Storm reports for August 28, 2006

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On August 28, 2006, 1 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Rush County, IN.

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

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $573,000 in property damage and $55,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pickaway County, OH (near Circleville) · Tornado F0 · $250,000
  “A tornado touched down along State Route 361, causing damage to three buildings at the Pickaway Machine and Fabricating Company. Portions of the aluminum roofing and insulation were removed from these three buildings, and deposited throughout the complex and in a cornfield across Route 361.”
• Adams County, IN (near Decatur) · Tornado F1 · $125,000
  “The tornado briefly touched down 2 miles east of Decatur, in the Briarwood subdivision, at the intersection of US 224 and CR 200 E. Part of a roof was ripped off, with a garage door being pulled out. A leaf was found sucked up under a piece of siding.”
• Auglaize County, OH (near New Knoxville) · Tornado F0 · $100,000
  “A tornado moved through portions of New Knoxville. Minor damage occurred to numerous homes, and several trees were knocked down along the path of the tornado. Some of the debris was deposited on a runway at Neil Armstrong Airport.”
• Rush County, IN (near Mays) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A weak tornado touched down in Rush County on the evening of 28 August 2006. The tornado was observed by the representatives of the county emergency management agency and sheriff's department. Two homes sustained minor roof damage and several small outbuildings were damaged or destroyed.”
• Mercer County, OH (near St Henry) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “A tornado touched down southwest of St. Henry. A house sustained some minor damage to the roof tiles. Tree branches were downed in the area, and a swath of corn and bean crops was knocked down.”
• Putnam County, OH (near Ft Jennings) · Tornado F1 · $15,000
  “A brief tornado occurred about three-quarters of a mile northwest of Fort Jennings at about 945 pm EDT. The tornado was on the ground for about 1 mile and traveled northeast, crossing County Road R and Ohio State Route 634. The tornado was about 75 yards wide at its broadest point.”

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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