Storm reports for August 5, 2008

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On August 5, 2008, 85 hail, 93 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Marion County, MO.

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 (85)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $789,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (178 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Meade County, SD (near Sturgis Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A man was injured when he was struck by a pole holding a large banner at a convenience store east of Sturgis.”
• Bergen County, NJ (near Harrington Park) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $335,000
  “A microburst occurred in Harrington Park along a west to east running path one-quarter mile long and 200 yards wide. This path was roughly from 21 Harriot Avenue, where it appears the microburst made first contact with the ground, to the western border of the town.”
• Lawrence County, SD (near Spearfish) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Golf ball sized hail was 12 inches deep on road and accumulated two feet deep in ditches. The combination of hail and strong winds broke windows and siding on a house.”
• Wilson County, TX (near Poth) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “A barn was destroyed by a microburst with estimated winds of 80 mph. Debris from the barn was thrown hundreds of yards downwind. An adjacent house also sustained shingle damage and part of the chimney collapsed. Two trees sustained significant damage.”
• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Evansville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout Evansville. A spotter measured a wind gust to 60 mph. The highest wind gust at the Evansville airport was 51 mph. The strongest winds occurred just ahead of the leading edge of rain.”
• Bartow County, GA (near Allatoona) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “The Bartow County Emergency Management Director reported that a thunderstorm downburst with estimated winds in excess of 65 mph from a small collapsing thunderstorms downed over 100 trees in far southeast Bartow county around Lake Allatoona. At least 12 of the downed trees were large oak 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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