Storm reports for June 14, 2009

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On June 14, 2009, 110 hail, 148 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Donley 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 (110)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.2 million in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (267 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Quitman County, GA (near Bonapartes Retreat) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A large tree fell on a house and injured a child.”
• Shelby County, TN (near East Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · 1 injury
  “Strong winds knocked two limbs down in South Memphis. The limbs injured a person as they fell.”
• Lea County, NM (near Jal) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $800,000
  “The most extensive damage during this event was confined to the eastern portions Jal, NM with the most notable damage along State Highway 128 in the vicinity of the Lea County/Jal Airport. At this location, a small single engine plane was flipped over.”
• Gray County, KS (near Copeland) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $750,000
  “In a 7 mile long stretch by 3 miles wide there were 10 pivot irrigation sprinklers overturned by down burst winds. In addition there were two trailers turned over and numerous tree limbs broken in this area.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Wolfforth) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $325,000
  “Damaging winds raced out ahead of a complex of severe thunderstorms and overspread the Lubbock vicinity during the 18:00 CST hour of the 14th. At times, the winds were accompanied by large hail over the southwestern portions of the city.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Wolfforth) · Hail 1.75″ · $300,000
  “Numerous reports of large hail, including from off-duty National Weather Service employees, were received from areas of southwest Lubbock between 18:30 CST and 18:43 CST. Penny to quarter size hail was initially reported southwest of the city at 18:30 CST.”

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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