Storm reports for August 12, 2008

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On August 12, 2008, 29 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Pennington County, SD.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $141,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (51 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Baca County, CO (near Springfield) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $50,000
  “Several airport hangars were destroyed and a few planes were damaged at the Springfield Airport due to a powerful microburst.”
• Lawrence County, MS (near Bournham) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “A few trees were blown down along Highway 43 with one large tree down on a house.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Petal) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “A few power lines were blown down around Petal as a couple trees and many large limbs were blown down on the lines.”
• Texas County, OK (near Guymon) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3,000
  “The Texas County Emergency Manager reported power outages due to the strong thunderstorm wind gusts just north of Guymon and also on the northeast side of Guymon...just outside the city limits. Two power poles were reported blown down in Guymon.”
• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Lacombe) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.”
• Pike County, MS (near Mc Comb) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Numerous tree were blown down across southern Pike County and in the McComb area.”

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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