Storm reports for August 6, 2006

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On August 6, 2006, 24 hail, 67 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Gage County, NE.

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 $271,000 in property damage and $75,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (91 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bexar County, TX (near San Antonio) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Roof pieces and aluminum were blown down at the Rivercenter Mall in downtown San Antonio. Damage was reported to some of the furniture in the mall, with brief flooding in the Lagoon area of the mall”
• Neosho County, KS (near Erie) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $35,000
  “The roof was blown off of the highland dairy cooler.”
• Denton County, TX (near Bolivar) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “Trees, power lines, and large limbs were blown down, and a trampoline was blown onto the top of a tree in the Bolivar area. Near Sanger, a boat storage building on FM 455 east had its roof peeled back, while power lines were blown down throughout the city.”
• Loudon County, TN (near Greenback) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $18,000
  “Several trees down in Greenback. One tree fell on a home in Greenback damaging the roof.”
• Neosho County, KS (near Erie) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Two large trees fell on top of two houses.”
• Clay County, MO (near Liberty) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $15,000
  “Street light poles damaged...street signs bent...and siding ripped off several homes.”

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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