Storm reports for August 9, 2008

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On August 9, 2008, 27 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Phillips County, MT.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage, $15,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McIntosh County, OK (near Eufaula) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $1 million · 4 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds measured by a storm spotter at 85 miles an hour overturned several camper trailers and severely damaged boat docks at Lake Eufaula State Park. Three boats were capsized by the wind. Four people were transported to the hospital with injuries.”
• Beaver County, OK (near Gate) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts...estimated between fifty-two knots and sixty-one knots...knocked over an irrigation pivot and also some large tree limbs were blown down. No injuries were reported. The time of occurrence was estimated.”
• Missoula County, MT (near Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “National Weather Service employee reported the metal roof on the Rock Creek Lodge was blown off from thunderstorm winds.”
• Oneida County, ID (near Malad City) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “A severe thunderstorm downed several trees, damaged roofs and tossed debris throughout the city at around 3 am MDT August 10th.”
• Missoula County, MT (near Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 53 mph · $10,000
  “National Weather Service employee reported 2 tree tops blown off with structural damage to a neighbor's roof. Winds estimated to be 53 mph.”
• Okfuskee County, OK (near Pharoah) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines, damaged the roofs of several barns and blew down numerous large tree limbs.”

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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