Storm reports for June 7, 2008

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On June 7, 2008, 129 hail, 150 damaging-wind and 33 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Winnebago County, IA.

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 (129)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $16.7 million in property damage, $6.1 million in crop damage and 16 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (318 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Will County, IL (near Monee) · Tornado EF2 · $5.5 million · 6 injuries
  “A tornado developed near Ridgeland Avenue and Dralle Road, where a high tension metal truss tower collapsed and four others were damaged. Power lines blocked Interstate 57.”
• Columbia County, WI (near Pardeeville) · Tornado EF2 · $2.5 million · 6 injuries
  “This tornado was extremely wide since the thunderstorm cloud base was very low and the meso-cyclone that is usually aloft was well-formed all the way to the ground. Within a broad 1 to 2 mile wide area of EF0 to EF1 damage, there were several small swaths of EF2 damage due to multiple votices.”
• Douglas County, NE (near Omaha Millard Arpt) · Tornado EF2 · 3 injuries
  “This is the continuation of tornado number 1 (of 2) to hit the Omaha metro area this night. Tornado number 1 crossed over from Sarpy county near 144th and Harrison Streets before merging with tornado number 2 just east of 132nd and Westwood Lane.”
• Columbia County, WI (near Rio) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees and power-lines. One injury reported at Rio campground when tree branches hit a person.”
• Cook County, IL (near Park Forest South) · Tornado EF2 · $4 million
  “A tornado which touched down in northwest Will County, crossed Steger Road into Cook County, just west of Cicero Avenue. The tornado hit a subdivision on the northwest corner of Steger Road and Cicero Avenue. Large tree limbs were blown down and a couple trees were uprooted.”
• Cook County, IL (near Park Forest) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
  “A tornado touched down in South Chicago Heights in the Schubert's Woods Forest Preserve just north of Sauk Trail and west of Forest Preserve Drive. This tornado then tracked northeast across the forest, eventually emerging from the forest near Euclid and west 26th Streets.”

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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