Storm reports for October 1, 2008

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On October 1, 2008, 32 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Sampson County, NC.

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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 32 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

• Wayne County, NC (near Grantham) · Hail 1.75″
  “Fire Rescue reported golf ball size hail near Highway 117A.”
• Wayne County, NC (near Dobbersville) · Hail 1.00″
  “A trained spotter reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Edwards Store Road and Raynor Mill Road.”
• Washington County, NC (near Plymouth Muni Arpt) · Hail 1.00″
  “Hail the size of quarters covered the road on Highway 99 just south of Plymouth.”
• Currituck County, NC (near Maple) · Hail 0.88″
  “Nickel size hail was reported near Maple.”
• Camden County, NC (near Alder Branch) · Hail 0.88″
  “Nickel size hail was reported near Old Trap.”

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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