Storm reports for August 27, 2006

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On August 27, 2006, 18 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Chaves County, NM.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $115,000 in property damage and $250,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (43 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Parmer County, TX (near Friona) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “A complex of severe thunderstorms propagated southeastward over the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle during the late evening hours of the 27th. This activity resulted in damaging winds near Friona.”
• Moore County, TX (near Dumas) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $17,000
  “Numerous two to twelve inch tree branches blown down...two willow trees uprooted...and two irrigation pivots overturned and damaged by the high winds at the Pheasant Trails Golf Course. Also...two aluminum garage doors were blown in and badly damaged.”
• Lamar County, TX (near Paris) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down.”
• El Paso County, TX (near Fabens) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Very strong winds blew down power lines and unroofed several residences. Assistance was required by American Red Cross and the Fabens Volunteer Fire Department.”
• Hutchinson County, TX (near Fritch) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $9,000
  “One large tree was reported uprooted by the high winds and there was no power in town. Also...metal roof completely torn off of a thirty by thirty foot building in the Double Diamond Subdivision.”
• Randall County, TX (near Amarillo) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $9,000
  “High winds broke tree limbs...tore up an awning on a trailer home...and caused roof damage to a barn.”

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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