Storm reports for June 16, 2008

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On June 16, 2008, 434 hail, 148 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 27 states. The largest hail reported was 3.75″ (teacup size) in Greene County, VA.

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 (434)

Showing the 300 largest of 434.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.3 million in property damage, $72.6 million in crop damage and 10 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (583 events in 27 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• District of Columbia, DC (near Brookland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 10 injuries
  “Washington DC Emergency Management reported 10 injuries on the National Mall when winds blew a tent down. Three adults and 7 children were injured when the tent was damaged.”
• Greene County, VA (near Quinque) · Hail 3.75″ · $1 million
  “Trained spotters and broadcast media reported a significant hail storm across Greene County. Hail ranging from golf ball to baseball-sized was reported in Stanardsville, Quince and Ruckersville. Several vehicles were damages. Nearly 30 horse trailers were destroyed at two companies.”
• Stonewall County, TX (near Aspermont) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in the Aspermont vicinity shortly after 21:30 CST on the 16th. This was the second storm to cause damage in and around Aspermont in as many weeks, following a previously damaging storm which struck on the 5th.||The Texas Tech University West Texas…”
• Greene County, PA (near Jefferson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Emergency management reported trees and power lines down in Jefferson and Cumberland townships.”
• Allegheny County, PA (near Russelton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Emergency management reported large trees down in Russellton.”
• Midland County, TX (near Midland) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $70,000
  “On Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service in Midland conducted a damage survey of areas within the city of Midland affected by a heat burst. The damage survey focused on locations at and around the intersection of Loop 250 and Midland Drive, in northwest portions of the city of Midland.”

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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