Severe Weather History


2006 Severe Weather Season in the United States

37,488

Recorded events

3,032

Counties affected

204

Direct deaths

$5.6B

Property damage

The 2006 severe weather season produced 37,488 recorded events across 3,032 U.S. counties, with 204 direct deaths. It ranks #7 among all years in the archive by event count.

Through the year

2006 severe weather by month

2006 recorded severe weather events by month
2006 recorded severe weather events by month

By hazard type

What hit the U.S. in 2006

HazardEventsDeathsDamage
Hail16,6550$1.3B
Thunderstorm Wind13,88513$407.8M
Flash Flood2,59759$2.1B
Tornado1,26267$702.2M
Flood1,11219$969.9M
Lightning83645$63.8M
Heavy Rain7691$52.3M
Funnel Cloud3650$0
Dust Devil70$37K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · county-tagged records

Deadliest days

The deadliest events of 2006

DateEventCountyDeathsInjuries
Apr 3, 2006Tornado F3Dyer County, Tennessee1670
Nov 16, 2006Tornado F3Columbus County, North Carolina820
Mar 14, 2006Flash FloodKauai County, Hawaii70
Apr 7, 2006Tornado F3Sumner County, Tennessee7121
Apr 3, 2006Tornado F3Gibson County, Tennessee642
Jun 27, 2006Flash FloodFrederick County, Maryland51
Mar 13, 2006Tornado F3Randolph County, Missouri426
May 26, 2006Flash FloodPerry County, Indiana30
Jun 27, 2006Flash FloodLuzerne County, Pennsylvania30
Aug 25, 2006Flash FloodMcKinley County, New Mexico20
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Violent tornadoes

EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2006

DateScaleTouchdown countyDeathsPath
2006-03-12EF4Monroe County, Missouri029.0 mi
2006-09-22EF4Perry County, Missouri027.5 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS mapped tornado tracks

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