Storm reports for July 16, 2009

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On July 16, 2009, 136 hail, 169 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 26 states. The largest hail reported was 3.30″ (teacup size) in Chittenden County, VT.

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 (136)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $647,000 in property damage and $115,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (306 events in 26 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Chicot County, AR (near Dermott) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “A large tree was uprooted and landed on a building causing substantial damage.”
• Chittenden County, VT (near Westford) · Hail 3.30″ · $50,000
  “Several golf ball and larger hail, including a hail stone that measured 3.25 inches in diameter measured by NWS employee. Large hail with reported damage to vehicles, lawn furniture, siding, windows, gardens and crops throughout the Westford vicinity, including local farms, landscaping businesses…”
• Orange County, VT (near Williamstown) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A tornado produced a broken path of damage. The most significant damage occurred to a blown barn roof near the beginning of the track along South Hill Road near Lighthouse Road In Williamstown.”
• Custer County, NE (near Broken Bow) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph · $35,000
  “The strong thunderstorm winds snapped a traffic light pole and broke off 10 to 15 inch diameter tree limbs. Some of the tree limbs fell on homes and power lines. A large part of Broken Bow was without power for a period of time.”
• Chittenden County, VT (near Milton) · Hail 1.50″ · $20,000
  “Estimated Ping-pong to golf ball size hail reported that dented vehicles, damaged lawn furniture, house siding and local gardens.”
• Clay County, IL (near Xenia) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Numerous 6-inch diameter tree limbs 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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