Storm reports for August 2, 2008

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On August 2, 2008, 239 hail, 374 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in York County, PA.

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 (239)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.9 million in property damage, $9.4 million in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (614 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cherokee County, GA (near Canton) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm downburst winds blew down dozens of trees on the east and north side of Lake Allatoona. A number of trees were also down between the eastern side of Lake Allatoona and Woodstock as well.”
• Barnstable County, MA (near Buzzards Bay) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tent secured with 18 inch steel stakes at the Pan-Mass Challenge. One of these stakes struck a person, causing minor injuries.”
• Leake County, MS (near Marydell) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1.2 million
  “Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down as an intense line of storms hit Leake County with 60 to 80 mph winds. Almost 50 roads were blocked by down trees and lines across the county.”
• Scott County, MS (near Sebastopol) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $1 million
  “Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down across the eastern half of Scott County as an intense line of storms moved through the area. Wind gusts ranged from 60 to 75 mph which downed many trees and power lines across area roads. In Forest, 1 tree damaged a home and another damaged a car.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near Waleska) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “WSB TV of Atlanta relayed a report of golf ball-sized hail from northwest Cherokee county, northwest of Waleska. The Waleska Fire and Rescue Department as well as the public observed penny, nickel, and quarter-sized hail across northwest and west central Cherokee county, from northwest to southwest…”
• Scott County, MS (near Raworth) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $600,000
  “Hundreds of trees and many power lines were blown down across the central and southwest portion of Scott County. Many trees were blown down across area roads along with some power lines. Across the county, nearly 85 percent of all roads had at least 1 tree downed across it.”

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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