Storm reports for August 15, 2006

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On August 15, 2006, 19 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lauderdale County, MS.

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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $631,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (75 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jackson County, MS (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees were blown down in various areas of the county. In Pascagoula, a woman suffered injuries to her foot and ankle when a large oak tree branch was blown down and crashed into her travel trailer.”
• Clarke County, MS (near Enterprise) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $120,000
  “A roof of a barn was blown off and a carport collapsed. Several trees were also blown down in the area along with numerous large limbs.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Hattiesburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “The strong microburst moved south out of Jones County and into northern Forrest County. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern portion of the county.”
• Jones County, MS (near Ellisville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “A strong microburst occurred across the southwest portion of Jones County from Ellisville to the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport to around Eastabuchie. Within this area, numerous trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Pottawatomie County, OK (near Shawnee) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Several trees were uprooted or damaged. Damage also occurred at an industrial park. Several semi-trucks were rolled over. One semi was destroyed when it rolled into a truck wash. The walls of the truck wash collapsed. The doors and roof to a steel building were also damaged.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Mc Laurin) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $30,000
  “One tree fell on a mobile home and trapped 4 children inside. All were rescued and no injuries occurred.”

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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