Storm reports for May 30, 2008

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On May 30, 2008, 175 hail, 112 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Champaign County, IL.

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 (175)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $36.7 million in property damage, $22,000 in crop damage and 26 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (307 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marion County, IN (near Lawrence) · Tornado EF2 · $29 million · 18 injuries
  “Numerous structures were damaged in Marion County with the hardest hit area being an apartment complex near 38th Street and Mitthoefer Road. The tornado was associated with an embedded supercell that was overtaken by a line. Based on damage indicators, wind speeds were estimated around 125 mph.”
• Hancock County, OH (near Arcadia) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 6 injuries
  “A tornado touched down in northeastern Hancock County about two miles southwest of Arcadia near the intersection of Township Roads 214 and 254. The tornado continued northeast for about six miles before moving into Seneca County on the south end of Fostoria.”
• Lewis County, MO (near Ewing) · Hail 2.00″ · 1 injury
  “Hail up to two inches injured a man who was caught outside.”
• Lewis County, MO (near Ewing) · Hail 1.25″ · 1 injury
  “A man caught outside was injured by hail which was up to 1 1/4 inch in diameter.”
• Kankakee County, IL (near Manteno) · Hail 2.50″ · $2 million
  “Hail to the size of tennis balls was reported covering the ground near Main Street and Route 50. School roofs were damaged including heating and cooling units. Two school greenhouses were also damaged. Windows were also broken on some houses and businesses.”
• Putnam County, OH (near Glandorf) · Tornado EF0 · $1.2 million
  “The tornado formed near Road 13I just south of Township Highway I and dissipated near the Firefox Lake Private Subdivision. As the tornado moved toward the Blanchard River it quickly widened to a peak width of 464 yards or just a little over a quarter of a mile.”

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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