Storm reports for June 11, 2008

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On June 11, 2008, 190 hail, 147 damaging-wind and 41 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Ellsworth County, KS. Tornadoes killed 7.

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 (190)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $93 million in property damage, $5.5 million in crop damage, 53 injuries and 7 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (384 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Monona County, IA (near Blencoe) · Tornado EF3 · 4 deaths · 48 injuries
  “This tornado tragically hit a boyscout camp north of Little Sioux Iowa killing 4 young scouts. The tornado initially touched down in Burt county Nebraska, crossed into Harrison county Iowa near mile marker 97 on Interstate 29, and then finally crossed into Monona county Iowa about 4 miles north of…”
• Jackson County, KS (near Soldier) · Tornado EF2 · 2 deaths
  “This is the second segment of a tornado that initially touched down in Pottawatomie County and then continued northeast into Jackson County before continuing northeast and dissipating in Nemaha County. This is segment 2 of 3.”
• Dickinson County, KS (near Enterprise) · Tornado EF3 · $20.2 million · 1 death · 3 injuries
  “This is the first segment of a tornado that moved through 2 counties. This tornado continued northeast out of Dickinson County and dissipated shortly after entering Geary County. The tornado first touched down at a farmstead to the north-northwest of the town of Enterprise.”
• Murray County, MN (near Lime Creek) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado blew the roof off a house, collapsed a wall in the house, and shifted the house off its foundation. A woman taking shelter in a closet was injured. On the same farmstead, the tornado also destroyed two sheds and caused minor damage to another house and two outbuildings.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Fultondale) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree was blown down onto a vehicle, injuring one woman.”
• Riley County, KS (near Ogden) · Tornado EF4 · $66 million
  “The tornado touched down to the southwest of Manahattan on a farm, and first destroyed a large machine shed, and threw a grain cart into an adjacent field. The tornado tracked to the northeast and destroyed several homes that were in the process of being built.”

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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