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Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on May 5, 2006 from May 5, 2006 through May 5, 2006, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.
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Hail Reports
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Wind Reports
31
Tornado Reports
18
Max Hail Size
4.25″
Source NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm ReportsCoverage United States · May 5, 2006 · 2006–presentUpdated Daily · last May 5, 2006
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 11 NW Burnet, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 11:55 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Bell County · 97,380 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Baseball-size hail was reportedly still melting at daybreak the next morning.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 NE Killeen, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 11:50 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Coryell County · 19,458 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Flat, TX
1.25″hail
May 5, 2006 11:50 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
McLennan County · 71,932 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Waco, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 11:47 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
McLennan County · 71,932 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golf ball-size hail was reported near 40th Street and Columbus Avenue.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SW Waco, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 11:41 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Coryell County · 19,458 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 SE Gatesville, TX
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 11:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
McCulloch County · 3,323 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: This was one of the worst severe episodes of the 2006 spring severe weather season. There were several long lived supercells that produced large hail swaths with hail sizes ranging up to baseball size hail that produced widespread damage across several West Central Texas towns or communities.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 W Fife, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 11:39 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
McLennan County · 71,932 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Reported by cooperative observer.
NWS Hail Report Location: West, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 11:29 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Lampasas County · 7,482 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lampasas, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 11:15 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Concho County · 1,118 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Paint Rock, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 11:05 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Coryell County · 19,458 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Gatesville, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 10:42 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Coryell County · 19,458 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Purmela, TX
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 10:42 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Erath County · 12,224 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Dublin, TX
2.00″hail
May 5, 2006 10:35 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Mills County · 2,151 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SE Goldthwaite, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 10:17 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Hamilton County · 3,824 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Evant, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 10:13 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Coryell County · 19,458 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Dime-size hail gradually increased to baseball-size throughout the duration of the storm. Extensive damage occurred to churches in the area. Reported by cooperative observer.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 NW Pearl, TX
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 10:06 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Howard County · 10,479 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Coahoma, TX
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 9:59 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Runnels County · 4,458 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Wingate, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 9:56 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Comanche County · 5,563 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter-size hail reported at Sipe Springs.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 NW Comanche, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 9:50 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Howard County · 10,479 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Pea to quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Texas Highway 350 and Old Colorado City Highway.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 NE Big Spring, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 9:45 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Eastland County · 7,122 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 S Eastland, TX
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 9:35 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Callahan County · 5,190 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Clyde, TX
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 9:34 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Howard County · 10,479 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail fell at the intersection of U.S. Highway 87 and Farm to Market Road 1584.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 NW Big Spring, TX
2.50″hail
May 5, 2006 9:30 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Mills County · 2,151 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Mullin, TX
2.50″hail
May 5, 2006 9:25 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Brown County · 12,761 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Tennis ball size hail was reported on US Hwy 84 between Brownwood and Bangs
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 W Brownwood, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 9:06 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Taylor County · 43,777 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 S Merkel, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 9:06 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Callahan County · 5,190 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 S Putnam, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 9:05 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Martin County · 1,589 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SE Flower Grove, TX
2.50″hail
May 5, 2006 8:59 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Taylor County · 43,777 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 NW Burkett, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 8:37 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Nolan County · 5,520 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sweetwater, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 8:32 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Dawson County · 4,332 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Marble to quarter size hail fell six miles north of Patricia.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 N Patricia, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 8:26 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Callahan County · 5,190 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Oplin, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 8:19 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Brown County · 12,761 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hailstones to the size of baseballs broke car windshields in Bangs and tennis ball size hail fell in Brownwood with little or no rain. This hail storm stretched from 3 miles northwest of Bangs to Brownwood.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 NW Bangs, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 8:05 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Shackelford County · 1,278 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The large hail stones damaged vehicle windshields in Moran.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 S Albany, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 8:05 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Bexar County · 521,494 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 20 S San Antonio, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 8:00 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Eastland County · 7,122 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golf ball-size hail caused damage to roofs, skylights, and windows.
