Storm reports for March 7, 2009

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On March 7, 2009, 64 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lyon County, KS.

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 (64)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $510,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (87 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bourbon County, KS (near Devon) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $300,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that straight line winds damaged rural areas north of Fort Scott. Damage included a two story home moved off of its foundation, two recreational vehicles overturned, a destroyed carport, tree damage, and several hay bales were flipped over.”
• Bourbon County, KS (near Redfield) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that straight line winds damage rural areas southeast of Redfield. Damage consisted of signficant roof damage to homes and mobile homes. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed while trees were uprooted.”
• Fulton County, IL (near Canton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “The roof of the American Red Cross building sustained major wind damage. In addition, numerous trees were blown down across the city of Canton.”
• Bates County, MO (near Rich Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorms with winds gusting to an estimated 70 mph, caused large trees to be uprooted. There was also damage to shingles and siding on several homes. A large window was blown out of a residential home, and three power poles and their power lines were downed.”
• Kingman County, KS (near Kingman) · Hail 0.50″ · $10,000
  “The hail was one inch thick on Highway 54. This caused cars to slide off of the highway.”
• Knox County, IL (near (Gbg)Galesburg Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000
  “Several power poles were blown just south of Galesburg along Illinois Route 41.”

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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