Storm reports for August 25, 2006

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On August 25, 2006, 99 hail, 111 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Gray County, KS.

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 (99)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage and $27,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (214 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Alfalfa County, OK (near Cherokee) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $400,000
  “Several severe thunderstorms caused strong winds from mid- afternoon into the evening hours. Wind gusts reached as high as 69 knots (80 mph). The strong wind gusts caused widespread damage across the town of Cherokee.”
• Boone County, IL (near Belvidere) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $400,000
  “Huge trees and 40 to 50 power lines blown down. A roof was blown off a house and a semi trailer was blown over.”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Independence) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced extensive power pole and tree damage across primarily western portions of Independence. An estimated 80 power poles were damaged or downed along a five-mile stretch on Peter Pan Road, knocking out power to an estimated 6,500 customers.”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Coffeyville Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $200,000
  “Measured by ASOS equipment at the airport. Some damage was reported in and around the city of Coffeyville. The roof was blown off the historic 125-year-old Brown Furniture building, which suffered a near total loss of inventory.”
• Lafayette County, AR (near Lewisville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $80,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a mobile home, caused minor damage to a school roof and damaged two stores in town.”
• Harper County, OK (near Buffalo) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “A travel-trailer was destroyed. Several trees were downed. Several outbuildings were also damaged.”

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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