Storm reports for September 8, 2008

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On September 8, 2008, 22 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jennings County, IN.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $205,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (45 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Floyd County, GA (near Fosters Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that seven trees were blown down, mostly on the northeast side of Rome. One tree was down on a home on East 2nd Street in Rome, causing major damage to the structure. Another large tree was down across Shannon Circle in Rome.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near Free Home) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that approximately 25 trees were down in the far eastern portion of the county, about 10 miles east of Canton between Free Home and Buffington. Some of the trees were very large oaks.”
• Whitfield County, GA (near Tunnel Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 43 mph · $25,000
  “The public reported that a tree was down on a home in Tunnel Hill causing damage to the structure.”
• Wilkes County, NC (near North Wilkesboro) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $23,000
  “Approximately 20 to 30 trees were blown down in and around North Wilkesboro.”
• Clark County, NV (near East Las Vegas) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged carports on two mobile homes, and blew down a fence.”
• Surry County, NC (near Pine Ridge) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A large tree as well as several large limbs were blown down one block north of Lakeview Circle.”

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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