Storm reports for July 20, 2009

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On July 20, 2009, 190 hail, 124 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Dundy County, NE.

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 (190)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $364 million in property damage, $17.9 million in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (322 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Butler County, KS (near El Dorado Res) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000 · 4 injuries
  “Severe straight-line winds from a squall line ravaged the Shady Creek Campground on the east side of El Dorado Lake. Numerous large trees were uprooted, campsites were damaged, and two camper trailers were overturned. Minor injuries were sustained.”
• Sherman County, KS (near Goodland Arpt) · Hail 4.25″ · $12.2 million
  “Roof and siding damage occurred to residence as a result of large hail and strong wind gusts. Property and crop damage estimates related to this specific event are actually for all of Sherman County.”
• Cowley County, KS (near Rock) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Large grain bins along Highway 77 about 5 miles south of Rock were heavily damaged. One grain bin collapsed completely, and the top half of another bin caved in substantially. Additionally, numerous trees were downed across mainly western portions of the county.”
• Harper County, KS (near Runnymede) · Hail 3.00″ · $300,000
  “A supercell moved southeast across northern and eastern portions of Harper county, producing a swath of golfball to baseball size hail and 60 to 70 mph winds from just east of Runnymede, southeast through the Danville and Freeport areas.”
• Seward County, KS (near Kismet) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $120,000
  “The high wind was also accompanied by golf ball sized hail. Crops were destroyed by the wind and hail and several pivot irrigation sprinklers were overturned.”
• Chase County, NE (near Champion) · Hail 2.75″ · $70,000
  “A trained storm spotter reported baseball size hail. The hail broke numerous north facing windows and damaged the siding on homes. The hail also severely damaged soybean, corn, and wheat crops southeast of Champion.”

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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