Storm reports for July 29, 2008

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On July 29, 2008, 33 hail, 54 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Dorchester County, SC.

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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $253,000 in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (91 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Forrest County, MS (near Dixie Pine) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “A couple buildings sustained roof damage in Hattiesburg.”
• McLean County, IL (near Bloomington) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Several trees and tree limbs were blown down.”
• Jefferson Davis County, MS (near Prentiss) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down around Prentiss.”
• Champaign County, IL (near Fisher) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees and power lines blown down near Fisher.”
• Walker County, GA (near La Fayette) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $15,000
  “The Walker County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown over onto a home resulting in some structural damage.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Trussville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused a swath of damage from Clay Road, to the area around the fire department, in the city of Trussville. Numerous tree limbs were broken off, with a few tree trunks snapped and uprooted. At least two houses received roof damage due to fallen trees.”

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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