Storm reports for August 7, 2008

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On August 7, 2008, 156 hail, 238 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Middlesex County, MA.

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 (156)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage and $150,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (395 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Peach County, GA (near Miami Vly) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “The public observed golf ball-sized hail. Radar data suggests that this occurred in the Miami Valley area, not near Byron.”
• Beaufort County, SC (near Beaufort) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “The Beaufort County 911 Dispatch center reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county. Two trees were reported down on vehicles and three trees were reported down on homes. Two boats also sank in the Broad River when strong thunderstorm winds caused them to capsize.”
• Mitchell County, GA (near Camilla) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “The top of a trailer at the Mitchell County Middle School was blown off. Wood debris from the trailer damaged several vehicles parked in the faculty parking lot.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Valencia) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $70,000
  “Power poles and lines reported blown down. As many as 70 poles were down in the Buckeye area alone.”
• Jones County, NC (near Phillips Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Minor damage occurred to several structures including a church in the Phillips Crossroads area. winds were estimated from 70 to 80 mph. Wind damage also occurred in the Trenton area with trees and power lines down.”
• Fulton County, GA (near Atlanta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that at least a dozen trees were down just south of downtown Atlanta. Two homes on Adella Street were damaged a a result of trees that fell on the structures.”

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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