Storm reports for July 12, 2009

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On July 12, 2009, 67 hail, 145 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Kit Carson County, CO.

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 (67)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.9 million in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (213 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lancaster County, VA (near Morattico) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1 million
  “Several trees were downed across roads and on houses.”
• Lancaster County, VA (near Regina) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1 million
  “Several large trees and power lines were downed. Several trees fell through houses.”
• Cobb County, GA (near Powder Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · $150,000
  “WSB TV of Atlanta reported that a home in Powder Springs was destroyed when a large tree fell on the structure.”
• Montgomery County, TN (near Clarksville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Trees were reported down across the entire county.”
• Maury County, TN (near Darks Mill) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were downed. One tree fell on a barn. Several trees blocked area roadways. Power lines were downed.”
• Sumner County, TN (near Graball) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and power lines were downed across the northern portion of the county.”

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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