NWS Hail Report Location: Rising Star, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 8:00 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Dawson County · 4,332 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 S Patricia, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 7:55 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Eastland County · 7,122 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Carbon, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 7:53 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Fisher County · 1,741 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Roby, TX
2.50″hail
May 5, 2006 7:52 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Coleman County · 3,831 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hailstones from golfball to tennis ball size damaged windshields, skylights, and roofs to almost every residence, out building, exposed vehicle, and carport located in Coleman. The large hail also littered lawns with leaves and branches and even killed birds. The large hail also left big dents in the ground.
NWS Hail Report Location: Coleman, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 7:51 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Taylor County · 43,777 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Tuscola, TX
1.50″hail
May 5, 2006 7:43 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Coleman County · 3,831 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Coleman, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 7:42 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Martin County · 1,589 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 NE Lenorah, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 7:36 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Taylor County · 43,777 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 20 SW Abilene, TX
2.50″hail
May 5, 2006 7:20 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Atascosa County · 11,209 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Poteet, TX
4.25″hail
May 5, 2006 7:18 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Terrell County · 628 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golfball to softball size hail fell just north of the Terrell Gas Plant.
NWS Hail Report Location: 30 NE Dryden, TX
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 7:18 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Martin County · 1,589 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel hail fell on Texas Highway 137 north of Lenorah.
NWS Hail Report Location: 11 N Lenorah, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 7:10 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Jones County · 5,862 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Extensive damage was reported around Lake fort Phantom Hill with numerous reports of baseball size hail causing broken windows.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 E Hawley, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 7:10 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Nolan County · 5,520 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sweetwater, TX
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 7:06 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Calcasieu Parish · 63,842 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sulphur, LA
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:59 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Eastland County · 7,122 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golf ball-size hail reported in Nimrod.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 SW Cisco, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:50 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Terry County · 4,053 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Law enforcement officials reported hail ranging in size from nickels to golfballs in the Brownfield vicinity as the second severe storm of the evening affected that community.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SW Brownfield, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:48 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Jones County · 5,862 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Truby, TX
4.00″hail
May 5, 2006 6:46 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Martin County · 1,589 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Softball size hail fell at the intersection of Texas Highway 349 and Martin County Road D2651.
NWS Hail Report Location: 14 NNW Tarzan, TX
2.00″hail
May 5, 2006 6:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Haskell County · 2,621 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 S Haskell, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Runnels County · 4,458 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Ballinger, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 6:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Bexar County · 521,494 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Leon Vly, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:32 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Dawson County · 4,332 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Marble to golfball size hail fell west-northwest of Patricia.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 WNW Patricia, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 6:28 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Haskell County · 2,621 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Haskell, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:23 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Callahan County · 5,190 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 S Baird, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:22 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Callahan County · 5,190 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 W Cross Plains, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:15 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Haskell County · 2,621 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Rule, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:10 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Yoakum County · 2,377 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Skywarn storm spotters reported golfball size hail just northeast of Plains.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 NE Plains, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:08 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Medina County · 13,144 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Natalia, TX
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:05 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Calcasieu Parish · 63,842 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 E Lake Charles, LA
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:00 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Briscoe County · 795 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The public reported penny size hail in rural locations north of Silverton.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Silverton, TX
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 5:54 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Lynn County · 2,303 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The previously tornadic high-precipitation supercell over Terry County propagated eastward into northwestern Lynn County. This storm produced large hail up to the size of nickels west of New Home, where a tornadic storm had resulted in very large hail just one hour earlier.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 W New Home, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:52 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Callahan County · 5,190 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 E Dudley, TX
4.00″hail
May 5, 2006 5:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Trained spotters reported three to four inch hail east of Seminole on U.S. Highway 180.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 E Seminole, TX
2.50″hail
May 5, 2006 5:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Terrell County · 628 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny to tennis ball size hail fell in northwestern Terrell county.
