Storm reports for August 8, 2008

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On August 8, 2008, 41 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT.

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 (41)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $304,000 in property damage 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

• Iberia Parish, LA (near New Iberia) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000
  “A tornado quickly touched down in New Iberia near a shopping center, breaking the windows in 10 vehicles in the parking lot. Fences were blown down. At a nearby funeral home, a 30 ft section of the roof was torn off.”
• Cameron Parish, LA (near Johnson Bayou) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A weak tornado briefly touched down near the high school, damaging several cars in the parking lot and part of the school roof.”
• Clearwater County, ID (near Orofino) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “A trained spotter reported damage to a boat dock and several boats at the Dworshak Reservoir. Numerous trees were also reported blown down, causing a power outage in Orofino with fire starts.”
• Mesa County, CO (near Grand Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $6,000
  “Strong outflow winds from thunderstorms blew limbs off trees and also blew the roof off of a business on South 8th Street.”
• Capitol Planning Region, CT (near Granby) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Trees and wires on Hartford Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Capitol Planning Region, CT (near Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Trees on Maple Street and limbs on Lake Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.”

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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