Storm reports for August 30, 2008

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On August 30, 2008, 13 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Riverside County, CA.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (22 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Riverside County, CA (near Idyllwild) · Hail 1.50″ · 2 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm developed over the Fern Valley area and significantly interfered with an ongoing search and rescue operation involving two injured climbers at Suicide Rock.”
• Burnet County, TX (near Granite Mtn) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Marble Falls Police reported power lines and tree limbs down.”
• Leslie County, KY (near Warbranch) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “One tree and a few large limbs were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.”
• Benton County, AR (near Siloam Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and a power line.”
• Lincoln County, GA (near Lincolnton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Real Electric reported trees and powerlines down from thunderstorms at the intersection of hwy 79 and Prater road.”
• Wilson County, NC (near Elm City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “One tree was downed across Upchurch Road near Four Tenth Road.”

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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