Storm reports for January 10, 2008

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On January 10, 2008, 56 hail, 91 damaging-wind and 18 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Madison County, MS.

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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20.5 million in property damage, $3.4 million in crop damage and 21 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (169 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lowndes County, MS (near Kolola Spgs) · Tornado EF3 · $7 million · 11 injuries
  “The tornado started by damaging a home and shed along with some tree and power pole damage. Next, a shed was damaged and a combine harvester that was in the shed was thrown into some trees. After moving through a wooded area, the tornado moved into a neighborhood with new, well-built homes.”
• Choctaw County, MS (near Weir) · Tornado EF3 · $3 million · 3 injuries
  “The tornado started, just west of Ethel, with a path of tree damage which intensified shortly after the beginning point. In some areas nearly every tree was snapped off or uprooted.”
• Holmes County, MS (near Pickens) · Tornado EF3 · $3 million · 3 injuries
  “The tornado started with a narrow path of scattered downed trees near Shady Lane Road. The damage intensified as it approached Highway 17. Here tree damage became much more intense with hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted. One home had a portion of its roof ripped off.”
• Franklin County, TN (near Winchester) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $1,000 · 2 injuries
  “A line of severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds, which hurled debris through the air injuring two people.”
• Clay County, MS (near West Pt Mc Charen Ar) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “Straight line winds, from the forward flank downdraft, produced damage across the south side of West Point. This downdraft came from the supercell thunderstorm which eventually produced the Caledonia Tornado. Several trees were blown down along with a couple power lines.”
• Lamar County, AL (near Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree fell on a vehicle, trapping a woman inside. The woman was subsequently freed by rescuers, and taken to the hospital for undisclosed injuries.”

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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