeared to have touched down about a mile west of the Marvin Windows plant complex at the northwest corner of Warroad.”
• Jasper County, MS (near Heidelberg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $400,000
  “Three homes sustained major roof damage and three others had minor shingle damage. Several trees were blown down as well. All the wind damage occurred in the Lake Edding Subdivision.”
• Cullman County, AL (near Cullman) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000
  “A microburst produced brief but damaging winds up to 80 mph within the historic warehouse district of downtown Cullman. The tin roof on the north side of one building was peeled off. Several bricks were blown off of a retaining wall of another building.”
• Franklin Parish, LA (near Baskin) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000
  “A few homes sustained roof damage with one home having a portion of the roof blown off.”
• Choctaw County, MS (near French Camp) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000
  “A small microburst downed numerous trees and power lines around French Camp. Additionally, gutters and awnings were torn off some homes and debris was blown around town.”
• Franklin Parish, LA (near Liddieville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $65,000
  “A roof was blown off a mobile home and a large tree was blown down on a car.”

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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