Storm reports for May 8, 2015

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On May 8, 2015, 74 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Lubbock County, TX.

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 (74)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $500 million in property damage and $100 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (124 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hale County, TX (near (Pvw)Hale Co Arpt) · Hail 1.75″ · $300 million
  “Widespread hail damage occurred to homes, businesses and vehicles in Plainview with the worst damage reported at newly constructed luxury homes in the southwest side of the city where every home would require new roofing.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Woodrow) · Hail 4.50″ · $200 million
  “A supercell storm erupted near Ropesville in extreme instability and went on to produce a significant hail swath across south-central and southeast Lubbock County where giant hail to softball size occurred in Slaton.”
• Okfuskee County, OK (near Bearden) · Hail 4.00″ · $50,000
  “Grapefruit size hail damaged homes and vehicles.”
• Hale County, TX (near Cotton Center) · Hail 1.75″ · $30,000
  “The same hailstorm from Hockley County continued northeast across Hale County with severe hail between quarter and golf ball size. Cars at the high school in Hale Center did suffer minor damage from mostly quarter size hail.”
• Williamson County, IL (near Marion) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Several trees and cable television lines were down near Route 37. A very large tree limb landed on a house.”
• Childress County, TX (near Childress) · Hail 2.50″ · $15,000
  “Tennis ball size hail caused sporadic damage to vehicles along Highway 287 about 2.5 miles east-southeast of Childress.”

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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