Storm reports for January 7, 2008

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On January 7, 2008, 171 hail, 120 damaging-wind and 48 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 5.00″ (softball size) in Lawrence County, MO. Tornadoes killed 3.

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 (171)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $61.6 million in property damage, 47 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (348 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Webster County, MO (near Caddo) · Tornado EF3 · $10 million · 2 deaths · 6 injuries
  “This tornado is an extension of the Greene County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across northern Webster County and into southern Laclede County. Numerous homes and outbuildings were destroyed.”
• Greene County, MO (near Mulroy) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million · 1 death
  “A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across rural east central Greene County causing extensive damage to homes and outbuildings north of Strafford. An 84 year old female was killed when her wood constructed home was destroyed by the tornado.”
• Kenosha County, WI (near Powers Lake) · Tornado EF3 · $13.7 million · 15 injuries
  “This tornado in western Kenosha County was a continuation of the tornado that spun up 2.27 mils NE of Pell Lake in southeastern Walworth County. It crossed into Kenosha County about 0.4 mile north of where CTH U in Walworth County crosses the county line and becomes CTH F in Walworth County.”
• Laclede County, MO (near Conway) · Tornado EF3 · $8 million · 12 injuries
  “This is an extension of the Webster County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across Laclede County. Numerous homes and outbuildings south of Lebanon were destroyed while 12 were injured.”
• Boone County, IL (near Poplar Grove) · Tornado EF3 · $2 million · 4 injuries
  “A tornado touched down at 330 pm CST about 1.2 miles north of Poplar Grove in Boone County and ended at 348 pm about 3.2 miles north northeast of Harvard in McHenry County. The tornado crossed the Boone McHenry County line near Hunter Road, about 3 miles northeast of Capron.”
• Benton County, AR (near Pea Ridge) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000 · 4 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour destroyed two mobile homes. Four people had to be extricated from the debris.”

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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