Storm reports for May 11, 2008

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On May 11, 2008, 109 hail, 113 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Burke County, NC.

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 (109)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $16.2 million in property damage and 17 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (244 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McIntosh County, GA (near Darien Eden Fld) · Tornado EF4 · $12.5 million · 9 injuries
  “A survey team from the National Weather Service Office in Charleston, South Carolina along with other damage survey experts from across the country determined that the Tornado that struck McIntosh county Georgia on Sunday morning May 11, was a violent EF-4.”
• Onslow County, NC (near Belgrade) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000 · 6 injuries
  “Tornado touched down near Belgrade and moved east into southern Jones county about 1 mile southeast of Belgrade. The tornado had a path length of around 5 miles and was rated as an EF2. Several homes received moderate to severe damage with 6 minor injuries reported.”
• Bertie County, NC (near Lewiston) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “Tornado first touched down about two miles north-northwest of Lewiston Woodville. The tornado path then continued east-northeast across the county producing EF0 to EF2 damage. The tornado path ended as EF0 damage about one mile south of Powellsville.”
• Charleston County, SC (near Yonges Is) · Tornado EF2 · $1.2 million
  “A confirmed EF-2 Tornado initially touched down along Bears Bluff Road on Wadmalaw Island, where minor damage was observed. The damage at the initial touchdown location was confined to several trees getting sheared off near the base or twisted to the ground.”
• Carter County, KY (near Cory) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down in the Goose Creek and Grahn Fork vicinity, east of Olive Hill. Winds were estimated near 100 mph. Along the path, numerous trees were snapped off. Many of these trees were evergreen. A roof was blown off a manufactured home along Goose Creek.”
• Bulloch County, GA (near Denmark) · Tornado EF1 · $125,000
  “A confirmed EF-1 Tornado touched down just to the east of Nevils, Georgia along Nesmith Proctor Road where a cluster of trees were snapped and blown down. The Tornado then moved rapidly east and crossed Interstate 16 near mile marker 125 where extensive tree damage occurred.”

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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