Storm reports for July 5, 2009

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

← Jul 4, 2009 All 2009 storm days · July 2009 Jul 6, 2009 →

Other storms on July 5 →

On July 5, 2009, 39 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Valley County, MT.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $292,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (93 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Anderson County, TN (near South Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $100,000
  “A 100 year old elm tree fell onto a home which resulted in damage to the home's deck, back room, and the roof over the kitchen.”
• Spalding County, GA (near Griffin) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $50,000
  “The public reported that a downburst or microburst caused extensive damage to trees and power lines from the south side of Griffin, near the Spalding Regional Medical Center, to the southern border of the county east of Orchard Hill.”
• Aiken County, SC (near Bath) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $24,000
  “SKYWARN spotter and Sheriff reported numerous trees and powerlines down in Bath, Langley, and Clearwater.”
• Otero County, NM (near Alamogordo Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $15,000
  “Damaging winds blew part of a roof off of a Baptist church in Boles Acres. A gust of 67 mph was measured at the nearby Alamogordo Airport.”
• Aiken County, SC (near New Ellenton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $14,000
  “Public reported numerous trees down in and around New Ellenton.”
• Quay County, NM (near House) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “High winds between 700 and 730 pm MST ripped telephone polls in half and broke tree branches 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Electrical power was out for about 7 hours.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final