Storm reports for July 24, 2009

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On July 24, 2009, 197 hail, 129 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Winneshiek County, IA.

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 (197)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $21.3 million in property damage, $55.5 million in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (331 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Volusia County, FL (near Blake) · Tornado EF0 · $2.5 million · 1 injury
  “A NWS ground survey of damage revealed a weak EF0 tornado touched down in the extreme northeast portion of the Lighthouse Point mobile home community. The tornado continued south-southwest and strengthened to a strong EF0 tornado within the Laurelwood manufactured home community, then lifted in the…”
• Jo Daviess County, IL (near Galena) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a semi truck over onto a car on Highway 20 near Mount Hope Road about 1 mile east of Galena, IL around 655 pm July 24. One person was injured. In addition, several trees were blown down in the area.”
• Henry County, IL (near Green Rock) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a tree down onto a van in Colona, IL around 921 pm July 24. One person was injured which required transport to the hospital.”
• Greene County, IN (near Jasonville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $18,000 · 1 injury
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked a tree down onto a trailer and also blew the roof off a business. One person sustained broken bones.”
• Howard County, IA (near Cresco Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees were down all of over town and there were power outages. A woman was reportedly injured when a tree may have fallen on her in a park. Heavy rain and street flooding was also reported.”
• Marion County, IN (near Allisonville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $2 million
  “The Indianapolis Star reported that strong thunderstorm wind gusts led to widespread damage to the Kittle's Superstore in Castleton. Damage to the roof and ruptured water pipes at the furniture store caused the sprinkler system to activate, dumping numerous gallons of water on the inventory.”

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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