Storm reports for June 3, 2008

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On June 3, 2008, 144 hail, 222 damaging-wind and 17 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 3.75″ (teacup size) in Beaver County, OK. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (144)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $27.6 million in property damage, 16 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (387 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rush County, IN (near Moscow) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million · 1 death · 8 injuries
  “The tornado touched down in Shelby County at 2004 EST 200 meters north of the County Road South 500 East and County Road East 500 South intersection. The tornado tracked to the east northeast for 2.93 miles before entering Rush County at 2012 EST near County Road South 1000 West just south of…”
• Johnson County, IN (near Princes Lakes) · Tornado EF2 · $23 million · 3 injuries
  “In Brown County near Peoga damaged occurred to twenty to thirty homes, a barn, powerlines, trees, and a carport due to a tornado. One indirect injury occurred when I firefighter suffered heat stroke.”
• Crawford County, KS (near Frontenac) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000 · 3 injuries
  “Severe thunderstorm wind speeds in excess of 70 mph caused major tree damage in the community of Frotenac. Three injuries occurred as a large tree was blown down on a vehicle.”
• Lawrence County, IN (near Popcorn) · Tornado EF1 · $120,000 · 1 injury
  “The tornado began in Greene County at 1010 EST approximately three miles east of Bloomfield, 200 meters north of Ore Branch Road, and 200 meters south of State Road 54. The tornado tracked 11.32 miles to the southeast before exiting Greene County.”
• Shelby County, IN (near Mt Auburn) · Tornado EF1 · $15,000 · 1 injury
  “In Brown County near Peoga damaged occurred to twenty to thirty homes, a barn, powerlines, trees, and a carport due to a tornado. One indirect injury occurred when I firefighter suffered heat stroke.”
• Barber County, KS (near Hardtner) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $360,000
  “Trees were reported in town. The school gym was torn off and there was also damage to the local COOP. Damage extended out into the 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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