Storm reports for May 25, 2009

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On May 25, 2009, 28 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Broward 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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $207,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (41 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Troup County, GA (near La Grange) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $125,000
  “The Troup County 911 Center reported that at least seven trees were blown down in the La Grange area. The La Grange Daily news reported that one of the downed trees fell on an adjacent porch and two vehicles in the 300 block of Park Avenue.”
• Miami-Dade County, FL (near Pennsuco) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $80,000
  “A high wind gust downed a large ficus tree onto a mobile home completely destroying it. No one was in the home at the time. The mobile home was at Jones Mobile Home Park near the intersection of Krome Avenue and Okeechobee Road.”
• Palm Beach County, FL (near South Bay) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “Winds of at least 60 mph and penny sized hail were estimated by a Palm Beach County Deputy. Numerous small trees and tree limbs were downed across the city of South Bay. Strong winds also blew gravel into a sheriff���s office vehicle resulting in a side window being blown out.”
• Broward County, FL (near Lauderdale Lakes) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “The media relayed a report from a mesonet of a wind gust of 63 mph at the Challenger Elementary in Tamarac. This occurred with a passing severe thunderstorm.”
• Graham County, AZ (near Solomon) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph
  “ASOS measured a wind gust of 62 mph at the Safford Airport.”
• Uvalde County, TX (near Reagan Wells) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “The public reported a wind gust of 60 mph north of Regan Wells.”

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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