Storm reports for August 27, 2009

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On August 27, 2009, 7 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Blount County, TN.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $142,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (25 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnson County, TX (near Burleson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous fences were blown down and trees uprooted. The winds were estimated at 70 mph.”
• Johnson County, TX (near Alvarado) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down in Alvarado.”
• Blount County, TN (near Alcoa) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Law enforcement personnel and the local newspaper reported several trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds east of the airport from the Alcoa area to Maryville.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near Canton) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · $15,000
  “The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that gusty winds associated with a band of south to north moving thunderstorms blew a tree down on a vehicle. A very large tree fell on a Chevrolet Malibu as a 27-year old female was traveling along Railroad Street in Canton.”
• Williamson County, TX (near Round Rock) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 60 mph, knocked down trees. One tree landed on a car and others tore down power lines.”
• Travis County, TX (near Marshall Ford) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 50 knots, knocked down a 30 feet tall Maple tree with a 12 inch diameter trunk. The tree damaged a vehicle that it fell on.”

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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