NWS Hail Report Location: 30 NNE Sanderson, TX
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:38 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Terry County · 4,053 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 E Meadow, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:37 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Fisher County · 1,741 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The hail storm dropped hail stones from the size of golfball to baseball size. The large hail along with wind gusts to near 50 mph damaged several homes, vehicles, farm equipment, windows, windshields, skylights and roofs in the hardest hit towns of Sylvester and McCaulley. The hail also stripped leaves and bark off trees. The storm produced a northwest to southeast hail swath about two miles wide that extended from Hobbs and Rotan to Sylvester.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hobbs, TX
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 6:30 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Kershaw County · 21,342 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Post Office reported 3/4 inch hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: Westville, SC
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 5:30 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Calcasieu Parish · 63,842 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lake Charles, LA
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:24 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Tennis ball to baseball sized hail fell along U.S. Highway 180 east of Seminole.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 E Seminole, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 5:21 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Taylor County · 43,777 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail covered the ground from Tuscola to 6 miles southeast of Buffalo Gap
NWS Hail Report Location: Tuscola, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 5:20 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Stonewall County · 556 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Local fire department and law enforcement officials reported penny to quarter size hail in Aspermont.
NWS Hail Report Location: Aspermont, TX
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 4:20 PM MST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Lea County · 19,480 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail fell at the intersection of New Mexico Highways 508 and 125 east-northeast of Crossroads.
NWS Hail Report Location: 15 ENE Crossroads, NM
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:15 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Baseball size hail fell at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and Farm to Market Road 1429.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 E Seminole, TX
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:10 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Texas County · 5,763 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Goodwell, OK
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:10 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Terry County · 4,053 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: After observing tornadoes northern Terry County, several spotters encountered giant baseball size hail along rural roadways west of Meadow. Minor damage to storm chase vehicles was reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 W Meadow, TX
2.00″hail
May 5, 2006 5:10 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter to lime size hail fell in Seminole.
NWS Hail Report Location: Seminole, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:02 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Baseball size hail fell in a swath from northwest of Seminole on Texas Highway 214 to Seminole, breaking numerous car and building windows.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 NW Seminole, TX
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:00 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Lynn County · 2,303 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The public reported baseball size hail at a rural residence east of New Home. No significant damage was reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 ENE New Home, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 4:57 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Lubbock County · 89,558 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golfball size hail was reported in Woodrow. The hail accompanied a tornadic supercell thunderstorm that tracked east along the Lubbock and Lynn County border.
NWS Hail Report Location: Woodrow, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 4:53 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Scurry County · 5,686 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A photographer with a local news station reported nickel sized hail falling on Texas Highway 350 just south of Snyder. Shortly after this report was made, multiple reports of golfball hail also were reported in Snyder.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 S Snyder, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 4:53 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Scurry County · 5,686 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 NW Hermleigh, TX
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 4:51 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Allen Parish · 6,640 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 E Oakdale, LA
2.75″hail
May 5, 2006 4:45 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Lynn County · 2,303 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The public reported that giant baseball size hailstones briefly fell in New Home. Minor property damage was reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: New Home, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 3:45 PM MST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Roosevelt County · 5,944 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Elida, NM
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 4:43 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Texas County · 5,763 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 N Texhoma, OK
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 4:43 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Rapides Parish · 39,442 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Union Hill, LA
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:40 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Johnston County · 66,390 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORTED ON HWY 50.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SE Benson, NC
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 4:35 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Higginbotham, TX
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 5:35 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Johnston County · 66,390 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORTED ON HWY 242.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 S Benson, NC
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 3:20 PM MST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Chaves County · 19,124 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 NE Elkins, NM
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 5:17 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Chester County · 10,695 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: One tree was also downed at highway 97 and Aiken Creek Rd.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 SE Chester, SC
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 4:15 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Lynn County · 2,303 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Storm chasers reported that large hail up to the size of golfballs fell along a swath near New Home as a tornadic supercell tracked over northern Lynn and southern Lubbock Counties. The hail was intermittently mixed with giant stones.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 W New Home, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 3:51 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
St. Landry Parish · 25,185 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Eunice, LA
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 3:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Vernon Parish · 11,116 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hicks, LA
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 3:40 PM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Acadia Parish · 18,578 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 N Mowata, LA
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 4:28 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Laurens County · 13,920 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported quarter-sized hail in Rentz and penny-sized hail near the Dodge county line west of Dexter.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 WSW Dexter, GA
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 4:15 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Union County · 9,167 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Union, SC
1.75″hail
May 5, 2006 4:13 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Union County · 9,167 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Buffalo, SC
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 3:50 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Marion County · 8,057 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel to quarter size hail fell.
