Storm reports for June 5, 2008

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On June 5, 2008, 201 hail, 291 damaging-wind and 41 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Stafford County, KS.

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 (201)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $762 million in property damage, $2.9 million in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (536 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jasper County, IA (near Reasnor) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000 · 2 injuries
  “Newly built machine shed destroyed with roof off of a house. Hit campground near Kellogg with 2 injuries along with flipped campers. Semis blown off Interstate 80.”
• Jackson County, OK (near Altus) · Thunderstorm wind 87 mph · $750 million
  “Substantial wind damage was reported in Altus. One hundred and seventy-nine homes sustained some kind of damage, with two destroyed, five with major damage, forty-three with minor damage, and one hundred twenty-nine affected.”
• Jackson County, OK (near Altus) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $6.4 million
  “Numerous large tree limbs were downed around town. Monetary damages were estimated.”
• Custer County, OK (near Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $750,000
  “Widespread damage occurred in and around Custer county. A Cessna 152 airplane was flipped, with the nose gear of two more collapsing in Clinton. Three vehicles were blown over on Interstate 40. One of the drivers was injured.”
• Alfalfa County, OK (near Cherokee) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “Widespread damage occurred as a result of very strong winds that moved through Alfalfa county. Several silos at the Alfalfa County Feeders were destroyed. Three hundred thousand bushels of corn was destroyed inside the silos.”
• Beckham County, OK (near Elk City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “The roof of the Lincoln Teen Center was mostly removed by the strong winds, with another sustaining major damage. Numerous trees were blown down and several dumpsters were blown over. High voltage transmission structures and power lines were blown down. The Holiday Inn sign was also blown down.”

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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