Storm reports for August 19, 2006

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On August 19, 2006, 6 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Crook County, WY.

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

Hail reports (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $225,000 in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cape Girardeau County, MO (near Fruitland) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $75,000
  “Widespread damage to trees and power lines occurred in Jackson and Cape Girardeau, especially in northeast sections of Cape Girardeau. Numerous power outages affected about 3,000 customers. Red Cross officials activated response plans, providing ice and water to numerous residents.”
• Clarion County, PA (near Strattanville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “About 502 PM EDT, a wind gust, estimated 60 mph (52 kt), damaged part of a barn roof, felled 25 large trees, and forced a dome barn off its foundation. A 15-year old boy looked out his back door and saw a "white funnel". Nearby, on Route 322, roof of a water company pump house was destroyed.”
• Crawford County, PA (near Turnersville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “During the afternoon hours of the 19th, a severe thunderstorm passed over southwest Crawford County and produced winds that downed several hundred trees. The damage began just south of Fry Road, and continued north crossing State Route 322. The damage path ended in Pymatuning State Park.”
• Douglas County, MO (near Vanzant) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed an outbuilding in rural northeast Douglas County.”
• Howell County, MO (near West Plains) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew siding off of a house.”
• Cherokee County, OK (near Tahlequah) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour destroyed a barn.”

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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