Storm reports for June 23, 2009

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On June 23, 2009, 54 hail, 224 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Wright County, IA.

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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $600,000 in crop damage, 7 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (286 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Logan County, CO (near Marcott) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “A wet microburst contributed to a fatal car accident near Holyoke. The combination of very strong winds and heavy rain caused extremely poor visibilities. The severe thunderstorms wind rolled a semi truck hauling an empty trailer on its side.”
• Bolivar County, MS (near Shaw) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $75,000 · 1 injury
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down across town. One tree fell on a house an trapped five people inside. One person was injured at the house as the tree severely damaged the home.”
• Linn County, IA (near Cedar Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 1 injury
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph blew a tree down striking a woman at 625 42nd St. NE in Cedar Rapids, IA at 517 pm June 23.”
• Broward County, FL (near Davie) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 injury
  “Tree fell on 70-year-old gentleman riding a golf cart in the 900 block of NW 116 Terrace in Plantation. Man was taken to the hospital in serious condition.”
• Sarasota County, FL (near Hidden River) · Tornado EF1 · $350,000
  “The tornado touched down along Fruitville Road, snapping a few trees, and then traveled south into a plant farm. It tore two metal beams from the foundation of a metal building on the farm and then moved across a field of more than two dozen greenhouses, destroying or seriously damaging all but…”
• Citrus County, FL (near Inverness Arpt) · Tornado EF0 · $250,000
  “A tornado touched down in the Castle Lake Mobile Home Park and the Stoneridge Landing Mobile Home Park, causing damage ranging from minor to severe to an estimated 50 mobile homes. The severe damage occurred to roofs and carports.”

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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