Storm reports for August 22, 2009

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On August 22, 2009, 6 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lexington County, SC.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $134,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (40 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bastrop County, TX (near Elysium) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “A barn was destroyed on Highway 71 east of the Austin Bergstrom International Airport by thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 knots.”
• Sevier County, TN (near Pittman Center) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “Fire department personnel reported many trees and power poles downed by thunderstorm winds from Birds Creek Road to King Hollow Road in the Pittman Center area.”
• Bladen County, NC (near White Oak) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $20,000
  “The roof was ripped off Old White Oak High School.”
• Sevier County, TN (near Pittman Center) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $15,000
  “Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in the Pittman Center area.”
• Coryell County, TX (near Leon Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down across county roads and a structure was pushed into County Road 321 near Leon Junction.”
• Bladen County, NC (near White Oak) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “A roof was blown off a hog farm shelter.”

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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