Storm reports for August 18, 2006

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On August 18, 2006, 27 hail, 50 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Lincoln County, CO.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $576,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (77 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lincoln County, SD (near Tea) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread and severe tree, power line, and crop damage. The damage to power lines included several large transmission circuit structures one mile south of Tea being blown down along a half mile stretch.”
• Ellsworth County, KS (near Ellsworth) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $30,000
  “The roof of Home Lumber and Supply in Ellsworth was ripped off by the strong winds. A large portion of the roof damaged a nearby pickup truck. Pieces of the roof also hit a primary power line and snapped a transformer pole. In addition, several tree limbs were downed across the city.”
• Pike County, MO (near Louisiana) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Storm spotters reported a couple of trees down. One large tree on Georgia Street fell on a house causing moderate damage to the roof.”
• Marion County, KS (near Lehigh) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $10,000
  “Four power poles were downed along Highway 56.”
• Greene County, IL (near White Hall) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “The County Sheriff reported large tree limbs down. One fell on and damaged a home.”
• Howard County, MO (near Glasgow) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $5,000
  “House roof damaged...several outbuildings damaged...and numerous trees down.”

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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