Storm reports for May 20, 2009

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On May 20, 2009, 10 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Glades County, FL.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $20,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Highlands County, FL (near (Agr)Avon Park) · Thunderstorm wind 51 mph · $15,000
  “Added-on rooms on two mobile homes were badly damaged, others suffered minor damage, and trees were down in a nearby orange grove. A 51mph wind gust was measured at the Emergency Operations Center with this storm.”
• Palm Beach County, FL (near Belle Glade) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “A passing thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 58 mph at a mesonet site in Belle Glade. Power lines were also blown down with this storm along with a tree.”
• Palm Beach County, FL (near Highland Beach) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Strong winds blew down a queen palm and broke off several Australian Pine branches along South County Road just south of the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach.”
• Beaver County, UT (near Milford) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph
  “The Milford ASOS recorded a 62 mph wind gust.”
• Glades County, FL (near Lakeport) · Hail 1.00″
  “Penny to quarter sized hail was reported by fire/rescue in Lakeport with a passing thunderstorm. Hail was initially penny sized, then became quarter sized as the storm intensified over the area.”
• Manatee County, FL (near Bradenton) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter size hail was reported in downtown Bradenton.”

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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