Storm reports for October 18, 2006

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On October 18, 2006, 1 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 0.75″ (penny size) in Bell County, TX.

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 $1.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (9 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Llano County, TX (near Kingsland) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1 million
  “The line of thunderstorms struck Kingsland in the late afternoon, producing widespread wind damage across the northwest part of the town. The winds were estimated at 70 knots, based on the worst damage which occurred generally along FM1431 from near its intersection with FM2900 northwestward to…”
• Burnet County, TX (near Burnet) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorms produced a wind gust measured at 54 knots as they struck the Burnet Municipal Airport. Moving northeastward near 25 mph, they produced winds estimated as high as 60 knots, blowing down trees and power lines in the city of Burnet, and tearing the roof off a barn.”
• Burleson County, TX (near Caldwell) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $3,000
  “Trees down along FM 976 one mile off of Hwy 36.”
• Bell County, TX (near Temple) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Street lights were damaged on the south edge of Temple.”
• Bell County, TX (near Salado) · Hail 0.75″
  “Penny-size hail reported from Salado to near Belton.”

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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