Storm reports for June 12, 2009

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On June 12, 2009, 143 hail, 328 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Sebastian County, AR.

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 (143)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $16.5 million in property damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (483 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• DeSoto County, MS (near Olive Branch) · Tornado EF2 · $4 million · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down at the truck weighing scales on Highway 78 about 1 mile southeast of Goodman Road in Olive Branch. The tornado had a non continuous track to the east-northeast for 2.9 miles and ended a few hundred yards east of Hacks Cross Road about one half mile south of Goodman Road.”
• Lonoke County, AR (near Ward) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “A workshop building at a residence was blown down, roof damage occurred at several houses and shingles were removed from additional roofs, and a barn was badly damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. One woman was injured when a tree fell on her car in the Apple Hill area.”
• Lonoke County, AR (near Austin) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the trees fell on houses and vehicles. A man was injured when he was struck by a falling tree.”
• Talladega County, AL (near Lincoln) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000 · 1 injury
  “Several trees were blown down in Lincoln. The glass was blown out of a window of a mobile home, injuring the occupant.”
• Mayes County, OK (near Pryor) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. As the tree fell, it injured a woman.”
• Shelby County, TN (near North) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “Straight line winds shattered glass store fronts along South Main Street in Downtown Memphis. In addition, car windows were broken near the Amtrak Station. One serious injury occurred when a tree fell on a person near the Pyramid Arena.”

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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