Storm reports for August 13, 2008

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On August 13, 2008, 99 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Pipestone County, MN.

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 (99)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14.6 million in property damage, $135,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (162 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Charlton County, GA (near Homeland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 2 injuries
  “A tree fell on a trailer home and injured two residents inside. The victims were taken to the local hospital. The extent of their injuries was unknown.”
• Duval County, FL (near Eggleston Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12 million
  “The Jacksonville Port Authority reported two large 125 foot tall container ship cranes collapsed at Blount Island Marine Terminal. Each container was 950 tons. A squall line was moving across the area when the collapsed occurred.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Tucson) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $2.5 million
  “Extensive wind damage occurred on the north side of Tucson due to a microburst. Damage reported included 28 power poles knocked down including a dozen at River Road and Dodge Blvd resulting in 35,000 customers without power, some for an extended period as much as two days.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Amherst) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $15,000
  “The public estimated that thunderstorm wind gusts near 70 mph accompanied very heavy rainfall in Amherst around 16:15 CST. These estimates were confirmed by a nearby Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station which measured a 73 mph gust just east of the town.”
• Lake County, FL (near Orange Bend) · Tornado EF0 · $12,000
  “A brief EF0 tornado touched down blowing down trees and damaging the roofs of two mobile homes.”
• Lake County, FL (near Orange Bend) · Tornado EF0 · $12,000
  “A brief EF0 tornado touched down blowing down trees and damaging the roofs of two mobile homes.”

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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