Storm reports for July 22, 2009

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On July 22, 2009, 71 hail, 42 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Perkins 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 (71)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $421,000 in property damage and $5.6 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (113 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Buffalo County, NE (near Elm Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Winds estimated at 80 mph caused damage near the town of Odessa. Reports included center pivots being tipped over, roof and garage damage to a home, widespread tree limbs down, and automobiles being blown off Interstate 80.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Continental) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Strong thunderstorm downburst winds downed or snapped off 18 power poles in Green Valley. One of the power poles landed on a house.”
• Chase County, NE (near Lamar) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Marble size hail driven by the extreme winds destroyed corn and bean crops. In addition, the hail damaged roofs, broke out windows, and broke out yard lights. The Nebraska Department of Roads snow plow was needed to clear the accumulated hail from Highway 6.”
• Kearney County, NE (near Axtell) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Winds estimated at 60 mph were accompanied by hail up to the size of quarters, causing minor to significant crop damage across the area.”
• Phelps County, NE (near Funk) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “Winds estimated at 80 mph were accompanied by hail up the size of quarters, causing minor to significant crop damage across the area.”
• El Paso County, TX (near Socorro) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Winds estimated at more than 60 mph downed numerous trees near Del Valle High School in El Paso's lower valley.”

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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