Storm reports for April 10, 2008

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On April 10, 2008, 73 hail, 100 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Jackson County, MO.

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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.5 million in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (194 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Warren County, KY (near Blue Level) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000 · 3 injuries
  “One mobile home shifted 15 to 20 feet off foundation. Other mobile homes flipped over or were destroyed in the Petros and Browning community where three injuries occurred. Many trees were also downed.”
• Bowie County, TX (near Red Spgs) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 1 injury
  “Most of the tornado damage was north of interstate 30 with some structures showing EF2 damage. In particular, the cinderblock and brick lawnmower business just north of Hwy 82 was completely destroyed with roofing debris and lawnmower parts thrown to the west and north of the building location.”
• Van Buren County, IA (near Lebanon) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000
  “An EF2 tornado moved northeast from just southeast of Lebanon to just northeast of Lebanon during the early evening of April 10th. A wine shed and mobile home were destroyed. The top was ripped off of a silo and the second story of a winery was damaged.”
• Upshur County, TX (near Gilmer) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $100,000
  “Several trees and power lines were downed across the county. Several trees were uprooted on Brooksey and the east end of Madelaine Street. One tree fell on a home at 804 N. Bledsoe. The community of Big Sandy were also hit hard where 15 trees were downed on powerlines at one time.”
• Mahaska County, IA (near Truax) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “Shingles were removed from the roof of a house. An outbuilding was damaged and the top of an outbuilding was crushed. Damage was done to structures on the west side of Oskaloosa from the storm after the tornado had lifted.”
• Poweshiek County, IA (near Deep River) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “A farmstead had 2 barns blown down. The farmstead had portions of the roof peeled off with siding torn off and windows blown out.”

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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