NWS Hail Report Location: Rains, SC
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 3:49 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Bladen County · 9,491 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail was reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: Elizabethtown, NC
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 1:25 PM MST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
De Baca County · 846 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail on Highway 285 northwest of the Mesa Rest Stop.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 SW Dunlap, NM
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 3:08 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Robeson County · 24,918 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 SE Lumberton, NC
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 3:07 PM EST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Florence County · 38,360 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail in Effingham and on Irby Street in Florence.
NWS Hail Report Location: Effingham, SC
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 11:45 AM MST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Santa Fe County · 49,215 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 SE Santa Fe, NM
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 11:30 AM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Avoyelles Parish · 12,874 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Bordelonville, LA
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 11:25 AM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Lafayette Parish · 74,881 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Carencro, LA
0.88″hail
May 5, 2006 2:50 AM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Jacksonville, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 12:33 AM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Mitchell County · 2,924 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny to quarter size hail fell in Colorado City.
NWS Hail Report Location: Colorado City, TX
0.75″hail
May 5, 2006 12:19 AM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Mitchell County · 2,924 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Westbrook, TX
1.00″hail
May 5, 2006 12:00 AM CST
Hail report for May 5, 2006
Parker County · 43,981 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter-size hail in Poolville.
NWS Hail Report Location: 9 W Springtown, TX
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home+
Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.
Pea
0.25″
Low
Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.
Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch
Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.
Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch
Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.
Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch
Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.
Quarter
1.00″
Watch
The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.
Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch
More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.
Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely
Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.
Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely
Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.
Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious
Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.
Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious
Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.
Baseball
2.75″
Major
Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.
Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major
Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.
Softball
4.00″
Extreme
Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.
Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme
Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Eden, TX
60mph
May 5, 2006 11:32 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
McLennan County · 71,932 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 60 MPH wind gust was measured by a spotter.
NWS Wind Report Location: 8 W Waco, TX
81mph
May 5, 2006 11:12 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
McLennan County · 71,932 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Isolated wind damage was noted in western McLennan County, including Crawford, Valley Mills, McGregor, and western Waco. Widespread wind damage occurred across southern McLennan County near Woodway, McGregor, Speegleville, Hewitt, Robinson, Bruceville-Eddy, and south Waco. The damage extended along and south of the Highway 6 corridor. A large sycamore tree was uprooted in McGregor and fell onto a parked car. Three tractor trailers were blown over on Interstate 35 near mile marker 329...about 7 miles south-southwest of Waco. Thousands of trees, power lines, and signs were blown down across the county. Power was knocked out throughout Waco. Winds of 50-80 MPH damaged roofs and blew one roof onto a police patrol car. Roof damage was reported at the Ace Hardware on Hewitt Drive, two miles north of Hewitt; at the Masterfoods/M&M Mars building on Texas Central Parkway, two miles north-northeast of Hewitt; and at the Colorite Corporation on Jewitt Lane, two miles northwest of the community of Elm Mott. A 2,400 square foot house was lifted from its concrete foundation and deposited several yards away. The builder estimated damages at $100,000. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth determined that a downburst was responsible for the damage. Due to the extent of the damage, a countywide disaster declaration was issued by the McLennan County judge.
NWS Wind Report Location: Countywide, TX
60mph
May 5, 2006 11:03 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Comanche County · 5,563 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 60 MPH wind gust measured in town.
