Storm reports for September 7, 2008

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On September 7, 2008, 9 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Shawnee County, KS.

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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 10 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Shawnee County, KS (near (Top)Billard Arpt To) · Hail 2.00″
  “Large hail fell at the National Weather Service Office in Topeka. Widespread golfball size hail was reported, with some stones up to two inches in diameter. Several cars in the neighborhood were damaged, including those of the meteorlogists working at the NWS.”
• Douglas County, KS (near Baldwin) · Hail 1.00″
  “Large hail at least the size of quarters covered the ground and tore leaves from trees.”
• Clark County, WI (near Veefkind) · Hail 0.75″
  “An accumulation of hail the size of pennies was reported.”

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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