Storm reports for July 10, 2008

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On July 10, 2008, 202 hail, 153 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in McLeod County, MN.

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 (202)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage and $1.2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (365 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Buckhorn) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $400,000
  “Winds caused power outages and property damage due to microburst winds as high as 65 mph. Winds blew down a tree near 78th Street and McDonald which damaged a covered parking structure.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Apache Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 89 mph · $200,000
  “Spotters in two locations in Apache Junction had gusts to 67 and 89 mph.”
• Dane County, WI (near Mc Farland) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $150,000
  “Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled large trees and broke branches that brought down some power-lines. In McFarland, a house was blown down, and tree debris damaged a restaurant .”
• Green Lake County, WI (near Dalton) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “A weak tornado spun up about 1/2 mile southwest of Downtown Dalton near a creek and proceeded to track east across STH 44 just northeast of the intersection of STH 44 and South Main Steet, and ultimately dissipated about 1/2 mile east-southeast of Downtown Dalton just southeast of the intersection…”
• Clinton County, IA (near Welton) · Tornado EF0 · $125,000
  “An EF0 tornado touched down just west of Welton, IA between 210 pm and 225 pm July 10. Four farms sustained damage mainly to outbuildings and a barn. Two of the outbuildings were destroyed. One residence sustained some shingle damage and another had a tree limb puncture the roof.”
• Kankakee County, IL (near Bourbonnais) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “A parked car on North Blaine Avenue was destroyed by a large tree that was blown down onto it. Another car on Goodwin Street sustained significant damage after a large tree limb fell on it. An SUV on South Grand Avenue suffered major damage after a large tree limb fell onto the roof.”

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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