Storm reports for July 30, 2009

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On July 30, 2009, 15 hail, 96 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Eddy County, NM.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13.4 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (130 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jackson County, AL (near Skyline) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A Tree was blown down onto a car at the intersection of Highway 79 and CR 107 in Skyline. The driver of the car received minor injuries.”
• DeSoto County, MS (near Miller) · Tornado EF2 · $6 million
  “A tornado touched down on Highway 305, four tenths of a mile south of College Road, southeast of Olive Branch. The tornado moved northeast on a non-continuous track. Several subdivisions had numerous trees and power lines knocked down. Some of which fell onto houses damaging them.”
• Coahoma County, MS (near Hillhouse) · Tornado EF2 · $2 million
  “A tornado crossed into the Jackson Point area from Phillips County, Arkansas and continued northeast. Several trees were snapped in the area. Approximately, 50-55 residences including mobile homes, houses, and hunting camps were damaged or destroyed.”
• Phillips County, AR (near Crumrod) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million
  “A tornado touched down in Arkansas County roughly 5 miles south of Tichnor. The tornado moved northeast crossing into Phillips County. The tornado knocked down around one thousand trees in the White River National Wildlife Refuge.”
• Arkansas County, AR (near Arkansas Post) · Tornado EF2 · $850,000
  “A tornado began in southeastern Arkansas County, northeast of Arkansas Post. Initially, the tornado was weak and its track was mostly over open farm land. The porch of an old mobile home, being used as a hunting camp, was torn off.”
• Coahoma County, MS (near Green Grove) · Tornado EF2 · $750,000
  “A tornado continued northeast crossing over from Phillips County, Arkansas into Coahoma County, Mississippi and weakend. The tornado produced EF-1 damage near Burke Landing. Two hunting cabins were heavily damaged due to trees falling. An additional three to four houses were damaged.”

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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