Storm reports for June 19, 2008

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On June 19, 2008, 288 hail, 110 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Armstrong County, TX.

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 (288)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.2 million in property damage, $1.7 million in crop damage, 7 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (407 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harris County, TX (near Clinton Park) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $30,000 · 1 death · 7 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds collapsed the top floor of a building under construction in Rice Village near Sunset. The was one fatality and seven injuries in the collapse.”
• Chatham County, GA (near Sandfly) · Tornado EF1 · $3.1 million
  “The National Weather Service Office in Charleston, South Carolina completed a damage survey in Chatham county Georgia and determined that an EF-1 Tornado occurred.”
• Carson County, TX (near Pantex) · Hail 2.00″ · $500,000
  “An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported that numerous homes in eastern Carson County received considerable roof and window damage to homes...barns and other structures.”
• Greene County, MO (near Mumford) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $300,000
  “Major tree and power line damage occurred within a neighborhood in east Springfield. This damage was due to the rear flank downdraft winds of a tornadic supercell. Several homes also experienced damage from large trees falling into them.”
• Potter County, TX (near (Ama)Amarillo Intl A) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “The Potter County Emergency Manager reported significant damage to an aircraft hangar at the Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport. Also...there were numerous reports of minor tree damage and roof damage to homes on the east side of Amarillo. No injuries were reported.”
• Greene County, MO (near Sgf Downtown Arpt) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted a section of east Springfield. The tornado and its damaging rear flank downdraft tracked along the Highway 65 corridor, damaging numerous businesses and a few homes.”

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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