Storm reports for July 24, 2008

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On July 24, 2008, 58 hail, 68 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Lincoln County, NE. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (58)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3 million in property damage, $35,000 in crop damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (134 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rockingham County, NH (near Leavitts Hill) · Tornado EF2 · $840,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “An E-F2 tornado touched down about 5 miles southwest of Northwood Narrows and moved north northeast for a little over 5 miles before crossing into Merrimack County. Numerous trees were downed and many homes were damaged or destroyed. A woman was killed when the house she was in collapsed.”
• Bexar County, TX (near San Antonio) · Tornado EF0 · $800,000
  “A tornado touched down on the south side of San Antonio. There was considerable damage to a boat shop and boat storage facility. A boat storage rack had its roof and top level twisted back on itself and the roof of an adjacent building was damaged in a similar manor.”
• Belknap County, NH (near South Barnstead) · Tornado EF2 · $561,000
  “An E-F2 tornado moving north northeast out of Rockingham County entered Belknap County about 2 miles southwest of South Barnstead near Province Road. The storm travaled almost 12 miles before crossing into Strafford County resulting in E-F0 to E-F2 damage.”
• Carroll County, NH (near South Wolfeboro) · Tornado EF2 · $347,000
  “An E-F2 tornado moving out of Strafford County crossed into Carroll 2.9 miles east of South Wolfboro and continued to skip north northeast for almost 20 miles through the town of Freedom. F0 to F2 damage occurred along the path of the storm and many thousands of trees were blown down.”
• Merrimack County, NH (near Epsom) · Tornado EF2 · $153,000
  “An E-F2 tornado moving north northeast out of Rockingham County crossed into Merrimack County near Route 202 and continued north northeast a little over 5 miles before entering Belknap County. Homes and buildins in the tornadoes path sustained damage along the path which was up to a half mile wide.”
• Strafford County, NH (near New Durham) · Tornado EF2 · $126,000
  “An E-F1 tornado, moving north northeast out of Belknap County, entered Strafford County approximately 2.2 miles north northwest of New Durham. The storm skipped along for more than 8 miles before exiting into Carroll County.”

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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