Storm reports for July 17, 2009

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On July 17, 2009, 146 hail, 151 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Cheyenne County, KS.

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 (146)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.2 million in property damage, $3.8 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (304 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lamar County, MS (near Oak Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “Metal roof of a lumber building was blown onto a car causing one minor injury.”
• Cochran County, TX (near Morton) · Thunderstorm wind 93 mph · $1.5 million
  “The high-precipitation supercell that impacted Parmer and Bailey Counties continued southward over Cochran County during the 19:00 CST hour of the 17th. A swath of very intense damaging winds continued from southern Bailey County across northeastern Cochran County.”
• Pittsylvania County, VA (near Hurt) · Tornado EF1 · $570,000
  “The tornado caused many trees to be blown down. Eight structures were damaged by the fallen trees with two of these having trees fall through their roofs. Damage values are estimated.”
• Bailey County, TX (near Needmore) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “The convective complex and embedded high-precipitation supercell that impacted parts of Parmer County subsequently moved southward over Bailey County. A post storm survey by Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologists revealed a swath of intense wind damage from between Needmore and…”
• Rawlins County, KS (near Ludell) · Hail 1.75″ · $330,000
  “Siding on north side of home was heavily damaged. A bedroom window was also broken. One thousand acres of farmland suffered heavy to complete damage to crops.”
• Campbell County, VA (near Brookneal) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
  “A microburst occurred near the intersection of Epsons Road and McIver Road west of Brookneal. Damaging winds downed many trees. Some of the fallen trees damaged two houses and destroyed three sheds. Damage values are estimated.”

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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