Storm reports for April 19, 2008

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On April 19, 2008, 6 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Raleigh County, WV.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $186,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (13 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lincoln County, NC (near Johnstown) · Tornado EF1 · $130,000
  “A tornado damage path was surveyed west of Lincolnton from Guy Heavner Rd to Reepsville Rd. Structural damage was mainly confined to areas from Guy Heavner Rd to Howards Creek Rd, where several homes received mainly minor roof damage.”
• Cleveland County, NC (near Beam Mill) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000
  “An NWS survey found a damage path in the Fallston area of northern Cleveland County. In addition to uprooted and snapped trees, several homes received mainly minor roof damage from East Double Shoals Rd to Fallston Rd. A grain silo was also damaged on Fallston Rd.”
• Charleston County, SC (near Drayton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A trained weather spotter reported several large tree limbs 6 to 8 inches in diameter were snapped off of several trees by strong thunderstorm winds.”
• Kershaw County, SC (near Warren Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Fire Dept. reported to Emergency Manager that trees were down on Longtown road (hwy 5) near the Fairfield county line.”
• Lincoln County, NC (near Elay) · Tornado EF1
  “This tornado mainly tracked through Cleveland County, where it did minor damage to homes and uprooted several trees. The tornado briefly tracked into extreme southwestern Lincoln County before lifting. Damage in Lincoln County was confined to fallen trees and power lines.”

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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