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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on September 9, 2008

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on September 9, 2008 from September 9, 2008 through September 9, 2008, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
7
Wind Reports
37
Tornado Reports
2
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · September 9, 2008 · 2008–present Updated  Daily · last Sep 9, 2008

NWS Hail Reports on September 9, 2008

7 reports
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1.00″ hail
Sep 9, 2008
4:40 PM MST-7
Hail report for September 9, 2008
Maricopa County · 1,189,056 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Large hail was reported across parts of central and western Maricopa County. Most of the reports were for dime to penny size hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.34 ESE Tolleson, AZ
0.75″ hail
Sep 9, 2008
1:20 PM MST-7
Hail report for September 9, 2008
Apache County · 20,341 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A significant amount of pea to dime sized hail fell with the Petrified Forest National Park.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6.71 NNE Rice, AZ
0.75″ hail
Sep 9, 2008
12:30 PM EST-5
Hail report for September 9, 2008
Atlantic County · 76,223 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail fell in Egg Harbor Township.
NWS Hail Report Location: .53 E Scullville, NJ
1.00″ hail
Sep 9, 2008
11:45 AM EST-5
Hail report for September 9, 2008
Cumberland County · 38,343 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A severe thunderstorm dropped nickel to quarter size hail in Millville and Vineland.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Vineland, NJ
0.75″ hail
Sep 9, 2008
8:15 AM EST-5
Hail report for September 9, 2008
Lancaster County · 120,566 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail was reported about two miles east of Safe Harbor.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.48 NNW Colemanville, PA
0.88″ hail
Sep 9, 2008
5:30 AM EST-5
Hail report for September 9, 2008
Mifflin County · 15,074 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail fell in Belleville.
NWS Hail Report Location: .52 W Belleville, PA
1.75″ hail
Sep 9, 2008
2:00 AM EST-5
Hail report for September 9, 2008
Jennings County · 8,498 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A brief period of golfball size hail fell in Commiskey, Indiana.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Commiskey, IN
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports on September 9, 2008

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75 mph
Sep 9, 2008
7:00 PM MST-7
Wind report for September 9, 2008
La Paz County · 4,969 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A late evening thunderstorm swept through Quartzsite and Vicksburg and left 15 downed 69-kv poles in its wake, as well as isolated damage to the distribution system across the Quartzsite, Vicksburg and Bouse areas.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Quartzsite, AZ
75 mph
Sep 9, 2008
6:30 PM MST-7
Wind report for September 9, 2008
La Paz County · 4,969 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Quartzsite Fire Department reported an estimated gust of 75 mph that blew two tractor trailer trucks off the road.
NWS Wind Report Location: .58 E Quartzsite Arpt, AZ
70 mph
Sep 9, 2008
4:33 PM MST-7
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Cochise County · 39,175 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tractor trailer truck was blown over at mile marker 350 on Interstate 10. In addition, a nearby power pole was knocked down near the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.33 E Raso, AZ
62 mph
Sep 9, 2008
2:45 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
McCreary County · 4,423 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Six or seven telephone poles were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Highway 92 East between Route 1044 and Poplar Ford Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NE Pine Knot, KY
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
1:30 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Sussex County · 96,595 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and wires were knocked down on the south side of Georgetown.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Georgetown, DE
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:52 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Plymouth County · 151,688 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Halifax, MA
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:40 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Plymouth County · 151,688 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds onto a house.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Halifax, MA
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:30 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Atlantic County · 76,223 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm tore down wires in Somers Point.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Somers Pt, NJ
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:23 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Essex County · 165,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and wires on Lafayette Street and Alden Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Marblehead, MA
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:23 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Plymouth County · 151,688 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree limbs on Route 123, up to eight inches in diameter, were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Norwell, MA
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:12 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Essex County · 165,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large branches and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: .51 E Saugus Iron Works Nh, MA
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:10 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Essex County · 165,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree on Sewall Street near the YMCA in Salem was downed onto a car by thunderstorm winds. In Peabody, several trees on Griffin Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Salem Cgas, MA
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:05 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Suffolk County · 47,839 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree and utility pole on Lake Street were downed by thunderstorm winds in Brighton. Wires on Utah Street in Boston also were downed.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Brighton, MA
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
12:05 PM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Middlesex County · 310,073 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: N North Sommerville, MA
58 mph
Sep 9, 2008
11:45 AM EST-5
Wind report for September 9, 2008
Norfolk County · 166,227 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous branches on King Street, up to eight inches in diameter, were downed by thunderstorm winds.
NWS Wind Report Location: .86 NE Franklin, MA
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports on September 9, 2008

2 reports
EF0 category
Sep 9, 2008
5:34 PM CST-6
Tornado report for September 9, 2008
Llano County · 11,353 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The Llano County sheriff's office and the Lower Colorado River Authority police department reported a water spout over Lake Buchanan in the vicinity of Buchanan Dam. The water spout was short lived and dissipated before reaching land.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.94 NNW Buchanan Dam, TX
EF0 category
Sep 9, 2008
12:50 PM EST-5
Tornado report for September 9, 2008
Monroe County · 30,942 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Tornado touched down on Atlantic side of U.S. Highway One and moved toward the northwest. The tornado caused minor damage to facia on a business on the bayside of U.S. Highway One, then moved into a residential area. One residence with two broken windows, and another residence had an exterior wall penetrated with a 2x4 carried from over 250 yards away from a home under construction. Several trees and large limbs downed. Estimated maximum wind speed 60 to 70 mph.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1.67 W Upper Key Largo, FL
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many storm reports were recorded on September 9, 2008?

Our records show 7 hail, 37 wind, and 2 tornado reports on September 9, 2008, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on September 9, 2008.

What was the largest hail reported on September 9, 2008?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on September 9, 2008 is 1.75″, reported near N Commiskey, IN.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home on September 9, 2008 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these on September 9, 2008 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address on September 9, 2008?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on September 9, 2008 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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