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Storm reports for October 8, 2008
On October 8, 2008, 0 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.
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On October 8, 2008, 0 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
| GA | 0 | 5 | 1 | – |
| SC | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| FL | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.2 million in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (24 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee County, AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | $4 million |
| Bay County, FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Dale County, AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Fayette County, GA | 2 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Henry County, AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Houston County, AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Covington County, AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Decatur County, GA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Seminole County, GA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Jefferson County, FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Tattnall County, GA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Candler County, GA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Coffee County, AL (near Enterprise) · Tornado EF1 · $4 million
“A tornado touched down just south of the Enterprise Civic Center. It moved to the east-northeast and lifted just east of Boll Weevil Circle near the Walmart. It caused extensive damage to the civic center, with several windows blown out and much of its roof removed.” - Bay County, FL (near West Panama City) · Tornado EF0 · $500,000
“A waterspout formed over the Grand Lagoon and came ashore as a tornado in the Bay Point/Preserve subdivision. Windows and roofs of several homes were damaged, a chimney was blown off a roof, and several trees and power lines were toppled.” - Dale County, AL (near (Ozr)Ft Rucker Aaf) · Tornado EF0 · $150,000
“The same supercell which spawned the EF-1 tornado in Enterprise moved to the east-northeast and produced a brief tornado on the southwest|side of the Fort Rucker military base, near the intersection of Andrews Ave and Airport Road.” - Fayette County, GA (near Fayetteville) · Tornado EF0 · $125,000
“A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a very brief EF0 tornado had touched down in the northeast part of the Fayette Pavilion Shopping center, just north of downtown Fayetteville located between Georgia Highways 314 and 85.” - Henry County, AL (near Capps) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
“The supercell responsible for the Coffee and Dale county tornadoes spawned its last tornado near the Dale-Henry County line north of State Road 27. It damaged a home. The carport attached to the home was destroyed, with debris scattered over several acres. The tornado lifted a few minutes later.” - Houston County, AL (near Wicksburg) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
“A fast-moving supercell spawned a tornado just north of U.S. Highway 84 near the intersection of State Road 123, where it destroyed a barn. It then moved to the northeast, and damaged a few vehicles at an auto dealership and uprooted some trees near the Dale-Houston county line.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for October 8, 2008
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 1 tornado path from this storm day (1 EF0), 2 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 75 mph | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 15:25–15:29 UTC | NWS Mobile |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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