Storm reports for July 11, 2009

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On July 11, 2009, 54 hail, 80 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Oregon County, MO.

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 $1.1 million in property damage, $69,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (139 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pike County, OH (near Buchanan) · Thunderstorm wind 105 mph · $100,000 · 5 injuries
  “The National Weather Service confirmed straight-line wind damage off of State Route 772 in Buchanan. Three mobile homes were knocked off their foundation, picked up, lifted 20 yards, and were completely destroyed. The roof of one mobile home was carried approximately 50 yards in the same direction.”
• Howell County, MO (near West Plains Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $120,000
  “A few store awnings were damaged from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. Numerous trees and limbs were downed by the winds with at least one SUV damaged when a large tree fell on it.”
• Ross County, OH (near Summithill) · Tornado EF1 · $95,000
  “The tornado initially touched down near a grocery store near State Route 772 and Valley Road in Summithill where several trees were knocked down and uprooted. There were several intermittent touch downs between Summithill and Denver.”
• Riley County, KS (near Manhattan) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Damage was observed on the extreme northwestern edge of town. The damage path went right through the center of town and created the worst damage to the center part of town just south and southeast of town. A roof was blown off of a motel and caused damage to cars in the parking lot.”
• Mercer County, ND (near Stanton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts resulted in extensive tree damage in and around Stanton. Several windows were blown out.”
• Sharp County, AR (near Hardy Ozark Acres Ar) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “A hay barn was blown down, the roof was torn off a building, and trees were blown down.”

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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