Storm reports for May 27, 2009

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On May 27, 2009, 55 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Kendall County, TX.

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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $194,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mercer County, PA (near Henlein) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Law enforcement reported trees down at Greenville Sports complex and along Good Hope Rd.”
• Madera County, CA (near Coarsegold) · Hail 1.50″ · $30,000
  “A trained SKYWARN weather spotter reported numerous windshields broken in the Coarsegold area and along SR 41 near the Chukchansi Report.”
• Cochise County, AZ (near Willcox) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “A thunderstorm outflow wind gust estimated at 60 mph destroyed a horse barn on the Diamond P Ranch on Brookerson Road, 17 miles north of Willcox. The 10-stall horse barn was completely destroyed by the wind gust.”
• Concordia Parish, LA (near Vidalia) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $15,000
  “A truck trailer and tractor trailer were blown over in town. Several signs and a few structures sustained minor damage.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near North Olmsted) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree limb. The limb knocked some power lines down.”
• DeSoto County, MS (near Olive Branch) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Straight line winds tore off part of the roof of a home in Olive Branch.”

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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