Storm reports for July 30, 2008

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On July 30, 2008, 56 hail, 123 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Mercer 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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage and 14 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (182 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Day County, SD (near Webster) · Thunderstorm wind 120 mph · 10 injuries
  “The lumber yard and cabinet shop in Webster were destroyed. Power lines and poles were downed along with hundreds of trees. A semi was overturned on Highway 12 west of Webster injuring the driver. Several other injuries occurred in Day County as a result of the windstorm.”
• Grant County, SD (near Milbank) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · 2 injuries
  “Many trees were downed throughout the city of Milbank. Two semis were blown off of Highway 12 near Milbank resulting in injuries to the drivers.”
• Wise County, TX (near Alvord) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000 · 1 injury
  “A downburst blew over two barns. One person was injured by the debris and transported to a Fort Worth hospital by helicopter.”
• Breathitt County, KY (near Portsmouth) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree was blown down and onto a car resulting in minor injuries to the passenger.”
• Garrett County, MD (near Sand Spg) · Tornado EF0 · $500,000
  “This was the 3rd segment of a tornado that began in Fayette county Pennsylvania, crossed Preston county West Virginia, and then moved into Garrett county Maryland and dissipated.”
• Preston County, WV (near Glade Farms) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “This was segment 2 of a 3 segment tornado that originated in Fayette county Pennsylvania and continued into Garrett county Maryland. This EF0 tornado entered Preston county from Fayette county Pennsylvania about one and one half miles north of Glade Farms, West Virginia, and exited the 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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