Storm reports for April 6, 2009

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On April 6, 2009, 12 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Worcester County, MD.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $442,000 in property damage and $3,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (21 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bladen County, NC (near Portersville) · Tornado EF2 · $300,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded an EF-2 tornado with winds up to 115 mph occurred near Clarkton, North Carolina. The tornado initially touched down on Farmers Union Road about 0.3 miles south of Porterville School Road.”
• Orangeburg County, SC (near Elloree) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “The Elloree mayor and DOT repoted several trees down at minor to moderate damage to several gin mills and grainerys.”
• Newport News city, VA (near (Phf)Newport News) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $25,000
  “National Weather Service storm survey report concluded that straight line winds produced structural damage to buildings on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News.”
• Bertie County, NC (near Woodville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “A roof was torn off a building at the Peanut Belt Research Station due to a microburst. Also, a couple of cars were damaged from a falling tree and flying debris. Trees were downed about one mile south on Route 11.”
• Brunswick County, NC (near Regan) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded that an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 105 mph occurred near Longwood, North Carolina. The tornado initially touched down near Etheridge Road NW and State Route 1300.”
• Bladen County, NC (near Portersville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded straight line winds, estimated to 60 mph, in association with the rear flank downdraft of a severe thunderstorm, ripped shingles off a roof on Susie Baldwin Road. Numerous large limbs were blown down and three medium ornamental trees were uprooted.”

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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