Storm reports for August 20, 2006

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On August 20, 2006, 52 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in LaMoure County, ND.

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 (52)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $346,000 in property damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (130 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Greenville County, SC (near Greenville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 death
  “A large oak tree was blown down at Roper Mountain Rd and Blacks Dr. The tree fell on a moving vehicle, killing the 39-year-old man who was driving. Another tree was blown down on I-385.”
• Sebastian County, AR (near Ft Smith) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage in the downtown Fort Smith area. A wind gust of 64 miles an hour was measured at the airport. Stronger winds may have occurred where the damage was reported. The damage occurred from 7th and Garrison to 20th and Rogers.”
• LaMoure County, ND (near Edgeley) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $25,000
  “Roof damage to homes and outbuildings on farms. Antenna bent over. Pieces of 2X2 wood blown into the side of a house.”
• Floyd County, GA (near Armuchee) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that strong winds from repeated thunderstorms across the northern part of Floyd county over a one hour period caused damage to trees, a storage building, and one home.”
• Polk County, TN (near Benton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines down in Benton.”
• Whitfield County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “The Department of Public Safety reported that upwards to 10 trees were down scattered about the county, all the result of thunderstorm wind gusts. In addition, a traffic signal, two road signs, and a power pole were also down in the Dalton area.”

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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