Storm reports for August 19, 2008

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On August 19, 2008, 10 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Bristol County, MA.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $557,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (33 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brevard County, FL (near Micco) · Tornado EF1 · $420,000 · 2 injuries
  “An EF1 tornado embedded in a rain band from Tropical Storm Fay moved onshore and struck the manufactured home community of Barefoot Bay. The tornado destroyed 9 mobile homes and damaged 59. The tornado blew the roof off and collapsed the exterior walls of the most severely damaged mobile home.”
• Bristol County, MA (near Pine Hill Acres) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm wind damage began about half a mile north of Lake Street on the west side of New Bedford Reservoir in Acushnet. Damage extended to the south-southeast ending at the intersection of Main Street and Perry Hill Road.”
• Martin County, FL (near Salerno) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “An EF0 tornado associated with a rain band moving on shore from Tropical Storm Fay, touched down briefly in Stuart. The tornado overturned a panel truck and damaged a service station awning.”
• Plymouth County, MA (near Stanley) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees on Oak and Pond Streets and in the prison complex were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Bexar County, TX (near Converse) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey concludes straight line thunderstorm winds produced tree and fence damage near the Live Oak area early in the morning.”
• St. Lucie County, FL (near White City) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “Rain bands moving on shore from Tropical Storm Fay produced a brief EF0 tornado in Ft. Pierce. The tornado slightly damaged the roof and interior ceiling of a warehouse.”

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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