Storm reports for May 3, 2009

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On May 3, 2009, 26 hail, 148 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Iberville Parish, LA.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $18.8 million in property damage, $2.1 million in crop damage, 9 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (202 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jones County, MS (near Hebron) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $170,000 · 1 death
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the central portion of Jones County. Just east of Laurel, a woman was killed when a tree fell onto her mobile home. This damage occurred as a large bow echo, called a derecho, raced across the region.”
• Sabine Parish, LA (near Loring) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $10,000 · 1 death
  “Emergency Management and Sheriff Office confirmed the fatality of an elderly man near Zwolle, Louisiana. The man was killed by a fallen tree while lying in the bed of his pickup truck parked in the driveway next to his home.”
• St. Martin Parish, LA (near Catahoula) · Tornado EF1 · $75,000 · 3 injuries
  “An EF1 Tornado with a path length of just over a half a mile and path width of 50 yards moved across the LeBlanc subdivision west of Catahoula. The tornado began in a field near the intersection of LD Drive and Higginbotham Road with large tree branches blown down and debris thrown into trees.”
• Winn Parish, LA (near Dodson) · Tornado EF2 · $3 million · 2 injuries
  “Numerous homes were damaged in the town of Dodson with several completely destroyed. One mobile home was picked up and moved 30 feet west of its original location where it was destroyed with parts of the frame wrapped around a neighboring home. The two injuries occurred in the destroyed home.”
• Grant Parish, LA (near Colfax) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $300,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees and powerlines were downed across all of Grant Parish A woman was injured when she was struck by debris from straight line winds gusts that pushed here mobile home approximately six feet. Her foot was broken in two different places.”
• Marengo County, AL (near Linden) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Hundreds of trees were blown down throughout Marengo County, including near Linden. One tractor trailer was blown over on US-80. The driver suffered minor injuries. At least 2 homes in Linden were damaged by fallen trees.”

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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