Storm reports for July 13, 2009

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On July 13, 2009, 99 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Crook County, WY.

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 (99)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (180 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Crook County, WY (near Alva) · Tornado EF2 · $300,000 · 2 injuries
  “A large tornado touched down west of Cook Lake and tracked east-southeastward across the Bear Lodge Mountains, dissipating west of Wyoming Highway 111.”
• Crook County, WY (near Hulett) · Hail 2.75″ · $400,000
  “Baseball sized hail caused extensive damage to homes and automobiles throughout town.”
• Todd County, SD (near Rosebud) · Hail 4.25″ · $200,000
  “Baseball to softball sized damaged buildings and automobiles in Rosebud.”
• Jackson County, SD (near Kadoka) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $150,000
  “The combination of wind and hail damaged automobiles and buildings in Kadoka.”
• Butte County, SD (near Newell) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000
  “Strong wind gusts uprooted large trees and power poles in Newell. Some buildings and homes in town sustained damage in and around Newell.”
• Brown County, NE (near Ainsworth) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $120,000
  “Several center pivot irrigation systems were overturned by the strong winds. In addition, a few rafters and garage walls were blown down at the construction site of a home being built.”

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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