Storm reports for April 11, 2008

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On April 11, 2008, 110 hail, 107 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Clinton County, KY.

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 (110)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12.5 million in property damage, $762,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (242 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lawrence County, TN (near Gaitherville) · Tornado EF3 · $3 million · 1 injury
  “Many homes had roof damage especially on Coffee McGee Rd. An outbuilding was damaged on Crawfish Rd. Trees and utility poles were down along U.S. Highway 64 or Waynesboro Highway. Trees were down in Mt. Ararat Cemetery. The worst damage was a downed TVA electrical transmission tower east of U.S.”
• Wayne County, KY (near Wait) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 1 injury
  “An EF2 tornado with maximum winds near 130 mph entered Wayne County from Clinton County along Pleasant Ridge Road. The tornado maintained a continuous 7 mile track east northeast before lifting 1.5 miles southwest of Monticello near Furnace Mountain.”
• Logan County, WV (near Logan) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees were blown down in the city. One tree hit a mobile home and slightly injured a woman. A large restaurant sign fell down onto several parked vehicles.”
• Cullman County, AL (near Vinemont) · Tornado EF0 · $2 million
  “An EF-0 Tornado with maximum winds of 60 mph, maximum path width of 10 yards, and path length of less than 1/4 of a mile developed briefly near the Vinemont area. This tornado produced tree and power line damage.”
• Warren County, TN (near Mc Minnville) · Tornado EF1 · $1.1 million
  “The tornado damaged dozens of homes, including a few with major damage. The tornado demolished at least 2 barns. Trees were snapped and uprooted.||A newspaper article stated that 3 homes were completely destroyed, 5 homes were severely damaged, and 50 to 60 homes had some damage.”
• Giles County, TN (near Liberty Hill) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million
  “A low end EF3 tornado hit northwest Giles County near Liberty Hill. This was part of the same storm complex that hit Lawrence County. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Many homes had roof damage. The hardest hit area was along Rhea Branch Rd. One residential home was completely leveled.”

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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