45,169
Recorded events
2,975
Counties affected
265
Direct deaths
$7.0B
Property damage
The 2008 severe weather season produced 45,169 recorded events across 2,975 U.S. counties, with 265 direct deaths. It ranks #2 among all years in the archive by event count.
Through the year
2008 severe weather by month
By hazard type
What hit the U.S. in 2008
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 17,767 | 1 | $464.3M |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 17,150 | 26 | $1.3B |
| Flash Flood | 3,819 | 55 | $1.3B |
| Flood | 2,463 | 24 | $2.1B |
| Tornado | 1,954 | 128 | $1.8B |
| Heavy Rain | 828 | 2 | $7.1M |
| Lightning | 795 | 28 | $60.1M |
| Funnel Cloud | 380 | 0 | $25K |
| Dust Devil | 13 | 1 | $61K |
Deadliest days
The deadliest events of 2008
| Date | Event | County | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2008 | Tornado EF4 | Newton County, Missouri | 14 | 200 |
| Feb 6, 2008 | Tornado EF3 | Macon County, Tennessee | 13 | 44 |
| May 25, 2008 | Tornado EF5 | Butler County, Iowa | 9 | 50 |
| Feb 6, 2008 | Tornado EF3 | Sumner County, Tennessee | 7 | 14 |
| May 10, 2008 | Tornado EF4 | Ottawa County, Oklahoma | 6 | 150 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | Tornado EF3 | Pope County, Arkansas | 5 | 15 |
| Feb 6, 2008 | Tornado EF3 | Allen County, Kentucky | 4 | 11 |
| Jun 11, 2008 | Tornado EF3 | Monona County, Iowa | 4 | 48 |
| Feb 6, 2008 | Tornado EF4 | Lawrence County, Alabama | 4 | 23 |
| Jul 11, 2008 | Flash Flood | McKinley County, New Mexico | 3 | 0 |
Violent tornadoes
EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 2008
| Date | Scale | Touchdown county | Deaths | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-25 | EF5 | Grundy County, Iowa | 9 | 41.0 mi |
| 2008-05-10 | EF4 | Craig County, Oklahoma | 21 | 75.5 mi |
| 2008-02-05 | EF4 | Yell County, Arkansas | 13 | 121.8 mi |
| 2008-02-06 | EF4 | Lawrence County, Alabama | 4 | 16.7 mi |
| 2008-02-05 | EF4 | Hardin County, Tennessee | 3 | 16.2 mi |
| 2008-02-06 | EF4 | Jackson County, Alabama | 1 | 10.9 mi |
| 2008-02-05 | EF4 | Madison County, Tennessee | 0 | 7.6 mi |
| 2008-05-11 | EF4 | McIntosh County, Georgia | 0 | 11.0 mi |
| 2008-05-23 | EF4 | Gove County, Kansas | 0 | 11.4 mi |
| 2008-06-11 | EF4 | Riley County, Kansas | 0 | 8.6 mi |