Storm reports for July 23, 2008

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On July 23, 2008, 83 hail, 166 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 30 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Pennington 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 (83)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $970,000 in property damage and $115,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (257 events in 30 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Macon County, GA (near Marshallville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $275,000
  “A deputy with the Macon County Sheriff's Office reported that from 50 to 75 trees were down and hundreds more tree limbs in and around Marshallville. Dozens of power lines were also down in the area. At least 10 homes sustained damage from downed trees.”
• Fall River County, SD (near Edgemont) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a cement granary, a 20 foot high barn, and several power poles.”
• Floyd County, GA (near Armuchee) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that one tree was down on a house and another tree was down on a vehicle. Two people were trapped inside the vehicle, but no injuries were reported. The Rome News Tribune reported that at least eight trees were down across the county.”
• Prince William County, VA (near Wellington) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A brief EF-0-rated tornado with maximum winds of 75 MPH occurred in an area located between Gainesville and Sudley in northern Prince William County. Initial touchdown was along Mason King Court in an industrial park.”
• Bristol County, RI (near Barrington) · Tornado EF1 · $45,000
  “A National Weather Service Damage Survey Team concluded that an EF-1 Tornado occurred in a portion of Eastern Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts. A waterspout occurred just off of Rumstick Point in Barrington, Rhode Island.”
• Salem County, NJ (near Pole Tavern) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $40,000
  “A severe thunderstorm tore down a few trees in Upper Pittsgrove Township. A greater than 200-year-old tree was knocked down into a home at the intersection of New Jersey State Route 77 and Glassboro Road. The tree fell through the roof, damaged the gutters and broke two windows.”

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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