Storm reports for June 16, 2009

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On June 16, 2009, 94 hail, 210 damaging-wind and 22 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Jerauld County, SD.

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 (94)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (326 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Laurens County, SC (near Owings) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $1.2 million · 1 death
  “NWS survey found an area of extensive straight line wind damage. The damage began near Gray Court, but winds intensified significantly along West Main St in the city of Laurens, mainly in areas from Todd Ave to Laurens High School. Hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted.”
• Houston County, TN (near Grays Crossing) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $150,000
  “Trees and power lines were reported down in the Tennessee Ridge Area. Newspaper also reported damage to roof of Houston County High School's Field House. Roof damage to the high school field house consited of part of the roof being blown off. Actual amount of roof being blown off was unkown.”
• Stewart County, TN (near Carlisle) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $125,000
  “Trees and power lines were reported down. A half mile stretch of State Highway 49 was blocked just south of Green Shanty Road to Carlisle. Some trees were reported on houses. Extent of any damage to houses was unkown. Newspaper reported numerous trees throughout the county were downed.”
• Hutchinson County, SD (near Menno) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a tire storage building, blew out several windows, and caused shingle and other roof damage to several structures in Menno. The winds blew down numerous trees, some large.”
• Pulaski County, IL (near Ullin) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Part of the roof was blown off a school gymnasium, with some damage to at least one wall. Rainwater further damaged the gym floor. The roof of a bus garage behind the gym was damaged. Large tree limbs were down, and playground equipment was blown around. A large metal light pole was blown down.”
• Cheatham County, TN (near Ashland City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Cheatham County Emergency Management Agency Director Edwin Hogan stated that seven homes and six businesses sustained damage. Many trees were downed in the downtown Ashland City area, one at the County Courthouse and one across from the Board of Education.”

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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