Storm reports for June 20, 2009

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On June 20, 2009, 4 hail, 44 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Baltimore County, MD.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $738,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (63 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Barton County, KS (near Great Bend) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000 · 2 injuries
  “A brief tornado touchdown caused some damage to roofs, garage doors, windows, siding trees, power lines and fences across western portions of Great Bend.”
• McPherson County, KS (near Mc Pherson Arpt) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000
  “Three barns were completely destroyed, a silo was blown into a cornfield, a center-pivot irrigation system was destroyed, and 26 power poles were downed. Additionally, an SUV was thrown into a wheat field. The McPherson Sentinel contributed to this report.”
• Marion County, KS (near Durham) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “Some tree damage with several power lines down. Two farmsteads were struck causing damage to several barns and feed bins.”
• McPherson County, KS (near Windom) · Tornado EF1 · $75,000
  “Tornado moved across a farmstead and destroyed a barn, toppled a tractor trailer, and threw two grain bins out into the wheat field.”
• Pawnee County, KS (near Zook) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “Several outbuildings were destroyed by this tornado. It was video taped by folks that were about 2 miles away and they could hardly believe what they were seeing.”
• Knox County, TN (near West Knoxville) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $18,000
  “The local television station reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds across the county. A few homes and a church in Knoxville were also damaged by the winds.”

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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