Storm reports for June 8, 2020

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 7, 2026. Methodology

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On June 8, 2020, 65 hail, 68 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Rock County, NE. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 3,871 square miles containing about 14,000 homes.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (65)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $606,000 in property damage and $530,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (145 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Davison County, SD (near Mt Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $80,000
  “The main floor of a home was destroyed. A detached garage was also destroyed. Property damage costs are rough estimates.”
• Davison County, SD (near Mt Vernon) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $60,000
  “A barn was destroyed, along with damage to the roof and siding of a home. Property damage costs are rough estimates.”
• Douglas County, SD (near Harrison) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $50,000
  “A farmstead suffered damage to several trees and two grain bins. A concrete silo was toppled. Property damage costs are rough estimates.”
• Douglas County, SD (near Harrison) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $35,000
  “On a farmstead, a concrete silo was toppled, trees uprooted, and windows broken on the house. Property damage costs are rough estimates.”
• Aurora County, SD (near Stickney) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $35,000
  “A pole barn was significantly damaged. Property damage costs are rough estimates.”
• Aurora County, SD (near Stickney) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Extensive damage occurred to a grain bin, with minor damage done to the roof of a pole barn. Property damage costs are rough estimates.”

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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