Storm reports for January 21, 2010

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On January 21, 2010, 37 hail, 54 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Lincoln County, TN.

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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9 million in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (102 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Johns County, FL (near Durbin) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 2 injuries
  “Two construction workers were blown off of an overpass. Both men suffered minor injuries.”
• Clay County, FL (near Watertown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A tree was blown down on a truck on the 2100 block of Mallard Road. The drive had some minor injuries.”
• Madison County, AL (near Huntsville Park) · Tornado EF2 · 1 injury
  “A tornado first touched down in a residential development on the Redstone Arsenal, just 2 miles south of the National Weather Service office located on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville.”
• Bradford County, FL (near New River) · Tornado EF1 · $3.5 million
  “An EF1 tornado touched down around 1322 pm EST in Bradford county. The path width varied from 200 to 400 yards, and the path length was around 9 to possibly 10 miles. Numerous outbuildings were damaged and destroyed. There was mostly minor damage to substantial structures.”
• Riverside County, CA (near Ripley) · Tornado EF0 · $3 million
  “Motorists reported a tornado crossing Interstate 10 near Intake Blvd, where two semi trucks were blown over. Numerous power poles down, and considerable damage to homes and other structures in and around Blythe. Roofs were blown off some homes.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Scottsdale Muni) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1.5 million
  “Three large trees blown over at Bell Road and 16th Street. A large tent at the Russo Steele Auction in Scottsdale near Mayo Blvd and Scottsdale Rd was destroyed and blown into nearby State Highway Loop 101 when winds collapsed the tent onto many classic cars.”

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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