Storm reports for July 8, 2008

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On July 8, 2008, 50 hail, 281 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Person County, NC.

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 (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $4,000 in crop damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (339 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Banks County, GA (near Gillsville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000 · 1 death
  “The Banks County Emergency Management Director reported that more than a dozen trees were down across the county. A number of trees were down in the western part of the county along Georgia Highway 51 and Hickory Flat Road between Gillsville and Homer, and in the eastern part of the county on…”
• Gwinnett County, GA (near Lawrenceville) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that a tree fell on a home in the 850 block of Chandler Road as a result of a downburst associated with a thunderstorm. A woman inside was injured and treated at the scene by paramedics.”
• Greene County, PA (near Morrisville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $200,000
  “Emergency management reported numerous trees down in Waynesburg and in areas east of the city.”
• Coshocton County, OH (near Coshocton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Law enforcement reported numerous trees down in Coshocton and across the county.”
• Tuscarawas County, OH (near New Philadelphia) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Emergency management reported numerous trees down around New Philadelphia and across the county.”
• Edgar County, IL (near Horace) · Tornado EF0 · $60,000
  “A trained spotter sighted a tornado for a few minutes just west of highway 1 and near 1600 Street. It damaged several pole barns and grain bins before dissipating.”

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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