Storm reports for July 18, 2009

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On July 18, 2009, 48 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hartley County, TX.

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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $186,000 in property damage, $250,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (81 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Orange County, TX (near Pine Forest) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000 · 1 death
  “An 84 year old Pine Forest resident was killed at his residence on Hulett Street by a fallen tree limb. As the man arrived home at his residence and exited a vehicle, a tree limb as large as a car was blown out of a 60 foot tall pine tree and crushed both him and the vehicle.”
• Yuma County, AZ (near El Pueblecito) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds created a huge dust storm that affected much of the Yuma area with near zero visibility. Wind speeds were estimated to be over 60 mph, with consderable damage to property. At least one home was damaged, with trees and power lines downed by strong winds.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Casa Grande Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “Two power poles near McCartney and Cox roads were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Chaves County, NM (near Dexter) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Multiple trees and power lines were knocked down from the strong wind gusts.”
• Castro County, TX (near Dimmitt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site northeast of Dimmitt recorded a thunderstorm wind gust up to 60 mph at 18:55 CST. By 18:59 CST local officials reported that several utility lines were downed by the winds west of Dimmitt along Texas Highway 86.”
• Orange County, TX (near Vidor) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Beaumont Enterprise reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the city of Vidor.”

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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