NWS Wind Report Location: Comanche, TX
58mph
May 5, 2006 11:00 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Erath County · 12,224 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large tree limbs down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Stephenville, TX
58mph
May 5, 2006 10:41 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Taylor County · 43,777 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A 100 year old tree was uprotted by winds produced by a wake low located behind a line of thunderstorms
NWS Wind Report Location: Abilene, TX
58mph
May 5, 2006 10:30 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Coryell County · 19,458 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A roof was blown off a building and trees were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Pearl, TX
58mph
May 5, 2006 7:27 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Coleman County · 3,831 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The strongs winds blew a roof off of a home
NWS Wind Report Location: Talpa, TX
64mph
May 5, 2006 7:10 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Jones County · 5,862 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The combination of strong winds and large hail damaged the roof of the Hawley Volunteer Fire Department.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hawley, TX
70mph
May 5, 2006 7:00 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Terry County · 4,053 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A swath of damaging thunderstorm winds affected portions of southern Terry County shortly after 19:00 CST. Three mobile homes were severely damaged east of Wellman. the homes sustained significant roof damage, with the roof completely removed from one structure. Several utility poles were additionally downed by the winds from just east of Wellman to ten miles east of Wellman.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SE Wellman, TX
90mph
May 5, 2006 6:30 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Garza County · 1,683 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A wet microburst produced destructive winds that spread south through a small mobile home community at Lake Alan Henry near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2458 and 3519. One resident of the community was injured during the storm. A National Weather Service damage survey team estimated that winds associated with the microburst exceeded 90 MPH. One mobile home was blown toward the south and impacted two vehicles that were parked in front of an adjacent home. Debris, including the steel-frame structure of the mobile home, pushed the two vehicles up to 40 feet while the remains of the home were blown more than 40 yards into an open field. One vehicle was crushed by the weight of the flying debris. Another vehicle, a large truck, was reported by one of the residents to have been lifted in the front-end and then pushed across the yard. The tracks on the ground from the rear tires were noted by the survey team. Another mobile home was completely removed from its foundation and blown approximately 40 yards to the southeast into an open field. Lighter debris was scattered over 100 yards toward the south.Four other vehicles in the mobile home community also were damaged from flying debris. The front-end of a large truck was struck by a dumpster. A small sports utility Vehicle was impaled through a passenger side window by a ladder. Two other mobile homes sustained roof and window damages. An object impaled the top of one home, and residents reported major damage to the home's interior. The Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet station located one mile northwest of Lake Alan Henry measured a wind gust of 79 mph from the west/northwest at 7:40 PM.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NE Justiceburg, TX
60mph
May 5, 2006 5:59 PM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Garza County · 1,683 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Evidence of damaging winds was observed by a National Weather Service damage survey team in west-central Garza County. Numerous trees sustained damage from thunderstorm outflow winds along County Road 399 just north of U.S. Highway 380.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 WNW Post, TX
69mph
May 5, 2006 6:30 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Kershaw County · 21,342 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Lynches River Electric Coop reported some trees down on Flat Rock road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Westville, SC
58mph
May 5, 2006 5:40 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Johnston County · 66,390 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ROOF DAMAGE TO A BARN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SE Benson, NC
58mph
May 5, 2006 4:50 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Greenville County · 157,677 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees and large limbs down on East Butler Rd near Woodruff Rd.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Mauldin, SC
45mph
May 5, 2006 4:36 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Laurens County · 13,920 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported that four trees were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dudley, GA
58mph
May 5, 2006 4:35 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Hampton County · 4,864 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down countywide.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hampton, SC
58mph
May 5, 2006 4:35 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Hampton County · 4,864 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines down in Crocketville, Hampton, and Estill
NWS Wind Report Location: Hampton, SC
63mph
May 5, 2006 4:15 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Union County · 9,167 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Union, SC
58mph
May 5, 2006 4:15 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Allendale County · 2,635 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree limbs down at Hideaway Pines Golf Club.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Fairfax, SC
58mph
May 5, 2006 4:05 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Jenkins County · 2,787 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down along Perkins Green Fork Rd. Tree down along the Jenkins/Burke county line.
NWS Wind Report Location: Perkins, GA
58mph
May 5, 2006 4:05 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Allendale County · 2,635 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines down along Highway 278
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 N Allendale, SC
58mph
May 5, 2006 4:00 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Screven County · 4,119 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large tree limbs down at the Savannah River Challenge Program located on Old River Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 11 NE Sylvania, GA
69mph
May 5, 2006 4:00 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Burke County · 6,288 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Public reported a couple of trees down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sardis, GA
69mph
May 5, 2006 3:45 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Burke County · 6,288 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Public reported trees down and 1/2 inch hail.
