Storm reports for August 19, 2009

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On August 19, 2009, 116 hail, 130 damaging-wind and 30 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Washington County, KS.

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 (116)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $27.2 million in property damage, $2.3 million in crop damage and 23 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (280 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sangamon County, IL (near Williamsville) · Tornado EF3 · $11 million · 17 injuries
  “The tornado touched down on the west side of Williamsville, just west of I-55, at 319 PM CST. It destroyed an antique mall, damaged the Casey's gas station building and collapsed the canopy over the gas pumps.”
• Sangamon County, IL (near Prouty) · Tornado EF2 · $4 million · 3 injuries
  “The tornado crossed into Sangamon County from Morgan County at 151 PM CST, then continued northeastward through the town of Loami before lifting 1.5 miles northwest of Chatham at 208 PM CST. In Loami, 13 homes were destroyed and 19 homes were severely damaged.”
• Logan County, IL (near Elkhart) · Tornado EF3 · $7.2 million · 2 injuries
  “The tornado moved into Logan county from Sangamon county at 326 PM CST and continued heading northeast. It widened to 1/2 mile at several locations along its path. The tornado destroyed 7 houses and damaged 15 others. Numerous grain bins and outbuildings were also destroyed.”
• Texas County, MO (near Evening Shade) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “A National Weather Service storm survey rated the tornado an EF-1. The tornado rolled a mobile home resulting in 1 injury. The tornado produced a path three quarters of a mile long with a width of 100 yards.”
• Porter County, IN (near Chesterton) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million
  “A tornado touched down in southern Chesterton east of 11th Street and southwest of South Park Drive. The tornado quickly intensified as it moved to the northeast and caused the partial collapse of a gymnasium roof at the Chesterton Junior High School.”
• Hennepin County, MN (near Richfield) · Tornado EF0 · $500,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey determined that an EF-0 Tornado tracked from near East 53rd Street and Park Avenue in South Minneapolis, to near the Convention Center in Downtown Minneapolis.”

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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