Storm reports for August 14, 2006

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On August 14, 2006, 20 hail, 85 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Meade 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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $466,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (108 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Meade County, SD (near Black Hawk) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “A 40 foot by 60 foot pole barn was destroyed and windows were broken out of house. Large wind driven hail broke windows and destroyed vinyl siding on 16 houses in a subdivision.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Goodyear) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees reported down throughout Estrella Mountain Park.”
• Wilbarger County, TX (near Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “The local high school sustained some roof damage. Some highway signs and trees were also downed.”
• Garvin County, OK (near Wynnewood) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $40,000
  “A downburst of strong winds caused damage at the Southern Oklahoma Resource Center campus. The roof was damaged on one building. Tree limbs were downed. A few windows were also broken.”
• Wise County, TX (near Chico) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “A trailer was pushed over and large limbs were broken off trees. A home was also damaged.”
• Sequoyah County, OK (near Sallisaw) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $25,000
  “The Oklahoma mesonet site near Sallisaw recorded at 59 mile an hour wind gust. In the city of Sallisaw the roof of a elementary school was damaged. The damage to the roof caused water to leak into the school causing some damage in the class rooms.”

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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