Storm reports for August 22, 2006

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On August 22, 2006, 38 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis 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 (38)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $520,000 in property damage, $40,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (63 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• LaMoure County, ND (near Edgeley) · Hail 1.75″ · 1 injury
  “LaMoure County Sheriff deputy injured his finger when he was hit by hail stones as he was determining hail size. Injury was minor.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Glendale) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $200,000
  “Strong winds tore shingles from roofs, snapped a flag pole and caused other damage as storms moved toward the northwest. SRP reported a total of about 50 power poles knocked down during the storms of August 21 and August 22.”
• Logan County, ND (near Napoleon) · Hail 1.75″ · $150,000
  “Hail swath 2 miles wide from 2 miles SW Napoleon to 10 miles E Napoleon. Hail was piled a foot deep in places. Major damage to windows and roofs. Hail was being reported in real time by trained spotters. Hail path and swath was determined from newspaper articles.”
• Rains County, TX (near Emory) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Roof damage occurred at several buildings including an apartment complex and a restaurant. Damage to trees was also reported.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Sulphur Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $40,000
  “A barn was blown down about 1 mile southwest of Sulphur Springs. In downtown Suphur Springs, winds blew down several power lines on North Locust Street, Gilmer Street, and College Street.”
• McIntosh County, ND (near Ashley) · Hail 1.00″ · $35,000
  “Hail swath 1/2 mile long and 1/4 mile wide through Ashley. Wind gust to 65 mph estimated. Windows broken in town.”

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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