Storm reports for May 9, 2007

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On May 9, 2007, 28 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Dimmit 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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $57,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (46 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ashley County, AR (near North Crossett) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $25,000
  “A few trees were blown down with one tree down on a house.”
• Lee County, MS (near Tupelo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “Straight line winds produced some minor roof damage to a home and knocked down some trees and power poles near the North Mississippi Medical Center, 1 to 2 miles south of Tupelo. The Tupelo campus of Itawamba Community College sustained roof and water damage to the GED building.”
• Upshur County, TX (near Gilmer) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees in town...one of which fell across a pavilion at the Yamboree Park in town.”
• Crittenden County, AR (near Jericho) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $4,000
  “Straight line winds knocked down trees near the Jericho area to 4 miles north of Marion on Highway 77.”
• Lee County, MS (near Verona) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $4,000
  “Straight line winds uprooted trees and blew over more trees in Verona.”
• Crittenden County, AR (near Clarkedale) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Straight line winds knocked down large limbs and blew shingles off a roof of a home near Clarkedale.”

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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