Storm reports for May 26, 2008

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On May 26, 2008, 198 hail, 50 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Pecos 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 $606,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (255 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Haywood County, TN (near Brownsville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down across Brownsville. A few trees were reported down on Highway 76. In addition, trees were reported down near Haywood High School. Trees were also knocked down on numerous houses. One man was injured when a tree fell on his house.”
• Sumner County, KS (near Cicero) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $125,000
  “A semi tractor trailer was over turned on the Kansas Turnpike near mile marker 24. Several flags were blown down that were used for the Memorial Day celebration.”
• Collingsworth County, TX (near Quail) · Hail 2.75″ · $90,000
  “Hailstones reported to be as large as baseballs broke out windows in several homes and caused damage to tractors and vehicles.”
• Stafford County, KS (near Macksville) · Tornado EF1 · $65,000
  “EF1 damage was done to trees and a pivot irrigation sprinkler.”
• Craighead County, AR (near Bay) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000
  “Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down on Fielder Street in Bay. Damage also occurred to a shop on County Road 654. A tree fell on a car on County Road 654 as well and a house sustained roof damage.”
• Decatur County, TN (near Sugar Tree) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down across Decatur County.”

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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