Storm reports for May 9, 2008

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On May 9, 2008, 111 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Aiken County, SC.

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 (111)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $319,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (141 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coryell County, TX (near Gatesville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $90,000
  “Roofs were ripped off two buildings in downtown Gatesville. At least ten utility poles and numerous large trees and tree limbs were blown down. Seven large windows had to be replaced on the Coryell County courthouse after they were shattered by debris from the storm.”
• Bertie County, NC (near Trap) · Tornado EF2 · $50,000
  “Tornado touched down on Buncomb Road about three miles west of Colerain in northeast Bertie county. Barns were damaged on Harrell Road, and a barn was destroyed on Glovers Cross Road. Trees were downed on Route 45 just south of the Hertford/Bertie county line.”
• Hertford County, NC (near Newsome Store) · Tornado EF2 · $50,000
  “Tornado tracked into Hertford county from Bertie county. Roofs were blown off of two homes, and numerous trees were downed. The tornado then tracked into Chowan county.”
• Frontier County, NE (near Harry Strunk Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “An eleven tower center pivot irrigation system was overturned due to thunderstorm winds.”
• Chowan County, NC (near Cannon Ferry) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000
  “Tornado tracked into Chowan county from Hertford county. The tornado produced additional damage to trees and buildings.”
• Pasquotank County, NC (near Elizabeth City) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “Tornado shifted a mobile home off its foundation. Trees were downed and one tree fell on a building near North Side Road. Tornado was observed by residents.”

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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