Storm reports for August 6, 2009

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On August 6, 2009, 56 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Logan County, CO.

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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $340,000 in property damage and $40,000 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

• Uintah County, UT (near (Vel)Vernal Arpt) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Golfball size hail struck the Naples area. Gardens and crops were decimated. Cars were dented and windows broken. Many houses and businesses incurred damage to siding and roofs, as well as broken windows.”
• Daggett County, UT (near Dutch John) · Hail 1.75″ · $80,000
  “Golfball sized hailstones dented vehicles and broke windshields and headlights traveling along highway 191 in the eastern Uinta Mountains.”
• Silver Bow County, MT (near (Btm)Mooney Arpt But) · Hail 2.00″ · $50,000
  “Extensive hail damage to homes, roofs, and vehicles reported on Green Acres and Continental Drive near Butte. Hail size ranged between 1.75 and two inches in diameter. In addition, wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph, which caused some tree branches to break.”
• Uintah County, UT (near Leota) · Tornado EF0 · $40,000
  “A tornado was observed by a number of people in the Pelican Lake area. The tornado was first seen as it came up over a hill just west of Pelican Lake. The tornado then traveled across Pelican Lake and turned white as it pick up water off the lake.”
• Bossier Parish, LA (near Taylortown) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $20,000
  “The partial roof of a local marina near Elm Grove, Louisiana was blown off.”
• Daggett County, UT (near Manila) · Hail 1.25″ · $20,000
  “Fast moving hailstones up to the size of ping pong balls broke windows, dented vehicles, and damaged siding on residences.”

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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