Storm reports for June 21, 2009

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On June 21, 2009, 27 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Jasper County, IL.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $635,000 in property damage and $206,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (72 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jasper County, IL (near Boos) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $345,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across southeast Jasper County. Several houses had shingles blown off of them and a front porch was destroyed on one home. A hog farm reported extensive roof damage to 4 of its hog confinement buildings, with estimated repair costs of around $150,000.”
• York County, NE (near York) · Hail 1.75″ · $60,000
  “Nickel to golf ball size hail was reported.”
• Jasper County, IL (near St Marie) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $45,000
  “Strong winds damaged a few roofs near West Liberty and Ste. Marie.”
• Lee County, IA (near Croton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some trees and power lines about 8 miles northwest of Argyle, IA around 330 am June 22.”
• Jefferson County, IA (near Fairfield) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew some tree limbs down onto some power lines in Fairfield, IA around 218 am June 22. A power outage was observed on the north side of town.”
• Grundy County, IA (near Dike) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000
  “A tornado touched down west of Dike and ended north of Dike. A hog containment building sustained significant damage west of Dike.”

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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