Storm reports for August 23, 2008

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On August 23, 2008, 6 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Custer 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

Hail reports (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $177,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (28 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tarrant County, TX (near Bedford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000
  “Major roof damage occurred to a theater near the intersection of Highways 121 and 183.”
• Smith County, TX (near Tyler) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $30,000
  “Trees and powerlines were downed in town on County Road 3013. A tree was also down on a home in Tyler, Texas on the 600 block of Chilton.”
• Park County, CO (near Lake George) · Tornado EF1 · $30,000
  “A waterspout transitioned to a landspout and caused damage to several recreational vehicles. Several peopled suffered minor injuries from flying debris.”
• Cook County, GA (near Staunton) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000
  “A tornado touched down just north of Lenox near U.S. Highway 41 and Darden Road. It traveled northwest and passed over Interstate 75. Along its path, it downed numerous trees and heavily damaged a barn near Sugar Hill Road.”
• Teller County, CO (near Woodland Park) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000
  “A tornado occurred in northeast Teller County...destroying scores of trees...and narrowly missing a subdivision.”
• Presque Isle County, MI (near Onaway) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “A weighted picnic table was blown into the side of a house. Part of the table penetrated the siding and sheeting of the home, and entered some cabinetry.”

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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