Storm reports for May 7, 2008

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On May 7, 2008, 49 hail, 72 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Mayes County, OK.

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 (49)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $678,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (134 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Garvin County, OK (near Paoli) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado briefly touched down five miles east-southeast of Paoli. At this location, a mobile home was moved off of its foundation, causing damage to the home. A few trees were also damaged near the residence. One person received minor injuries as a result of being inside of the mobile home.”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Bethany) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “The tornado continued to move east-northeast from Canadian county. The tornado continued from the north side of Lake Overholser and crossed NW 39th street, damaging several bleachers next to the baseball field. Damage to trees was also noted at this location, with one tree falling on a gas plant.”
• Young County, TX (near Olney) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “Hangars were damaged at Olney Airport. Trees, power poles, and fences were blown down along FM 2178, West Payne Street, West Elm Street, and West Main Street.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Broken Arrow) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
  “A tornado destroyed a storage building on the west side of Rhema Bible College, damaged the roofs of a business and several homes, and blew down trees and power lines.”
• Prairie County, AR (near Hayley) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “A shop was destroyed. A mobile home was overturned and the roof was blown off of another mobile home. A couple of trees and some limbs were down.”
• Canadian County, OK (near Yukon) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “The tornado developed southwest of Main Street and Mustang Road on the east side of Yukon. The tornadic winds removed part of a residence's roof near this location. Sporadic damage to trees and fences were reported as the tornado moved east northeast toward the north side of Lake Overholser.”

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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