Storm reports for August 6, 2008

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On August 6, 2008, 15 hail, 53 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Bennington County, VT.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $301,000 in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (68 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Trempealeau County, WI (near Dewey Corners) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000 · 4 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds caused a cattle barn undergoing construction to collapse near Arcadia. Four construction workers were injured.”
• Lexington County, SC (near Gilbert) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $60,000
  “EM reported several trees down, a dock destroyed, and a boat overturned at 622 East Point road on Lake Murray. SCE&G reoprted many poles and power lines down.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Oracle) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “Power lines were downed by high winds in Oracle.”
• Macon County, TN (near Russell Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Trees were down on a car and outbuilding in the Russell Hill area.”
• Hampden County, MA (near Highlands) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees on South, Park, and Main Streets, Temple, and Holyoke Roads were downed by thunderstorm winds. Some of these trees blocked Temple and Holyoke Roads.”
• Hampden County, MA (near Willimansett) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees across Chicopee were downed by thunderstorm winds. One fell on a house on Oakville Street. Numerous trees were snapped off eight to ten feet off the ground on Memorial Drive.”

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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