Storm reports for May 16, 2009

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On May 16, 2009, 42 hail, 49 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in McNairy County, TN.

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 (42)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $498,000 in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (95 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grant Parish, LA (near Pollock) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $50,000 · 2 injuries
  “Emergency Manager reported damage to a home and a metal shop was destroyed with 2 vehicles damaged from flying debris. Two people in the destroyed shop were injured from the debris as well. The location was north of the Catahoula Ranger Office on Hwy. 8.”
• Madison County, NY (near Quaker Settlement) · Tornado EF2 · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A NWS storm survey team determined that damage in the county was caused by a severe thunderstorm that produced a tornado. Most of the damage along the path was to trees. Significant damage occurred approximately 1 mile south of the Village of Georgetown.”
• Rutherford County, TN (near Murfreesboro) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “The pavilion at the New Vision Baptist Church was blown down resulting in one minor injury. Newspaper also reported that about 50 Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation customers lose power temporarily.”
• Tioga County, PA (near Millerton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $45,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph snapped off approximately 50 trees and uprooted 6 large trees along Skyline Drive in Jackson Township about 4 miles west of Millerton. The damaging winds also leveled a green house and collapsed a small barn.”
• Perry County, KY (near Jeff) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $40,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down between Jeff and Vicco along and near the Hwy 15 corridor causing power outages.”
• Pulaski County, KY (near Mt Victory) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “Several trees were blown down in Mount Victory and White Lilly. Roofs were blown off barns on Piney Grove Rd and Hwy 192 in White Lilly.”

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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