Storm reports for August 17, 2008

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On August 17, 2008, 18 hail, 8 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Valencia County, NM.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (31 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Valencia County, NM (near Belen) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “Golf ball size hail pounded the Belen area. Dozens of vehicles were damaged and numerous building had windows broken. Several street lights were damaged and trees were stripped of leaves.”
• Valencia County, NM (near Belen) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and combined with large hail to break windows throughout Belen.”
• Saginaw County, MI (near Saginaw) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Local television meteorologist reported large tree limbs down and trees uprooted along and near Gratiot Road.”
• Colleton County, SC (near Hendersonville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A tree was reported down across Combahee Road near Hendersonville, South Carolina.”
• Colleton County, SC (near Cottageville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A tree was reported down across Brocktown Road near Cottageville, South Carolina.”
• De Baca County, NM (near Agudo) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds broke large branches off a tree.”

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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