Storm reports for April 3, 2008

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On April 3, 2008, 126 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Archer 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 (126)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $85.2 million in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pulaski County, AR (near Douglasville) · Tornado EF1 · $50 million · 1 injury
  “A tornado began in the western part of Little Rock, just west of the intersection of Interstate 630 and John Barrow Rd. It traveled through the Leawood subdivision of Little Rock and the city of Cammack Village, dropped off a bluff into Murray Park, crossed the Arkansas River, and ended in North…”
• Saline County, AR (near Bauxite Jct) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 1 injury
  “A tornado began on the northeast side of Benton and ended on the northwest side of Bryant. The tornado caused major damage to four houses and minor damage to 20 houses.”
• Saline County, AR (near Slocomb) · Tornado EF1 · $5 million · 1 injury
  “A tornado began west of Haskell and continued on to just west of Benton. The tornado destroyed nine houses and three mobile homes, caused major damage to approximately 16 houses and one mobile home, and minor damage to approximately 40 houses and one mobile home.”
• Pulaski County, AR (near Levy) · Tornado EF2 · $12 million
  “A tornado began in North Little Rock, south of St. Joseph's Orphanage, near the intersection of Camp Robinson Rd. and Donovan Briley Blvd. It passed through the southeast corner of Camp Joseph T.”
• Lonoke County, AR (near Cabot) · Tornado EF2 · $2 million
  “A tornado began southwest of Cabot and was most intense as it traveled through industrial and business areas on the west side of the railroad tracks in Cabot. Business structures destroyed included a self-storage warehouse and two storage buildings.”
• Denton County, TX (near Denton) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $200,000
  “A commercial building suffered roof damage and a residence in Denton lost part of its roof and had its windows blown in. About half a dozen trees were blown down. The North Texas State Fairgrounds north of Highway 380 sustained about $2,500 in damages when a portion of its roof was blown off.”

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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