Storm reports for October 7, 2009

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On October 7, 2009, 5 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Brewster 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

Hail reports (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $62,000 in property damage and $20,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (8 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Brewster County, TX (near Lajitas) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $40,000
  “Rio Grande Electric Coop and the public reported wind damage from Lajitas, TX to Terlingua, TX. The severe winds first damaged the roof of a home and 6 power poles in Lajitas around 1700 CST.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Panther Junction) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $20,000
  “Rio Grande Electric Coop reported 2 power poles were downed near Panther Junction, TX. The severe winds also damaged a roof to a hotel/lodge near the same area.”
• Lea County, NM (near Mc Donald) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $2,000
  “A power pole was knocked down between the cities of Tatum and Lovington, NM. The exact location of the report was not available. Therefore, the location was estimated according to radar.”
• Cochran County, TX (near Morton) · Hail 1.00″
  “Local agricultural officials reported that a narrow hail swath damaged up to 2,000 acres of cotton in northwestern Cochran County shortly after 23:00 CST.”
• Dewey County, OK (near Vici) · Hail 1.00″
  “The hail was reported by the County Commissioner.”

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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