Storm reports for July 14, 2009

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On July 14, 2009, 58 hail, 44 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Polk County, IA.

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 (58)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage and $313,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Swift County, MN (near Swift Falls) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey and visual reports confirmed that a tornado moved through portions of Swift and Pope Counties in west central Minnesota where two turkey barns and several outbuildings were destroyed, with extensive tree damage throughout the entire path.”
• Pope County, MN (near Gilchrist) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey and visual reports confirmed that a tornado moved through portions of Swift and Pope Counties in west central Minnesota where two turkey barns and several outbuildings were destroyed, with extensive tree damage throughout the entire path.”
• Kandiyohi County, MN (near Spicer) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey, plus visual reports and video, confirmed that a tornado moved through portions of Kandiyohi County near the town of Spicer.”
• McPherson County, KS (near Elyria) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $150,000
  “A line of twenty power poles were blown down along Old Highway 81. This knocked out power to all of Moundridge for the next 24 hours.”
• Polk County, IA (near Johnston) · Hail 3.00″ · $100,000
  “The hail measured 2.25 inches by 3 inches.”
• Polk County, IA (near Des Moines) · Hail 1.75″ · $75,000
  “Hail reported at the intersection of 2nd Ave and Euclid in the Highland Park area.”

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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