Storm reports for August 26, 2008

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On August 26, 2008, 28 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cherry County, NE.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage, $120,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (58 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jackson County, GA (near Arcade) · Tornado EF1 · $350,000 · 3 injuries
  “A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City and the Jackson County Emergency Management Agency confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down and caused considerable damage in northeast Jackson county.”
• Hall County, GA (near Blackshear Place) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000
  “A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia and the Hall County Emergency Management Agency confirmed that a second tornado had touched down in Hall county. This was an EF1 tornado and occurred in the southwest part of the county.”
• Hall County, GA (near Gnesville Cotton Mil) · Tornado EF1 · $550,000
  “A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia and the Hall County Emergency Management Agency confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down approximately six miles north-northeast of Gainesville, or about 3 miles east-southeast of Murrayville near Mount…”
• Greenville County, SC (near Wares Xrds) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “The tornado touched down in rural, southern Greenville County. As it crossed Davis and Richey Roads, about 5 miles east of Pelzer, it destroyed a garage, removed shingles from roofs and uprooted large trees. The tornado continued north into Moonville where it blew down more trees.”
• Harris County, TX (near (Efd)Ellington Afb) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “Downburst winds caused roofing material to be blown off aircraft hanger at Ellington Field. Some of this material landed on 2 nearby parked vehicles with vehicles severely damaged.”
• Wilkes County, GA (near Mallorysville) · Tornado EF0 · $30,000
  “A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia and the Wilkes County Emergency Management Director confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down in northeast Wilkes county about three miles northwest of Tignall near the intersection of Bunch Road and Mallorysville…”

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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