Storm reports for August 13, 2006

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On August 13, 2006, 11 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Pottawatomie County, KS.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $169,000 in property damage and $30,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pima County, AZ (near Ajo) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $37,000
  “A strong (60 mph, 52 knot) thunderstorm wind knocked down five power poles in the Town of Ajo at a sub station causing a widespread power outage. The power was reported to be out in the Towns of Ajo, Whey, and Lukeville.”
• Saline County, KS (near Salina) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $24,000
  “A short lived microburst moved a shed about one quarter of a mile. And produced damage to several homes roofs.”
• Scotland County, MO (near Memphis) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “Trees and limbs were reported down with the siding off a house and the metal skirting from a trailer removed. A storage shed was overturned and a new metal roof on another building was half removed. Time estimated based on radar.”
• Van Buren County, IA (near Milton) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $4,000
  “Sheriff department reported power lines down on county route V56.”
• Schuyler County, MO (near Lancaster) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1,000
  “Machine shed had roof torn partially off. Tree damage around Highway V.”
• Pecos County, TX (near Ft Stockton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “A 200 pound feeder was knocked down on Mockingbird Lane. Power lines also were 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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