Storm reports for July 8, 2010

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On July 8, 2010, 3 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Madison County, AL.

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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $105,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (29 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Frederick County, MD (near Thurmont) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous tents in the Thurmont Community Park were blown over and the piping was broken. Several roofs were damaged as well.”
• Harnett County, NC (near Anderson Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Multiple trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 210. There was also a report of structural damage when a tree fell onto a mobile home at 2314 Bethel Baptist Road. Another fell onto a home in the Anderson Creek area.”
• Dillon County, SC (near Oak Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “There were reportedly a half dozen large pine trees blown down. One huge oak tree was split in half. Three other trees were either snapped or blown over. The tops of several pine trees were snapped. Three power poles were also leaning over.”
• Rutherford County, TN (near Smyrna) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Damage to gas station near Smyrna and one large tree was also blown down. Extent of damage to gas station was unknown.”
• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Evansville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Trees were blown down, including some that fell across roadways.”
• Berkeley County, SC (near Huger) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey team, determined that damage occurring near the intersection of Steed Creek Road and Halfway Creek Road, 5 miles west-northwest of Awendaw, South Carolina was a result of straight line winds.”

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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