Storm reports for June 6, 2022

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On June 6, 2022, about 54,600 homes were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger across 23 counties; the most were in Seminole County, FL (about 20,000).

• About 20,000 homes in Seminole County, FL, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on June 6, 2022. Swath image
• About 14,900 homes in Martin County, FL, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on June 6, 2022. Swath image

Homes are 2020 Census housing units in block groups whose center of population lay inside NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail (MESH) of 1 inch or larger during the storm day (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern). These are radar estimates of hail size, not damage counts. More same-day numbers

Cite: National Storms. “Storm reports for June 6, 2022.” https://nationalstorms.com/storms/2022-06-06/. Data through November 6, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On June 6, 2022, 91 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Hodgeman County, KS. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 4,488 square miles containing about 55,000 homes.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (91)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.6 million in property damage and $15.3 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (164 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kearney County, NE (near Newark) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $3 million
  “Wind gusts peaked around 100 MPH along this path, with the most significant damage occurring approximately one mile east of Minden to two miles north-northeast of Minden. Numerous irrigation pivots were flipped and large tree limbs were downed.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Kearney) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $300,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in three flipped irrigation pivots.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Elm Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “An irrigation pivot was flipped by wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH.”
• Kearney County, NE (near Axtell) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $35,000
  “A wind gust of 79 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles north of Axtell. Reports via social media included large tree limbs downed, a garage severely damaged, and a flipped trampoline.”
• Haywood County, TN (near Christmasville) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down in the Christmasville community in Haywood County. The tornado caused roof damage to the Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church. A cemetery next to the church had several small headstones knocked down. One large tree along with several large tree limbs was blown down.”
• Franklin County, NE (near Campbell) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in power pole and tree damage. Large tree limbs were downed.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final