Storm reports for August 16, 2006

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On August 16, 2006, 40 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Musselshell County, MT.

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 (40)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $129,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (82 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grant Parish, LA (near Montgomery) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · 1 injury
  “Several trees downed. A woman was injured when a large tree limb was blown off a tree...striking the woman on the head.”
• Knox County, TX (near Munday) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $50,000
  “Two trailer homes were damaged. Numerous power poles were also snapped in half. Damage occurred along and near Highway 277 between Munday and Goree.”
• Roseau County, MN (near Ross) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “A storm survey confirmed an intermittent 3 mile damage track. A small vehicle shelter and yard furnishings at two farmsteads was damaged and several trees were snapped off.”
• Winn Parish, LA (near Winnfield) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $5,000
  “Roof was blown off a trailer home on Hwy 167 one quarter mile south of Winnfield.”
• Webster Parish, LA (near Minden) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Trees were downed including a tree top which fell across a home in town. Power lines were also downed.”
• Spalding County, GA (near Griffin) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · $1,000
  “The Griffin Daily News reported that a tree fell across McIntosh Road. The tree also brought down a power line, causing a power loss to several nearby homes.”

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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