NWS Wind Report Location: Munnerlyn, GA
58mph
May 5, 2006 3:37 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Spartanburg County · 102,154 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Two trees blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSW Pauline, SC
69mph
May 5, 2006 3:30 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
McCormick County · 3,952 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Public reported wind gusts to 60mph and Highway dept. reported a few trees down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 SW Mc Cormick, SC
58mph
May 5, 2006 12:55 PM EST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Grady County · 7,068 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The Georgia DOT reported several trees down along Ridge Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 N Cairo, GA
58mph
May 5, 2006 4:14 AM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Rains County · 4,273 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 S Emory, TX
58mph
May 5, 2006 2:10 AM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Tarrant County · 542,416 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 8-inch tree limbs down at a traffic circle in Ridglea.
NWS Wind Report Location: Benbrook, TX
58mph
May 5, 2006 1:20 AM CST
Wind report for May 5, 2006
Hood County · 20,751 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous trees and fences blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Tolar, TX
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home+
Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.
Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor
Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.
Severe
58–74 mph
Watch
Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.
Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious
Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.
Extreme
90+ mph
Major
Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.
NWS Tornado Reports on May 5, 2006
18 reports
F0category
May 5, 2006 11:55 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Burnet County · 17,622 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A small tornado was spotted by the Burnet County Sheriff's Department as it touched down briefly in an open field near Lake Victor. No damage was noted.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 12 NW Burnet, TX
F2category
May 5, 2006 11:45 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
McLennan County · 71,932 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado was reported on Waco Drive by the media, just north of the damage swath produced by the downburst. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth found that a tornado formed south of New Road and just west of Spur 298 (Franklin Avenue), or just north of Richland Mall. The tornado reached its peak intensity of lower F2 and did the most damage just east of Spur 298. Several commercial buildings had large sections of their roofs and walls damaged. A Coca-Cola Bottling Plant lost much of its roof and most of its inventory was damaged. A spokesman for the company stated that the tornado did well over $1 million worth of damage. An owner of an auto repair shop which was badly damaged estimated damages at $600,000. A horse barn owned by Baylor University was leveled and two horses killed. Numerous trees were downed and power lines snapped in and east of this area. The circulation weakened as it approached Interstate 35, and the tornado dissipated approximately three-fourths of a mile east of Interstate 35. A countywide disaster declaration was issued by the McLennan County judge.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Waco, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 11:08 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Coryell County · 19,458 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Tornado formed in open country; no damage reported.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SW Gatesville, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 11:06 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Coryell County · 19,458 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: USAF forecaster reported a tornado near KGRK radar. No damage reported.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 ENE Copperas Cove, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 9:00 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Mills County · 2,151 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado briefly touched down in an open field; no damage was reported.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NW Mullin, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 7:48 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Eastland County · 7,122 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Public reported a tornado west of Carbon near Pleasant Hill. No damage was reported. Relayed by law enforcement.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 W Carbon, TX
F1category
May 5, 2006 7:32 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Shackelford County · 1,278 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado uprooted a large mesquite tree and willow tree. The mesquite tree was approximately 4 feet wide at the base.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 20 W Moran, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 7:21 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Martin County · 1,589 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The supercell thunderstorm produced another weaker tornado just before 8:30pm CDT. This tornado is believed to have traveled over open country before dissipating east-southeast of the community of Flower Grove.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 ESE Flower Grove, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 7:15 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Jones County · 5,862 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Law enforcement reported two brief touchdowns in a pasture near Lake Fort Phantom Hill.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SE Hawley, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 7:02 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Martin County · 1,589 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Just east of Texas Highway 349, nine miles southwest of Patricia, an anticyclonic tornado developed in view of chasers and spotters. Based on the location of the tornado in relation to the supercell, indications are that this tornado developed on the south flank of the rear flank downdraft.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 11 NW Tarzan, TX
F2category
