Storm reports for July 19, 2008

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On July 19, 2008, 100 hail, 86 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Burleigh County, ND.

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 (100)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage and $2.9 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (192 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Burleigh County, ND (near (Bis)Bismarck Muni A) · Hail 2.75″ · $800,000
  “A severe thunderstorm brought a large swath of very large hail through the north side of Bismarck early Saturday evening. Hail reports ranged from golf ball size to baseball size, along with multiple reports of hail damage to vehicles and homes.”
• Franklin County, MA (near East Whately) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $250,000
  “Considerable tree damage was reported. Fallen trees littered roads making a few impassable. A few reports include: on Christian Lane, a twelve inch diameter tree snapped in two and two 50-70 foot tall trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Franklin County, MA (near Sunderland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $250,000
  “Numerous trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds across Sunderland. At least six of these trees landed on vehicles and another six landed on houses. A town administrator reported up to 27 utility poles were downed.”
• Carroll County, IA (near Templeton) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “Tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 141 and Hawthorne. A farmstead was hit along the path, flattening the barn and damaging the homestead. Power lines were also downed by the tornado.”
• Morton County, ND (near Hebron) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Hail up to the size of ping pong balls fell in the city of Hebron, causing damage to buildings and vehicles.”
• Stoddard County, MO (near Dudley) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $80,000
  “At a farm just off U.S. Highway 60 near Dudley, several outbuildings and grain bins sustained extensive damage. An empty grain bin was blown a short distance. Other grain bins were unroofed. The metal roof on a large equipment shed was blown apart.”

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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