Storm reports for August 8, 2007

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On August 8, 2007, 57 hail, 81 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Comanche County, KS.

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 (57)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $279,000 in property damage and $12,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (141 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harvey County, KS (near Newton) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “Several power lines and trees were blown down at the intersection of 1st and Walnut as well as Share Drive and Meridian.”
• Greene County, PA (near Crucible) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Emergency management reported trees and power lines down in Crucible.”
• Greene County, PA (near Jefferson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Emergency management reported trees and power lines down in Jefferson.”
• McPherson County, KS (near Mc Pherson) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “A roof was blown off a building just north of city hall.”
• Reno County, KS (near South Hutchinson) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “High winds knocked several power lines down causing of power outages in the southern half of Hutchinson.”
• Atchison County, MO (near Fairfax) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Emergency Manager reports massive blow down across southern Atchison county, from Fairfax to the county line. Widespread trees and power poles down. Entire corn fields mowed down by straight line winds.”

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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