Storm reports for February 17, 2008

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On February 17, 2008, 23 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 26 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Henry County, AL.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $16.7 million in property damage and 77 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (115 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Autauga County, AL (near Prattville Arpt) · Tornado EF3 · $10 million · 50 injuries
  “The tornado touched down near the waste water treatment facility south southwest of the city of Prattville. It then tracked northeastward and crossed US Highway 82, US Highway 31, and Cobbs Ford Road. The southern and eastern parts of Prattville sustained significant damage.”
• Lowndes County, AL (near Collirene) · Tornado EF2 · $215,000 · 10 injuries
  “The tornado touched down in the Collirene Community, about 14 miles west of Hayneville. It then tracked northeastward, and ended just north of US Highway 80, several miles west of Lowndesboro.”
• Crawford County, GA (near Roberta) · Tornado EF1 · $550,000 · 8 injuries
  “An aerial and ground survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office of Peachtree City, Georgia and the Georgia State Patrol concluded that the same supercell thunderstorm that spawned a tornado in Alabama, tracked across Stewart, Chattahoochee, Marion, and Taylor counties…”
• Russell County, AL (near Glenville) · Tornado EF2 · $120,000 · 4 injuries
  “The tornado touched down near the intersection of US Highway 431 and CR-51 in the southern portion of the county. It then tracked northeastward to the Chattahoochee River near the Cottonton community, before crossing the river into Georgia. The most significant damage was located near CR-12.”
• Greene County, NC (near Hookerton) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 3 injuries
  “A tornado touched down about 1 mile north of Hookerton. The tornado was rated as EF2 and was around 150 yards wide. The tornado demolished a 2 story home shortly after touching down causing 3 minor injuries. The tornado also ripped the roof off a nearby trailer.”
• Gadsden County, FL (near Mt Pleasant) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “The tornado touched down just south of Interstate 10 at Mile Marker 168. An tractor-trailer was blown over on the interstate with only minor injuries to the driver. The next area of damage was just east of the community of Hardaway, or three miles north of the interstate.”

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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