Storm reports for August 26, 2006

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On August 26, 2006, 28 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Elbert County, CO.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (71 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pueblo County, CO (near Pueblo) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $1 million · 3 injuries
  “Severe winds ripped through Pueblo West and mainly the north half of Pueblo causing some flooding and widespread minor damage. Three people suffered minor injuries at the Colorado State Fair when a large tent was upset.”
• Cottle County, TX (near Paducah) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $220,000
  “The line of previously severe storms over western Cottle County weakened as they approached Paducah. However, another severe storm quickly developed over southeastern Cottle County and propagated northwestward. This resulted in a cell merger just south of Paducah.”
• Canadian County, OK (near Mustang) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “The roof on the west side of a two story home was severely damaged. Part of the interior of the home was damaged by the rain after the roof was damaged.”
• Pueblo County, CO (near Pueblo) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $40,000
  “Severe winds caused one aircraft to be tipped on its nose...and another aircraft to be overturned at Pueblo Memorial Airport. Both planes were tethered.”
• Jefferson County, WV (near Kearneysville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $27,000
  “Nine trees downed between Kearneysville and Shepherdstown.”
• Berkeley County, WV (near Martinsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees downed with an electrical transformer out.”

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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