May 5, 2006 7:00 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Martin County · 1,589 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado developed in Martin County in open fields north of County Road D4800 and east of County Road D2651. Based on spotter reports, the tornado was visible at 8:02 pm CDT just south of CR D4800 and west of Farm to Market Road 829 (FM 829), south-southeast of Patricia. According to spotter reports, it took on a stove-pipe like shape and continued to move to the east-southeast along FM 829. A few minutes later, the tornado pulled an oil pump jack and well head from the ground. The pump jack was estimated to weigh about 35,000 pounds by an oil company representative. The well head was anchored in the ground by an additional 35,000 pounds of weight from pipe below the ground. Southward along FM 829, four power poles were snapped four to five feet above ground and an additional six poles farther south were blown over to the east due to rear flank downdraft winds. Another couple of minutes later, an oil heater treater weighing approximately 12,000 pounds was blown over. The damage survey team classified the damage that occurred between 8:02pm CDT and 8:07pm CDT, when the oil heater treater was blown over, as F2 intensity damage. After blowing over the oil heater, the tornado became rain-wrapped and crossed County Road 4600, just west of County Road D3401. Five power poles were knocked down on County Road D3401. Based on information received from both spotters and chasers, the tornado dissipated at 8:14pm CDT, just west of Texas Highway 137. During the remainder of the tornado's path, it remained mainly over open country. The damage survey team calculated the width of the tornado to be 130 yards near the end of its life. However, the track was estimated to be between 200 and 300 yards during earlier stages of its life. The path length was calculated to be just over six miles long.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 12 NNW Tarzan, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 6:25 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: During the late afternoon of Friday, May 5, thunderstorms developed over Lea County, New Mexico and moved northeast into portions of Gaines County. Around 5:21 pm, a thunderstorm intensified just southwest of the community of Higginbotham and began to exhibit supercellular characteristics as the storm began to move eastward then east southeastward at around 20 mph.As the cyclic supercell thunderstorm moved east southeast, it continued to intensify, producing golf ball to baseball hail in the northern and eastern portions of the city of Seminole. A weak and brief tornado was photographed between 7:25 and 7:27 pm over rural areas of southeast Gaines County. Due to the limited road network in southeast Gaines County, the damage survey failed to reveal any damage in southeast Gaines County.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 23 ESE Seminole, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 6:18 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Gaines County · 5,405 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Trained spotters observed a brief tornado touchdown east-southeast of Seminole near the Fairview community.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 15 ESE Seminole, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 6:05 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Yoakum County · 2,377 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The local broadcast media relayed reports of a brief tornado north of Plains. No damage was reported.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 N Plains, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 5:09 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Terry County · 4,053 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Storm chasers and Skywarn storm spotters observed a third tornado northwest of Brownfield as an occluding mesocyclone produced intermittent tornadoes for more than fifteen minutes. This tornado remained on the ground for at least seven minutes, and tracked across open farmland. Two center-pivot irrigation units were destroyed, however, resulting in $500,000 in property damage.
Tornado Report Description: Storm spotters observed the first in a family of three tornadoes northwest of Brownfield at 17:00 CST. The tornado reportedly moved over open farmland for two minutes, and resulted in no damage.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 12 NW Brownfield, TX
F0category
May 5, 2006 4:30 PM CST
Tornado report for May 5, 2006
Lynn County · 2,303 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The public observed a tornado near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 179 and 211 around 16:30 CST. The tornado, which developed beneath a rapidly intensifying supercell thunderstorm, remained over open farmland and no damage was reported.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 WNW New Home, TX
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home+
After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.
EF0
65–85 mph
Light
Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.
EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate
Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.
EF2
111–135 mph
Serious
Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.
EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe
Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.
NWS Hail, Wind and Tornado Reports on May 5, 2006 on the Interactive Map
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Get a Remote Hail Inspection
Not sure if hail may have affected your home on May 5, 2006? Ask a local pro for a Remote Hail Inspection. They can review hail activity for your property and help you decide whether an in-person roof or exterior inspection makes sense.
How many storm reports were recorded on May 5, 2006?
Our records show 117 hail, 31 wind, and 18 tornado reports on May 5, 2006, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 5, 2006.
What was the largest hail reported on May 5, 2006?
The largest hail size in these storm-report records on May 5, 2006 is 4.25″, reported near Dryden, TX.
Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?
Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.
A report appeared near my home on May 5, 2006 — is my roof damaged?
Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.
I am buying or selling a home — how do these on May 5, 2006 reports help?
If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.
How do I check what happened at a specific address on May 5, 2006?
Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.
Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?
Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on May 5, 2006 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.
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