Storm reports for February 8, 2009

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On February 8, 2009, 4 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Roosevelt County, NM.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $71,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (45 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Denton County, TX (near Mingo) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $20,000
  “A 100-foot Internet tower was snapped in half at the Greenbelt Business Park. A trailer on the same property was pushed 70 feet across a driveway. At the Denton Crossing shopping center at Loop 288 and Brinker Road, utility poles were knocked down.”
• Collin County, TX (near Prosper) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $15,000
  “Prosper Fire Chief reports 7 or 8 barns and outbuildings were damaged by high winds.”
• Denton County, TX (near Argyle) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $10,000
  “Outbuildings in Argyle were overturned in high winds.”
• Palo Pinto County, TX (near Mineral Wells) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Sign damage occurred to the Metro Grocery Store and the Sonic. Part of the foam roof was also torn off the Metro Grocery Store.”
• Randall County, TX (near Amarillo) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “The Amarillo Emergency Manager reported downed power lines at the intersection of the Claude Highway and Washington Street in Amarillo.”
• Potter County, TX (near Amarillo) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $4,000
  “The Amarillo Emergency Manager reported downed power lines near the downtown Post Office in Amarillo.”

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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