Storm reports for May 7, 2009

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On May 7, 2009, 104 hail, 95 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Carroll County, MO.

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 (104)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $40.1 million in property damage, $1 million in crop damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (203 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wilson County, KS (near New Albany) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $510,000 · 1 death
  “A mobile home was blown 40 feet and ended up wrapped around a large tree and was totally demolished. A 54 year old woman of the home was found in the wreckage and died. A church in town was totally destroyed and also the town post office was a total loss after it collapsed.”
• Livingston County, KY (near Smithland) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $60,000 · 1 injury
  “A poorly tied-down mobile home was moved several feet. An occupant of the mobile home sustained minor to moderate injuries. Two metal sheds were blown down. A number of trees were either snapped or uprooted. Several telephone poles were blown over.”
• Allen County, KS (near Petrolia) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A vehicle was rolled on the Kansas Turnpike near Cassoday. One person was injured (direct).”
• Butler County, KS (near Benton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30 million
  “A large swatch of damaging winds moved across the area from Benton to Rosalia including the city of El Dorado with winds measured at 80 mph at the Jefferson elementary school in El Dorado. Numerous large trees were knocked down in Benton, with a mobile home trailer rolled over east of town.”
• Cherokee County, KS (near Hallowell) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $5 million
  “A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that damaging winds impacted nearly all of Cherokee County. Widespread damage occurred in the form of downed power poles, uprooted trees, damaged structures, and damaged crops.”
• Crawford County, KS (near Mc Cune) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $3 million
  “Damaging wind gusts occurred across much of the southern half of Crawford County. Damage occurred to numerous structures, trees, power poles, and crops. The most concentrated damage occurred at Southeast High School where the roof of the gymnasium was torn off.”

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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