Storm reports for December 8, 2008

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On December 8, 2008, 9 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Adair County, OK.

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 about $1.3 million in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (23 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grayson County, TX (near Denison Mckeon Arpt) · Tornado EF2 · $750,000 · 3 injuries
  “According to a damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, a lower EF-2 tornado affected areas of south and southwest Denison. Trees and power lines were downed. Dozens of homes, storage shelters, and businesses were damaged. About 500 homes in the area were without power.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Collinsville) · Tornado EF1 · $400,000 · 1 injury
  “According to a storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, an EF-1 tornado touched down near Collinsville and moved northeast. About 20 homes in the Collinsville area 15 homes in the Southmayd area were damaged. A few businesses were also damaged.”
• Wagoner County, OK (near Broken Arrow) · Tornado EF1 · $45,000
  “A tornado severely damaged a mobile home and destroyed a shed.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Broken Arrow) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the roof off a building.”
• Wagoner County, OK (near Coweta) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged a home that was under construction.”
• Barry County, MO (near Mc Dowell) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power poles near the community of McDowell.”

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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