Storm reports for August 14, 2009

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

← Aug 13, 2009 All 2009 storm days · August 2009 Aug 15, 2009 →

Other storms on August 14 →

On August 14, 2009, 39 hail, 39 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Grand Forks 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $208,000 in property damage and $4.2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (79 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Garfield County, MT (near Jordan) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $150,000
  “A bow echo thunderstorm raked through the area destroying sheds, wiping out crops and hay fields, and causing significant loss of property. The bow echo started producing severe wind gusts and at least 1/2 hail about 25 miles northwest of Jordan in the Brussett area and tracked east-northeast…”
• Dickey County, ND (near Ellendale) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous tree damage was reported in the city of Ellendale due to the severe thunderstorm winds.”
• Wells County, ND (near Heimdal) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $5,000
  “A fifteen inch in diameter box elder tree was blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.”
• Beltrami County, MN (near Waskish) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $2,000
  “Multiple trees approximately 10 to 20 inches in diameter were uprooted or snapped. An old trailer was also damaged. An empty 450 gallon water tank was thrown about 100 yards over two fences and into a ditch. Crops were also damaged in the same area.”
• Sherman County, KS (near Goodland) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $1,000
  “Cattle panels taken out by thunderstorm winds estimated to be near 75 mph.”
• Sherman County, KS (near Goodland) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $0
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged the trim on a house on the south side of town.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final