Storm reports for August 9, 2007

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On August 9, 2007, 56 hail, 180 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Garfield 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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7 million in property damage, $95,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (240 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marion County, OH (near Marion) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $1.3 million · 1 death
  “A severe thunderstorm moved into Marion around 4:10 pm. Numerous trees, large limbs, utility poles and power lines came down during the storm. Reports indicate that many trees fell onto homes, garages and cars throughout the city. One of the houses was damaged enough to be considered destroyed.”
• Ashland County, OH (near Sullivan) · Tornado EF1 · $1.4 million
  “A storm survey was conducted and an EF1 tornado was confirmed in northeastern Ashland County. The tornado touched down northeast of Sullivan along Black River School Road just to the west of the Medina County line. Two school buildings were damaged by the tornado.”
• Columbiana County, OH (near Salem) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $500,000
  “An NWS storm survey found a microburst hit Salem with maximum winds estimated at 85 MPH with maximum width about 200 yards. A roof was ripped off a gas station with minor damage to a supermarket. A truck was overturned and a car was pushed on top of another.”
• Allegheny County, PA (near Pittsburgh) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $250,000
  “A microburst hit the Uptown section of Pittsburgh with damage from along Fifth Street to Moultrie Street. Numerous buildings had structural damage with walls of several buildings collapsed and roofs torn off. Several buildings also has windows broken and siding torn off.”
• Medina County, OH (near Lodi) · Tornado EF1 · $175,000
  “A storm survey revealed that an EF1 tornado touched down on a farm about two miles north of Lodi, just north of U.S. Route 224. Three barns were destroyed by the tornado. As many as 100 dairy cows were trapped in a barn that collapsed and had to be rescued from the debris.”
• Stark County, OH (near Canton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $150,000
  “Numerous trees, large limbs and power lines were reported down from just north of the Akron-Canton Airport east to near State Route 183.”

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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