Storm reports for January 6, 2009

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On January 6, 2009, 0 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.

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

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $301,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (22 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calhoun County, AL (near (Anb)Anniston Calhou) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $160,000
  “A few dozen large trees were uprooted or snapped along a 1.5 mile long, half mile wide, swath of damage near the city of Oxford. One mobile home was destroyed when a tree fell on it, and an apartment complex also sustained damage from falling trees.”
• Chattooga County, GA (near Rowell Siding) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a brief EF0 tornado touched down four miles east-southeast of Chattoogaville and moved north-northeast paralleling Georgia Highway 100 for just a little over a 2-mile long track.”
• Stone County, MS (near Wiggins) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph blew tin off of a roof which then damaged another roof nearby.”
• Monroe County, GA (near Smarr) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000
  “A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down near 412 Reedy Creek Road, approximately five miles southeast of Forsyth, then tracked eastward for approximately three miles across southeast Monroe county.”
• Choctaw County, AL (near Gilbertown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees and power lines were downed by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.”
• Cherokee County, AL (near Centre) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Several trees were blown down across the county, including around the city of Centre.”

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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