Storm reports for October 6, 2008

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On October 6, 2008, 18 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Anderson County, TX.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $504,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (43 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lowndes County, MS (near Columbus) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $130,000
  “A storm produced 70 mph winds across Columbus. Numerous trees were knocked down, power lines down, causing power outages. Four homes and a Shell gas station were damage by fallen trees. An apartment complex was evacuated after a fallen tree ruptured the gas line.”
• Polk County, AR (near Ink) · Tornado EF1 · $75,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down, as were a few power lines. A couple of the falling trees landed on the edge of houses' roofs. Several old chicken houses being used as hay barns were damaged.”
• Cass County, TX (near Atlanta) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
  “An EF0 tornado occurred near Hwy. 77 and moved north approximately 1.5 miles. A storage building was destoyed and a carport was lifted from a home and dropped in a yard along County Road 4798. A large tree fell across a parked vehicle near a residence as well.”
• Anderson County, TX (near Tennessee Colony) · Tornado EF0 · $55,000
  “A tornado touched down just west of Tennessee Colony and moved towards Montalba. A metal roof was removed from a mobile home on FM 2709 and a barn was heavily damaged. Numerous trees were twisted and broken with their leaves stripped off.”
• Anderson County, TX (near Tennessee Colony) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000
  “A tower was damaged at a prison and an eighteen wheeler tractor-trailer was blown over. On FM 321, four houses had shingles missing, two sheds were damaged, and numerous trees had been blown down and some had their tops sheared off. Power lines were downed by trees and large limbs.”
• Comanche County, TX (near Comanche) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Large tree limbs were blown onto vehicles and power lines. A large tree was blown down at the intersection of College Avenue and North Lane Street.”

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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