Storm reports for August 23, 2006

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On August 23, 2006, 102 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Van Buren County, MI.

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 (102)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9 million in property damage and $14.1 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (144 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dane County, WI (near Cottage Grove) · Hail 1.75″ · $2 million
  “Large hail damage many homes and vehicles, resulting in an estimated 200 claims. Some of the homes that sustained hail damage were just recently repaired due to damage inflicted by the April 13, 2006, hailstorm that dumped hail up to 3 to 4 inches in diameter on a path west to east across Dane…”
• LaPorte County, IN (near Michigan City) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $1.5 million
  “A supercell came onshore from Lake Michigan at Michigan City with winds initially above 100 mph. Wind gusts to 75 mph were reported several miles inland as the storm continued south through Westville and Wanatah.”
• Porter County, IN (near Chesterton) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Golf ball size hail was reported at Route 20 and Bean Road.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Tucson) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $105,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced very strong wind gusts. These wind gusts caused significant damage, with eight power poles being downed on Mission Road. Additionally, several mobile homes were damaged and some were knocked off their foundations on Ajo Way near Mission Road.”
• Boone County, IL (near Capron) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Trees and tree limbs were blown down. A house and a truck were damaged in Capron.”
• Van Buren County, MI (near Grand Jct) · Hail 3.00″ · $25,000
  “State police reported that three inch diameter hail fell in and just east of Grand Junction and that hail covered the ground for a short duration.”

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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