Storm reports for July 21, 2009

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On July 21, 2009, 74 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ohio County, WV.

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 (74)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.3 million in property damage and $35,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (101 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cochran County, TX (near Morton) · Hail 0.75″ · $3 million
  “A pair of slow moving and short-lived thunderstorms resulted in significant damage to cotton crops in northeastern Cochran County during the 17:00 CST hour of the 21st. Local newspaper reports and agricultural officials indicate that up to 15,000 acres of cotton were damaged or destroyed.”
• Smith County, TX (near Tyler) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $150,000
  “A large tree fell through a home in the 3000 block of Dinah Lane in south Tyler. The house was deemed a total loss by insurance claim adjusters.”
• Upshur County, TX (near Delrose) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were downed on Hwy. 155 between Gilmer and Hwy. 259. Also, high winds tore down two H-frame transmission structures in Gilmer resulting in power outages to over 3500 customers.”
• Chippewa County, WI (near Norma) · Hail 1.00″ · $25,000
  “The local emergency manager reported that minor car damage occurred with the larger hail stones approximately five miles north of Chippewa Falls. In addition, a local pizza place observed quarter size hail from the same storm.”
• Faulkner County, AR (near Vilonia) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “A judging stand at a horse arena and a shed were destroyed. A large tree and some fences were blown down. Minor damage occurred to the roof of a house.”
• Jefferson County, AR (near Sulphur Spgs) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “Roof damage occurred to a couple of houses and a number of trees were blown down or snapped off. Yard items were blown around, including a grill, a small flat-bottom boat, and a deer feeder. A fence was 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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