Storm reports for June 6, 2008

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On June 6, 2008, 31 hail, 158 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Kent County, MI.

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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12.9 million in property damage, $1.3 million in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (200 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Saginaw County, MI (near Carrollton) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $200,000 · 2 injuries
  “Dozens of trees uprooted and blown down, along with powerlines down.|A few large trees fell onto houses. Downed trees also blocked roads. An entire roof was blown off a commercial building near Stevens and Hamilton roads.”
• Hamilton County, IN (near Sheridan) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000 · 2 injuries
  “Ten buildings were damaged, numerous trees down, and two semi trucks blown over by thunderstorm winds. Injuries were reported but no exact number given. A barn was said to be destroyed by the thunderstorm winds, which was likely among the aforementioned damaged buildings.”
• Hubbard County, MN (near Hubbard) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 1 injury
  “This tornado originated in Wadena County, 1 mile east of Menagha, at 914 am CDT. It continued north-northeast where it crossed Hinds Lakes and passed along the east edge of Park Rapids. It lifted about 3 miles northeast of Park Rapids by 934 am CDT.”
• Wadena County, MN (near Menahga) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 1 injury
  “The tornado touched down near the south end of Stocking Lake and tracked north-northeast for nearly 14 miles. It crossed into Hubbard County about 4 miles north-northeast of Menagha by 920 am CDT. It then tracked an additional 9 miles and lifted about 3 miles northeast of Park Rapids by 934 am CDT.”
• Hamilton County, IN (near Sheridan) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Damage was spread across the northern portion of Hamilton county. Most of the damage was in a line from Sheridan to Arcadia to Omega to Aroma then out of the county to the north-northeast. Trees of different diameters were downed.”
• Montgomery County, IN (near Crawfordsville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 1 injury
  “A 32-year-old male was struck in the head by a falling tree limb as a result of thunderstorm winds. He was attempting to get to his vehicle from Weliever Field in Milligan Park.”

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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