Storm reports for August 27, 2008

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On August 27, 2008, 12 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Lincoln County, SD.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $174,000 in property damage and $120,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wayne County, NC (near Fremont) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “A weak EF-1 tornado touched down to the northeast of Freemont in|northern Wayne County. The tornado tracked north after touching down in the middle of a corn field just southeast of the intersection of Aycock Church Road and Old Black Creek Road.”
• Wilson County, NC (near Black Creek) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A weak EF-1 tornado touched down to the northeast of Freemont in|northern Wayne County. The tornado tracked north after touching down in the middle of a corn field just southeast of the intersection of Aycock Church Road and Old Black Creek Road.”
• Chatham County, NC (near Crutchfield Xrds) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “A weak tornado initially touched down along Jesse Bridges Road between Smith Hudson Road and Rufus Brewer Road. Most of the damage occurred along Jesse Bridges Road with very large trees blown down in different directions.”
• Cochise County, AZ (near St David) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Three wood utility poles were blown down across Highway 80.”
• Randolph County, NC (near Salem) · Tornado EF0 · $2,000
  “A weak tornado briefly touched down along Applewood Road. Most of the damage was confined to two outbuildings and numerous trees in the area. Moderately sized cement yard statures were also tossed along with the under the skirting of a manufactured home.”
• Woodbury County, IA (near Leeds) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. The winds also blew down a chimney.”

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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