Storm reports for January 31, 2008

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On January 31, 2008, 7 hail, 29 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Montgomery County, TX.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $518,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clarke County, AL (near Thomasville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “A thunderstorm produced high winds that damaged the High School sports complex and downed trees.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Riverside) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $60,000
  “Scattered trees and power lines downed across the northern portion of the county. Some trees and lines were blown down around the city while others were down near the Dixie School.”
• Lamar County, MS (near Lumbertn Bass Mem Ar) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down across the eastern half of the county. Main damage was around Purvis and northward toward West Hattiesburg.”
• Jones County, MS (near Moselle) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down across the southern portion of the county with the majority down between Moselle and Ellisville. Some trees were down across Interstate 59 and Higway 11.”
• Muscogee County, GA (near Columbus) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that at least five trees and two power lines were down across mainly the northern and eastern end of the county. One 45-50 foot 16-inch diameter tree was down across a sport utility vehicle at a private residence in the north part of Columbus.”
• Harris County, TX (near Seabrook) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “A 28 foot wall collapsed at a construction site on NASA Road One.”

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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