Storm reports for May 25, 2008

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On May 25, 2008, 446 hail, 238 damaging-wind and 32 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Black Hawk County, IA. Tornadoes killed 10.

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 (446)

Showing the 300 largest of 446.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $132 million in property damage, $685,000 in crop damage, 93 injuries and 10 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (724 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butler County, IA (near Aplington) · Tornado EF5 · $75 million · 9 deaths · 50 injuries
  “First EF5 tornado in Iowa since 13 June 1976. Nine deaths and 50 injuries occurred in Butler County. Tornado moved out of Butler County and continued in Black Hawk County.”
• Washington County, MN (near Hugo) · Tornado EF3 · $25 million · 1 death · 17 injuries
  “The tornado touched down on the eastern side of Lino Lakes, at the eastern shore of Peltier Lake. The tornado felled trees and lifted boat docks, then tracked east and crossed Interstate 35E. As this occurred, a few barns, grain bins, and silos were damaged.”
• Black Hawk County, IA (near Benson) · Tornado EF2 · $25 million · 20 injuries
  “Tornado moved in from Butler County and became very broad as it headed toward Fairbank. Tornado lifted on the Buchanan County border.”
• Buchanan County, IA (near Fairbank) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million · 3 injuries
  “A tornado developed just east of the county lines southwest of Fairbank and moved east. The tornado cross the southern part of Hazelton and continued east into Delaware County. Over ten homes, about 50 non-anchored mobile homes at a dealership, and numerous outbuildings were destroyed.”
• Anoka County, MN (near Coon Rapids) · Tornado EF1 · $700,000 · 2 injuries
  “Tornado touched down in the northeast corner of the intersection of Highway 10 and Main Street, and moved southeast. It lifted off in central Blaine, near the TPC Golf Club, just east of Highway 65 and north of 109th Avenue.”
• Iowa County, IA (near Millersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Winds estimated to be 65 mph destroyed a machine shed a couple of miles southwest of Millersburg, IA around 11:15 pm on May 25th. According to emergency management officials, a man was injured and taken to a hospital after being hit by a tree limb.”

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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