Storm reports for August 10, 2008

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On August 10, 2008, 192 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Golden Valley County, ND.

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 (192)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $847,000 in property damage and $16.6 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (236 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cumberland County, NJ (near Carlis Corner) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $250,000
  “A severe thunderstorm downed several trees along the 200 block of Rosenhayn Avenue in Upper Deerfield Township. The downed trees damaged four homes on the block. The left side of one home was destroyed. Another home was impaled twice by a downed tree.”
• Salem County, NJ (near Deepwater) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Hail as large as golf balls caused vehicular and crop damage from Pennsville and Carney Townships eastward across mouch of the northern half of Salem County. Large amounts of hail damage occurred to farms in Mannington, Carney Point, Pilesgrove and Oldmans Township.”
• New Castle County, DE (near Kentmere) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “A severe thunderstorm tore down several large oak and sycamore trees at the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington. The downed trees damaged several exhibits. The In Flight exhibit was destroyed. A downed tree also punctured a hole in the roof af the animal hospital and damaged a storage shed.”
• Cumberland County, NJ (near Carlis Corner) · Hail 0.88″ · $75,000
  “Penny to nickel size hail fell from Upper Deerfield Township east through Deerfield Township and Millville. In Millville, the large hail damaged about 75 vehicles at the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep Dealership on North 2nd Street.”
• Golden Valley County, ND (near Beach) · Hail 2.25″ · $25,000
  “Hail in various sizes up to two and one-quarter inches in diameter fell over the city of Beach for a half hour. Damage was reported to homes in Beach and crops around Beach.”
• York County, PA (near York Furnace) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires near Pequea.”

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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