Storm reports for July 27, 2009

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On July 27, 2009, 87 hail, 120 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 28 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Moore County, NC.

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 (87)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $499,000 in property damage and $517,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (214 events in 28 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Monroe County, WI (near Mc Coy Aaf Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $60,000
  “Numerous trees were knocked down near Haven Avenue and County Road A and AA just south of Highway 16. Trees were knocked down on power lines and cars. Roofs were also blown off of mobile homes in that area.”
• Hillsborough County, NH (near Manchester) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Trees on the west side of Manchester, downtown Manchester, and on Middle Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. A tree was downed onto a house in Manchester.”
• Capitol Planning Region, CT (near Hartford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds, including one that fell on a house on North Main Street.”
• Grant County, WI (near Muscoda) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $30,000
  “Power lines and trees were down throughout town.”
• Marquette County, WI (near Westfield) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds estimated up to 65 mph that caused extensive tree damage in a 4 mile wide swath from Westfield to Montello. Trees fell on two homes at Buffalo Lake causing roof damage.”
• Crawford County, WI (near Fairview) · Tornado EF1 · $30,000
  “Initial reports suggested seeing debris flying in the air. The tornado formed near a ridge area but traveled into nearby valleys hitting several farms and knocking down trees and branches in a narrow path. Hail was observed before the tornado as well.”

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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