Storm reports for August 12, 2006

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On August 12, 2006, 28 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Faulk County, SD.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $54,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (63 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grayson County, TX (near Tioga) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Power lines and branches were blown down. Carports were damaged and a roof was partially torn off of an apartment building.”
• Wakulla County, FL (near Crawfordville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $3,000
  “The Wakulla County Sheriff reported several trees and power lines down along Spring Creek Highway.”
• Colleton County, SC (near Williams) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Tree down. Tree down also reported down in Ruffin.”
• Parker County, TX (near Aledo) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Spotter measured a 70 MPH wind gust in town near Interstate 20.”
• Kittson County, MN (near Karlstad) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down in Karlstad. A portion of the Cenex fertilizer plant roof was blown off.”
• Lac qui Parle County, MN (near Louisburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Trees, baseball dug outs blown over near High School. Tree felled over CR66.”

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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