Storm reports for August 8, 2010

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On August 8, 2010, 17 hail, 103 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Holt County, NE.

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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage, $115,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (120 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Buena Vista County, IA (near Storm Lake Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a large semi truck, blocking the road and causing minor injuries to the driver.”
• Buena Vista County, IA (near Storm Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a manufacturing plant, damaged docks and boats along the lake, caused widespread tree damage including numerous large trees blown down, blew down power lines and poles, resulting in power outages, damaged or destroyed several small sheds, blew down several…”
• Sac County, IA (near Schaller) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $300,000
  “Trees down and uprooted. Power lines down with some trees snapped.”
• Holt County, NE (near Atkinson) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $120,000
  “Law enforcement reported six grain bins blown over 7 miles north of Atkinson.”
• Ida County, IA (near Holstein) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a machine shed, heavily damaged a large shed at a manufacturing plant, overturned a livestock trailer and a large grain wagon, destroyed a small garage, destroyed or damaged several small sheds, and caused tree damage, including several large trees blown down.”
• Holt County, NE (near Stuart) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $60,000
  “Spotters reported power poles and lines down along with grain bins blown over. Fields were stripped by damaging winds and hail.”

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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