Storm reports for December 26, 2008

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On December 26, 2008, 9 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Payne 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 $274,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coffey County, KS (near Ottumwa) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $230,000
  “Several reports of damage from New Strawn. The Southern Coffey County Middle School had a portion of it's roof torn off. All 24 doors at Bahr Storage were blown off. A barn and a grain bin also sustained damage.”
• Mahaska County, IA (near Givin) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $35,000
  “High winds tore the roof off of a barn and damaged hog confinement buildings.”
• Jackson County, MO (near Grandview) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Power lines and trees were downed and a roof was damaged at an apartment complex.”
• Jackson County, MO (near Hickman Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1,000
  “Large branches and power lines were reported down in southern Kansas City.”
• Johnson County, KS (near Leawood) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $1,000
  “Windows were broken out by high winds, at a residence located at 159TH and Outlook.”
• Andrew County, MO (near Amazonia) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds ripped a porch off a house on Route 398 near the Missouri River.”

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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