Storm reports for October 15, 2006

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On October 15, 2006, 8 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Eddy 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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $531,000 in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (23 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lafourche Parish, LA (near Leeville) · Tornado F1 · $40,000 · 3 injuries
  “A weak tornado touched down in the Leeville area. Several trailers were overturned and three occupants of the trailers were injured. In addition, power lines were blown down, a couple of recreational boats were overturned in a marina, and seven shrimp boats broke loose from their moorings.”
• Iberville Parish, LA (near Plaquemine) · Tornado F1 · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A weak tornado touched down just south of Plaquemine and moved northeast across the Mississippi River to the east back areas of Iberville Parish. Two mobile homes were overturned or heavily damaged. A man in one of the mobile homes injured his hand when it overturned.”
• Galveston County, TX (near Hitchcock) · Tornado F0 · $22,000 · 1 injury
  “An EF-0 tornado completely destroyed one mobile home roof and partially damaged another one. There was one minor injury in one of the mobile homes. Trees were also uprooted and one tree fell on a vehicle.”
• Jefferson County, TX (near China) · Tornado F1 · $300,000
  “A tornado destroyed 5 mobile homes and damaged an additional 20 homes just east of China. Trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Calhoun County, TX (near Magnolia Beach) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “Tornado formed just south of Magnolia Beach, near C.R. 2760 and Highway 316. The tornado moved quickly north into northwest Magnolia Beach. Damage was primarily observed along La Lucia Street. Roughly 12 homes received damage, 2 of which suffered major damage and loss of roofs.”
• Calhoun County, TX (near Palo Alto Beach) · Tornado F0 · $10,000
  “Storm which produced a brief tornado over the Magnolia Beach area continued north across Matagorda Bay and back into Calhoun County, producing another tornado near Olivia. Damage was primarily observed around C.R.”

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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