Storm reports for August 16, 2008

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On August 16, 2008, 45 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Alamosa County, CO.

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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $48,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (63 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Plymouth County, MA (near Plymouth Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Several large trees and branches were blown down on the south side of Fearing Pond in Myles Standish State Forest. Eyewitnesses reported waves up to two and a half feet tall formed on the small pond.”
• Klamath County, OR (near Klamath Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A member of the public reported that part of a barn roof was blown away, a firmly anchored car canopy was toppled, and a boat was damaged by strong gusts associated with a thunderstorm. No warning was issued for this storm.”
• Alamosa County, CO (near Mosca) · Tornado EF1 · $8,000
  “A brief tornado destroyed a mobile home in a rural area.”
• Charleston County, SC (near Ashley Hall) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A large tree fell on a house on Savage Road, resulting in minor roof damage. A large branch from an oak tree was also reported down.”
• Charleston County, SC (near Ashley Hall) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A tree was reported down at the intersection of Highway 7 and Orleans Road. Another tree was reported down at the intersection of Rondo Street and Arlington Drive.”
• Colleton County, SC (near Islandton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Law enforcement reported a tree blocking one late on Forks Road, 2 miles southeast of Islandton, South Carolina.”

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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