Storm reports for July 10, 2009

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On July 10, 2009, 26 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Dawes County, NE.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $742,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (57 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Story County, IA (near Nevada) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $300,000
  “Three modular homes and three mobile homes on a sale lot were destroyed.”
• Dane County, WI (near (Msn)Truax Fld Madis) · Hail 1.50″ · $125,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced large hail up to 1.5 inches that fell in a 3-mile wide swath that extended for 13 miles from Dane County Regional Airport (KMSN) to 6 miles northeast of Sun Prairie. Locally, the hail duration lasted about 5 minute based on eye-witness accounts.”
• Ford County, KS (near Bloom) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $60,000
  “A pivot irrigation sprinkler was overturned by the high wind.”
• Christian County, MO (near Mc Cracken) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and snapped power poles in a community northeast of Ozark. Penny size hail also damaged siding.”
• Dawes County, NE (near Whitney) · Hail 2.25″ · $50,000
  “Hail sizes ranged from around 1 to 2 inches in diameter near Whitney to over 2 inches in diameter north of Chadron. The large hail broke several auto and home windows. Wind gust to 66 mph was also recorded by ASOS at the Chadron airport.”
• Pima County, AZ (near (Dma)Davis Monthan A) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000
  “Severe thunderstorm downburst winds blew off approximately one half of the roof of a tire shop at Golf Links Road and Kolb Road. The ceiling collapsed causing extensive damage. Downed power lines were reported near 20th and Craycroft Streets.”

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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