Storm reports for August 8, 2019

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On August 8, 2019, 27 hail, 217 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Le Flore 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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $637,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (245 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• San Bernardino County, CA (near (Eed)Needles Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a big rig on Highway 95 near mile marker 51, resulting in one minor injury.”
• Pickaway County, OH (near Circleville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $9,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree fell onto a vehicle along Northridge Road near Nicholas Road. One serious injury was reported.”
• Darke County, OH (near Dawn) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Trees and power lines were reported knocked down. A barn was also destroyed and damage was reported to grain silos.”
• Madison County, OH (near Summerford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were knocked down in the Choctaw Lake area.”
• Champaign County, IL (near Foosland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A power line was blown down in Foosland. As the line fell, it pulled an electrical box off an old brick wall causing the wall to partially collapse.”
• Perry County, OH (near Carthon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds flipped a camping trailer and carport along Pen Road.”

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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