Storm reports for August 9, 2006

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On August 9, 2006, 73 hail, 103 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Kidder County, ND.

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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.3 million in property damage and $15.2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (180 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Griggs County, ND (near Cooperstown) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $9.1 million
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds funneled down the Sheyenne River Valley and blew numerous double-stack containers and BNSF railroad container cars off the south side of the Luverne Trestle Bridge. At least 76 containers were destroyed after plunging up to 150 feet into the valley below.”
• Cass County, NE (near Greenwood) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $500,000
  “A microburst from a thunderstorm caused extensive damage to a small area from near Greenwood to the Ashland County Club southwest of Asland (which is near the border of Saunders and Cass counties). The winds were estimated at around 100 mph by a damage survey compiled by a NWS storm survey team.”
• Jones County, MS (near Laurel) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $400,000
  “Several signs were knocked off area buildings and one house had a portion of the roof torn off.”
• Collier County, FL (near East Naples) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Four mobile homes suffered minor damage from strong downburst winds during a thunderstorm at Naples Mobile Home Estates in East Naples. Most of the damage was done to carports, windows and screens.”
• Mobile County, AL (near Georgetown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “High winds from a thunderstorm blew siding off a store in the Georgetown community. Trees and power lines were also blown down.”
• McIntosh County, ND (near Ashley) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “Broken windows plus shingle and siding damage were reported on three farms. In one case, broken glass was imbedded in a wall 25 feet away. Hail was 5 inches deep, and was described by one farmer as a sea of white as far as the eye could see.”

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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