Storm reports for September 21, 2009

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On September 21, 2009, 67 hail, 47 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Montague County, TX.

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 (67)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (114 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnson County, TX (near Godley) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $800,000
  “A NWS Storm Survey determined that a downburst damaged a one square mile area in northwestern Johnson County located approximately 8 miles west of Burleson and 1.25 miles south of the Johnson/Tarrant county line. At least 10 homes were left uninhabitable and several trees were knocked down.”
• Pope County, AR (near Pottsville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $125,000
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed two poultry houses.”
• Yell County, AR (near Dardanelle) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Trees were down in the city limits. Power outages occurred across the county.”
• Ashley County, AR (near Crossett) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $50,000
  “Several trees and a few power lines were blown down as a weakening line of showers and embedded storms pushed south across the county.”
• Okmulgee County, OK (near Morris) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew over a grain bin and rolled over a hay baler.”
• Conway County, AR (near Ada) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Trees and power lines were down in the Ada Valley area.”

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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