Storm reports for July 9, 2008

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On July 9, 2008, 46 hail, 146 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Gregory County, SD.

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 (46)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $1.6 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (197 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Petersburg city, VA (near Petersburg) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “Tornado briefly touched down at the intersection of Farmer Street and Fairgrounds Road in the west section of Petersburg. There was extensive damage to a warehouse, including the roof being blown off the warehouse. Utility poles and powerlines were also downed in the vicinity.”
• Lexington County, SC (near Lexington) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $120,000
  “Sheriff Dispatch reported numerous trees down and large limbs down across the town. Several homes were damaged. NWS Survey reported that the damage was due to a wet microburst which produced winds estimated to be around 90 mph.”
• Leake County, MS (near Dowell) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $60,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down along with a tin roof blown off a house.”
• Adams County, NE (near Kenesaw) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $60,000
  “Damage reported included snapped power poles and power lines down as well as trees blown down onto cars.”
• Roanoke County, VA (near Vinton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous tree limbs, up to one foot in diameter, were blown down. A home and a car were damaged by the fallen trees. Damage values are estimated.”
• Neshoba County, MS (near Hope) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $25,000
  “A mobile home was blown off its block and several trees were blown down.”

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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