Storm reports for May 30, 2009

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On May 30, 2009, 93 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Crook County, WY.

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 (93)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $286,000 in property damage and $2,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (129 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cabell County, WV (near Huntington) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Golfball size hail cracked windshields on vehicles.”
• Clermont County, OH (near Bethel) · Hail 1.50″ · $20,000
  “Hail sizes ranged between 1 inch and 1.50 inches.”
• Clinton County, OH (near Wilmington) · Hail 1.00″ · $20,000
  “Hail up to quarter size fell for an extended period and collected in piles.”
• Coles County, IL (near Bushton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “The roof of a barn was blown off in the town of Bushton.”
• Coles County, IL (near Ashmore) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Three trees were blown down in Ashmore. One of the falling trees brought down a powerline.”
• Clinton County, OH (near Burtonville) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “A second tornado touched down southeast of Wilmington along Farmers Road a few minutes after the first brief touchdown near NWS Wilmington. The extent of the damage included a barn roof partially destroyed with damage to its walls, a shed flipped and blown off its foundation, two trees uprooted and…”

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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