Storm reports for January 8, 2008

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On January 8, 2008, 39 hail, 134 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Mississippi County, AR. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8 million in property damage, $200,000 in crop damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (185 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pope County, AR (near Moreland) · Tornado EF2 · $3.5 million · 1 death · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down in central Pope County and tracked to the northeast. The Pope County Office of Emergency Management reported that 42 residential structures were affected. Of these, seven were destroyed, six had minor damage, and the rest had moderate to heavy damage.”
• Conway County, AR (near Jerusalem) · Tornado EF2 · $1.8 million · 1 injury
  “The tornado from Pope County moved into northwestern Conway County. According to the Conway County Office of Emergency Management, three homes were destroyed, and 12 others suffered damage ranging from light to heavy. One woman was injured in a mobile home.”
• Simpson County, MS (near Harrisville) · Tornado EF1 · $400,000
  “This tornado touched down just northwest of Harrisville along Highway 469. Here, the most intense damage occurred where a large section of the roof of a framed house was removed. At this location, an outbuilding was destroyed and blown away along with numerous trees snapped and uprooted.”
• Stoddard County, MO (near Idalia) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “One house was heavily damaged. The roof was partially torn off the house, and debris was thrown 100 to 200 yards. Three outbuildings and an equipment shed were destroyed. A trailer was thrown about 75 yards. Approximately ten power poles were snapped in half.”
• Lauderdale County, TN (near Double Bridges) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “The tornado touched down along Highway 88 about 4 miles west-northwest of Halls. A mobile home was shifted from its foundation and destroyed. The tornado continued east-northeast and crossed Double Bridges Road where it caused significant roof damage to one home and destroyed an outbuilding of…”
• Bolivar County, MS (near Lamont) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $110,000
  “A truck towing a mobile home was blown off the road. Mobile home was pushed off the truck and destroyed.”

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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