Storm reports for February 28, 2009

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On February 28, 2009, 6 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Holmes County, FL.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (32 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lee County, AL (near Salem) · Tornado EF2 · $1.1 million · 3 injuries
  “The tornado touched down southwest of the community of Salem. It then moved just north of due east, crossing US-280 and several smaller county roads, before lifting at CR-379.”
• Tift County, GA (near Ty Ty) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $150,000
  “Several roofs were damaged and vehicles were overturned. Trees and power lines were also down, with power outages and traffic lights out.”
• Jackson County, FL (near Sneads) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “A downburst damaged the Sneads Elementary School and an adjacent home. A 30-foot strip of metal below the eaves of one of the school's buildings was sheared off. A nearby tree was uprooted. Limbs and tops of trees on the school campus and surrounding woods were snapped.”
• Lee County, AL (near Ridge Grove) · Tornado EF1 · $65,000
  “The tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of US-280 and CR-147, near an area known as The Bottle. One building sustained heavy damage when its metal roof was peeled off. One car was overturned at a used car dealership and a few trees were snapped or uprooted.”
• Macon County, GA (near Cutoff) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $50,000
  “The Schley County Regional 911 Center reported that a tree had fallen on a home on Georgia Highway 224 near Four Points. The house sustained moderate damage as a result.”
• Worth County, GA (near Sumner) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “A few roofs were blown off homes and trees were down on Ty Ty Sycamore Road.”

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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