Storm reports for April 8, 2008

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On April 8, 2008, 54 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lampasas 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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $685,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (70 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gregg County, TX (near Judson) · Hail 1.75″ · 1 injury
  “Hail smashed through the windshield of a moving vehicle causing a non-life threatening injury to the driver.”
• Calhoun County, AR (near Thornton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $250,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down, and there was structural damage to homes.”
• Allegan County, MI (near Plainwell) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey determined that damage in the vicinity of 388 3rd Street in the southeast corner of Allegan county was caused by a tornado. The tornado was rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Damage Scale.”
• Ouachita County, AR (near Buena Vista) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “A tree fell across a house and trapped a resident. The person was rescued and was uninjured. The house and vehicles were destroyed.”
• Barry County, MI (near Doster) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey determined that the EF-1 tornado that touched down just southwest of 388 3rd Street in the southeast corner of Allegan county continued northeast into Barry county. The tornado knocked down numerous trees near Pine Lake, southwest of Prairieville.”
• Bowie County, TX (near Eylau) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $50,000
  “Large tree was downed on a mobile home on George Thomas Road in the Liberty Elyau community. Woman and child were rescued from the mobile home with no injuries reported. Trees were also downed across South State Line Road.”

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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