Storm reports for March 8, 2008

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On March 8, 2008, 4 hail, 65 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Montgomery County, MD.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (69 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harford County, MD (near Pylesville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 1 death
  “A local newspaper reported a person was killed when thunderstorm winds brought down two locust trees across Route 136 north of Broad Creek. One tree stuck the passenger side of a passing truck. The driver was not injured but the passenger died the next day from the injuries.”
• Monmouth County, NJ (near Colts Neck) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $50,000 · 2 injuries
  “A squall line of severe showers and thunderstorms caused wind damage across northeastern Monmouth County. An eighteen-year-old woman and a nineteen-year-old woman were injured when a tree fell on their vehicle on Union Hill Road in Manalapan Township.”
• Montgomery County, MD (near Dickerson) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $400,000
  “Straight line winds from a thunderstorm damaged a sparsely populated residential area. A old home that George Washington had visited was destroyed with its roof blown off and several walls down. Four other buildings also sustained roof damage. About 20 trees were blown down.”
• Bucks County, PA (near Quakertown) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $250,000
  “A squall line of severe showers and thunderstorms caused wind damage in many municipalities in Bucks County. A few trees fell onto the roofs of homes. A downed tree in Quakertown damaged the gutters of one church.”
• Northampton County, PA (near East Bangor) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $200,000
  “A squall line of severe showers and thunderstorms caused wind damage across Northampton County, especially the southeast half of the county. Trees fell onto homes in Bethlehem and Easton. A plane flipped over at Braden Airpark in Forks Township. Trees were knocked down in Palmer Township.”
• Montgomery County, PA (near (Nxx)Nas Willow Grov) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000
  “A line of severe showers and thunderstorms caused wind damage across Montgomery County. The worst reported damage occurred in Norristown. The wind blew off part of an apartment building roof and forced fourteen residents from their apartments. The roof landed on a car dealership.”

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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