Storm reports for August 11, 2008

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On August 11, 2008, 76 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Brown County, NE.

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 (76)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $50,000 in property damage and $188,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brown County, NE (near Johnstown) · Hail 2.75″ · $15,000
  “Golf ball to baseball size hail occurred near Enders Lake. The large hail severely damaged vehicles.”
• Bronx County, NY (near Throggs Neck) · Hail 1.75″ · $15,000
  “Hail up to golf ball in size pelted portions of Locust Point, Silver Beach and Fort Schuyler. The hail accumulated up to one inch in depth in places, caused damage to the siding on the Locust Point Civic Association Clubhouse, put dents in multiple cars, and destroyed numerous flower and vegetable…”
• Nassau County, NY (near Sea Cliff) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $8,000
  “Ten trees were reported down, at least one large one near the corner of Sea Cliff and Carpenter Avenues, were reported down in the Village of Sea Cliff.”
• Queens County, NY (near Flushing Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $8,000
  “A large tree was reported to have fallen into a house just northeast of Flushing.”
• Bergen County, NJ (near Ft Lee) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Trees were reported down along River Road just southeast of Fort Lee.”
• Queens County, NY (near Little Neck) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Two southbound lanes of the Cross Island Parkway at Bayside Marina were blocked due to a large downed tree limb.”

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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