Storm reports for August 18, 2009

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On August 18, 2009, 58 hail, 95 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Quay 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 (58)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $21.3 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 10 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (157 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, TX (near Gillburg) · Tornado EF1 · $20 million · 10 injuries
  “An EF1 Tornado touched down just west of the Kohls Department Store in the Parkdale Mall area. The tornado struck the Kohls, tearing off part of its roof and collapsing the front entrance. Damage to the store forced it to close for several weeks.”
• Berks County, PA (near Boyertown) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $500,000
  “A severe thunderstorm toppled more than one hundred trees and damaged buildings in Boyertown. A few homes were damaged by downed trees. Two buildings on the 100 block of East Philadelphia Avenue were damaged. There were about twenty weather related calls in the borough.”
• New York County, NY (near Central Park) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $300,000
  “The New York City Office of Emergency Management reported a few hundred trees down in Central Park, with the most significant tree damage in Western Central park between 90th and 100th Street. Numerous other trees were also reported down in Manhattan, including several on automobiles.”
• Bronx County, NY (near Westchester) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000
  “Around 100 trees were reported down in the Bronx by the New York City Office of Emergency Management. Several of these trees fell on automobiles.”
• Queens County, NY (near Flushing Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Just under 100 trees were reported down across Queens by the New York City Office of Emergency Management, with most down north of the Long Island Expressway. Some of the trees fell on automobiles.”
• Camden County, NJ (near Cherry Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and wires in Cherry Hill. One tree fell onto and damaged a home.”

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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