April 7
- 2006 – The worst day of a three-day tornado outbreak caused damage across a wide swath of the Eastern United States, resulting in 10 deaths and 141 injuries. Most of the casualties were from an F3 tornado that hit Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, and Gallatin, Tennessee, killing 7 people and injuring 128. Officials stated that the death toll might have been higher if local schools had not practiced tornado drills.