Storm reports for August 13, 2009

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On August 13, 2009, 12 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Wells County, ND.

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

Hail reports (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $180,000 in property damage and $125,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (28 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dunn County, WI (near Red Cedar) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “A storm survey determined that straight-line winds caused numerous trees to be blown down or uprooted, along with a large trailer flipped over. The damaged area is approximately two miles long and 1/2 mile wide from near the intersection of State Road 85 and 690th Street, north-northeast to near…”
• Wells County, ND (near Harvey) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds resulted in a steel roof being blown off of a farm outbuilding and damage to fence posts.”
• Wells County, ND (near Harvey Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $25,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a barn.”
• Sheridan County, ND (near Martin) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down a steel grain bin and downed several large trees and tree branches. The winds were combined with hail and resulted in severe damage to a corn field northeast of Martin.”
• Pierce County, ND (near Selz) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees near Selz.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Stafford) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Wind damage to windows and roof of a business. Report relayed to EMC.”

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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