Storm reports for October 6, 2009

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On October 6, 2009, 5 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Grayson 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 (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $48,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (10 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lawrence County, AL (near Landersville) · Tornado EF0 · $30,000
  “An EF-0 tornado tracked east along a 3/4 mile path in central Lawrence County. The tornado collapsed a chicken house which also sustained significant loss of the roof covering along County Road 59. The tornado also partially uplifted the metal roof of a mobile home along County Road 58.”
• Onondaga County, NY (near Cicero) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Trees and wires were blown down in the Syracuse area. The strongest part of the storm went north of Syracuse around Cicero. A tree fell on a house in Marcellus.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Tioga) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Golfball size hail was reported in Tioga.”
• Jack County, TX (near Bryson) · Hail 1.75″ · $3,000
  “Golfball size hail fell in the town of Bryson.”
• Seneca County, NY (near Seneca Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees and power lines were brought down. Schools were delayed due to power outages.”
• Callahan County, TX (near Clyde) · Hail 0.88″
  “A trained spotter reported nickel size hail in Clyde.”

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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