Storm reports for June 8, 1999

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On June 8, 1999, 153 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Hooker County, NE.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (153)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $440,000 in property damage and $101,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (218 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marshall County, MN (near Warren) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “A roof was blown off a building in Warren and a greenhouse was destroyed. A tree was also blown over on a house and three mobile homes sustained damage.”
• Otter Tail County, MN (near Fergus Falls) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “An office building in Fergus Falls lost its roof in the strong wind and a dugout at the community college was wrecked. Several trees were also blown down.”
• Harris County, TX (near Houston) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “Brief tornado touchdown just east of downtown Houston at Key Map 493V. Part of a warehouse was leveled.”
• Polk County, MN (near Sherack) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Windows were blown out of a house and a hayshed was destroyed.”
• Randolph County, MO (near Higbee) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds tore shingles off houses in Higbee.”
• Mobile County, AL (near Mobile) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Several large tree limbs and power lines were blown down near downtown Mobile.”

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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