Storm reports for June 26, 2008

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On June 26, 2008, 230 hail, 296 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 29 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Marshall County, KS.

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 (230)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $6.1 million in crop damage, 7 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (534 events in 29 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnson County, IN (near Greenwood) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000 · 3 deaths · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds contributed to the collapse of a wall and scaffolding at a construction site in the Precedent South Business Center south of Main Street near I-65. The incident killed 3 and injured 2. All were male workers.”
• Cambria County, PA (near Johnstown) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1,000 · 4 injuries
  “Cambria County emergency management and fire rescue reported multiple tents and a tower were blown down at an outside event called Thunder in the Valley. A performing stage also collapsed. The wind damage along with flying debris lead to 4 minor injuries.”
• Reno County, KS (near South Hutchinson) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $80,000 · 1 injury
  “A semi-truck trailer was blown over near the intersection of K-96 and 6th Avenue on the southwest edge of Hutchinson. Additionally, an empty trailer parked at Tyson Foods rolled over. Furthermore, the storm knocked out power to about 7,000 customers across Reno County.”
• Steele County, ND (near Blabon) · Hail 1.00″ · $100,000
  “The Steele County sheriff reported the quarter sized hail accumulated to a depth of one foot. Several sections of cropland received damage in northern Melrose township.”
• Lucas County, OH (near Toledo) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $75,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts tracked from South Toledo through the east side of Toledo and continued northeast to Oregon. Along this path, trained spotters reported numerous trees, large limbs, and at least a dozen power poles were down.”
• Allegheny County, PA (near Bayne) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Emergency management reported trees and power lines down in Franklin 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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