Storm reports for April 25, 2008

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On April 25, 2008, 198 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Bell 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 (198)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (250 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Columbia County, WI (near Dekorra) · Tornado EF1 · $600,000
  “A long-tracked, partially rain-wrapped, tornado traveled through mostly rural areas of Columbia County and affected only a small portion of one village; otherwise property damage would have been more extensive.”
• Muscatine County, IA (near West Liberty) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000
  “This tornado touched down 5.2 miles northeast of Nichols and tracked to the northeast before lifting 2 miles west of Moscow. The EF2 tornado was on the ground for 6.5 miles, had maximum winds to 115 mph and was 150 yards wide.”
• St. Joseph County, IN (near Sportsman Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Local broadcast media reported a large 100 year old tree being blown down by thunderstorm winds, destroying the second story of a residence. Damage is estimated at $50,000.”
• Milam County, TX (near Rockdale) · Hail 2.75″ · $50,000
  “Baseball-size hail fell in Rockdale breaking windows and damaging cars.”
• Bell County, TX (near Belton) · Hail 1.75″ · $40,000
  “Golfball-size hail broke skylights and car windshields.”
• Waukesha County, WI (near Dousman) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “Powerful thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and broken branches fell onto power lines. The end result was a power outage.”

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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