Storm reports for May 31, 2008

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On May 31, 2008, 315 hail, 143 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 29 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Custer County, OK.

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 (315)

Showing the 300 largest of 315.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage, $25,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (461 events in 29 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Preston County, WV (near Arr) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000 · 1 injury
  “An NWS storm survey found an EF0 tornado occurred in Preston county west of Cranesville, or about 9 miles north of Terra Alta. The tornado had estimated winds near 80 MPH. The tornado snapped or toppled many trees along its path.”
• Creek County, OK (near Sapulpa) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roofs off of buildings at Westside Shopping Center.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged a roof at Townwest shopping center near 49th West Avenue and Interstate 44.”
• Caldwell County, KY (near Creswell) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “A couple miles southeast of Farmersville, a barn was levelled. Nearby barns were damaged, along with roofs of houses. Trees were blown down, mainly across northern parts of the county. Several roads were blocked, including Highways 139 and 70 near Creswell. Power outages occurred.”
• Hardin County, IL (near Cave In Rock) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “A few dozen trees were blown down. Roads in the Cave-In-Rock State Park were blocked. At the intersection of Highways 146 and 1, a country store was heavily damaged. The front porch was destroyed, and the roof was damaged by a falling tree. The roof was blown off the porch of a nearby house.”
• Creek County, OK (near Mounds) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roof off a building.”

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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