Storm reports for March 6, 2009

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On March 6, 2009, 20 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Des Moines County, IA.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 20 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Des Moines County, IA (near Lenox Park) · Hail 1.25″
  “A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail near Burlington.”
• Clark County, MO (near Luray) · Hail 0.75″
  “A trained spotter reported dime to penny size hail that covered the ground about 6 miles northwest of Luray.”
• Scotland County, MO (near Memphis) · Hail 0.75″
  “A trained spotter measured dime to penny size hail near Memphis that covered the ground.”
• Clark County, MO (near Luray) · Hail 0.75″
  “A trained spotter measured dime to penny size hail that covered the ground 6 miles north of Luray.”

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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