Storm reports for December 8, 2009

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On December 8, 2009, 1 hail, 89 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Jones County, MS.

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 (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $719,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (91 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• DeKalb County, AL (near Arona) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Several roofs were also blown off structures as well. Particularly hard hit were the Fort Payne, Mentone, and Sylvania communities.”
• Laurens County, SC (near Cross Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $70,000
  “A small, but intense downburst affected the north side of the Cross Hill community. Damage began near the intersection of highways 72 and 39 and extended to the Puckett Ferry Rd and Liberty Springs Rd area. An unanchored mobile home was flipped and several other mobile homes were damaged.”
• Greenwood County, SC (near Irving) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “A downburst damage pattern began near the intersection of highway 25 and Keels Rd, about 5 miles northwest of Greenwood. Tree damage was sporadic in this area, before becoming more widespread in locations around Highland Dr and Rutledge Rd.”
• Marshall County, AL (near Ruth) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Bailey) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “A double wide mobile home received major roof damage. A poorly constructed and unattached front porch and wheel chair accessible ramp were also destroyed. Winds were estimated to be around 70 mph.”
• Leake County, MS (near Estesmill) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down across southeast Leake County. One of the trees landed on top of a home which produced some minor damage.”

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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