Storm reports for October 8, 2009

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On October 8, 2009, 9 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Glasscock 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 (9)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage and $2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cass County, TX (near Linden) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $325,000
  “Numerous trees were downed along with power lines in Linden, Texas. A home east of Hughes Springs, Texas was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it. The master bedroom was destroyed and adjacent portions of the home suffered wind and water damage. Also, the roof was taken off a barn.”
• Rusk County, TX (near Henderson) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $250,000
  “Strong winds downed trees throughout the county. One tree fell on top of a home in the 700 block of Slaydon Street. Several metal buildings at the Lowe's Hardware Store on US Hwy. 79 South were destroyed and scattered across a vacant lot.”
• Gregg County, TX (near Greggton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $200,000
  “Numerous trees were downed including some on homes and automobiles in the Longview Heights subdivision.”
• Glasscock County, TX (near St Lawrence) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $160,000
  “Damaging winds, estimated to be near 80 mph and measured at 73 mph by a local resident, first snapped power poles near State Highway 137 over extreme northwestern Reagan County Texas around 1740 CST.”
• Smith County, TX (near Bullard) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $100,000
  “A large oak tree was downed on a home in the Bullard, Texas community. The tree did moderate damage to the roof and the kitchen. Another tree was downed on a home in the 400 block of West Tyler Street in Bullard, Texas.”
• Wood County, TX (near Hoard) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $70,000
  “The roof was blown off a warehouse along Hwy. 80 east of Mineola, Texas. Elsewhere, trees were downed across the entire county. A 70 foot communications tower was downed in Quitman. The winds tore the roof off an old Exxon Station that was located at the intersection of Hwy. 154 and 37.”

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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