List of United States tornadoes from July to August 2009

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from July to August 2009.

Contents 1 July 2009 1.1 July 1 event 1.2 July 3 event 1.3 July 4 event 1.4 July 5 event 1.5 July 7 event 1.6 July 8 event 1.7 July 11 event 1.8 July 12 event 1.9 July 13 event 1.10 July 14 event 1.11 July 15 event 1.12 July 16 event 1.13 July 17 event (Southeast) 1.14 July 17 event (Colorado) 1.15 July 18 event (Maine) 1.16 July 18 event (New Mexico) 1.17 July 20 event 1.18 July 21 event 1.19 July 23 event 1.20 July 24 event 1.21 July 25 event 1.22 July 26 event 1.23 July 27 event 1.24 July 28 event 1.25 July 29 event (Northeast) 1.26 July 29 event (Colorado) 1.27 July 30 event 1.28 July 31 event 2 August 2009 2.1 August 2 event 2.2 August 4 event 2.3 August 6 event 2.4 August 8 event 2.5 August 9 event 2.6 August 12 event 2.7 August 14 event 2.8 August 15 event 2.9 August 16 event 2.10 August 17 event 2.11 August 18 event 2.12 August 19 event 2.13 August 20 event 2.14 August 21 event 2.15 August 26 event 2.16 August 29 event 2.17 August 30 event 3 See also 4 References

July 2009

Confirmed Total	Confirmed EF0	Confirmed EF1	Confirmed EF2	Confirmed EF3	Confirmed EF4	Confirmed EF5
118	78	32	7	1	0	0

July 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, July 1, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
EF0	N of Riverview	Hillsborough		1148	3 miles (4.8 km)	Intermittent tornado touchdown brought down a few trees.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, July 3, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Kansas
EF0	ENE of New Cambria	Saline		0142	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown in an open field.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, July 4, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Kentucky
EF0	NE of Almo	Calloway		2329	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tree limbs and tops downed and field corn blown over.
EF0	SW of Golden Pond	Trigg		2339	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Tree limbs and tops downed.
EF1	SE of Herndon	Christian		0013	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Minor shingle damage to one house. Many trees damaged and corn stalks flattened.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for July 4, 2009, NWS Paducah, NCDC Storm Data

July 5 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, July 5, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF0	SE of Sterling	Saline		0040	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Montana
EF0	ENE of Glendive	Dawson		0055	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown confirmed by a storm spotter.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, July 7, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Minnesota
EF0	N of Storden	Cottonwood		2310	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, July 8, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Illinois
EF0	W of Lancaster	Peoria		2155	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown in an open field.
EF0	WNW of Teheran	Mason		2203	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown in an open field.
South Dakota
EF1	SSW of Deerfield	Pennington		2306	1 mile (1.6 km)	Pine trees that were damaged in a fire in 2000 were snapped and blown down.
EF0	WNW of Parmalee	Todd		0310	4 miles (6.4 km)	Tornado remained over prairie land.
EF0	SE of Mission	Todd		0453	unknown	Small tornado sighted by a storm chaser.
EF1	ENE of Clearfield	Todd		0631	1 mile (1.6 km)	Large cottonwood trees were blown down.
EF1	NE of Clearfield	Todd		0648	1 mile (1.6 km)	A garage was removed from its foundation, a combine was tipped and large cottonwood trees were snapped.
North Dakota
EF0	NE of Sentinel Butte	Golden Valley		0005	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tornado remained over open country.
EF1	Portal area	Burke		0015	10 miles (16 km)	An old barn was destroyed and many trees and power lines were knocked down.
EF0	NNE of Medora	Billings		0027	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0	E of Northgate	Burke		0119	1 mile (1.6 km)	Oil storage tanks were damaged.
EF0	WNW of Powers Lake	Burke		0135	2 miles (3.2 km)	Tornado remained in open country.
EF0	N of Rhame	Bowman		0145	1 mile (1.6 km)	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF3	Dickinson	Stark		0215	2 miles (3.2 km)	Rain-wrapped tornado destroyed nearly 100 buildings and damaged over 350 others in the southern part of the city. Extensive damage to trees and many vehicles were damaged or flipped as well. Two people were injured.
EF1	S of Sherwood	Renville		0230	11 miles (18 km)	A farm house was damaged by the tornado.
Sources: NWS Bismarck, NCDC Storm Data

July 11 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, July 11, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Ohio
EF1	Summithill	Ross		1955	3.06 miles (4.92 km)	Two barns were destroyed. Six homes and two mobile homes were damaged as well as numerous trees. Widespread crop damage was reported.
EF1	SSE of Piketon	Pike		2020	0.6 miles (0.97 km)	Damage to about 25 trees and a trampoline was lifted over a fence.
Pennsylvania
EF0	White Deer	Union		2140	1 mile (1.6 km)	Damage limited to a few trees.
Colorado
EF0	ESE of Kutch	Elbert		2335	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
North Dakota
EF0	ESE of Gladstone	Stark		2355	4 miles (6.4 km)	Tornado spotted by trained spotters with no damage.
Sources: NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS State College, NCDC Storm Data

July 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, July 12, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
EF0	NW of Vero Beach	Indian River		2230	unknown	Brief tornado spotted by a local citizen.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 13 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, July 13, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
New Mexico
EF0	S of Tres Piedras	Taos		2320	unknown	Brief landspout tornado damaged a barn and some fencing.
South Dakota
EF0	SSW of Parmalee	Todd		2335	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Wyoming
EF2	NE of Sundance	Crook		0010	9.5 miles (15.3 km)	A large barn and two garages were destroyed at a ranch. The house lost much of its roof while a mobile home had roof and siding damage. 4,000 acres (16 km2) of Ponderosa pine trees were toppled. Two people were injured.
Montana
EF0	W of Frazer	Valley		0133	unknown	First of two brief tornado touchdowns.
EF0	WSW of Frazer	Valley		0140	unknown	First of two brief tornado touchdowns.
Nebraska
EF2	S of Crookston	Cherry		0220	unknown	Damage was mostly confined at a ranch where a trailer home, small outbuilding and metal windbreak were destroyed by a brief but intense tornado. A hay baler was moved 15 yards.
Sources: NWS Rapid City, NWS North Platte, Storm Reports for July 13, 2009, NCDC Storm Data

July 14 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, July 14, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Minnesota
EF2	NNE of Swift Falls	Swift, Pope		2121	9 miles (14 km)	Two turkey barns and two garages were completely destroyed. Damage to two residences and some small outbuildings. There was also crop and significant tree damage.
EF1	Spicer area	Kandiyohi		2140	6.5 miles (10.5 km)	Two homes and a garage had roof damage. Dozens of cars at a mall had window damage. Significant tree damage along part of the path. There was additional shingle damage along the path.
EF0	NW of Elrosa	Stearns		2207	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Brief tornado remained in an open field.
Kansas
EF0	S of Wilroads	Ford		2352	unknown	Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
Sources: NWS Twin Cities, NWS Twin Cities - 2009 tornadoes, Storm Reports for July 14, 2009, NCDC Storm Data

July 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, July 15, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
EF0	Orlando	Orange		2345	unknown	Brief tornado damaged a warehouse in southwest Orlando near the interchange of John Young Parkway and State Route 528.
Sources: NWS Melbourne, Storm Reports for July 15, 2009, NCDC Storm Data

July 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, July 16, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Vermont
EF0	S of Williamstown	Orange		2305	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	The roof of a barn was blown off. Remainder of damage was limited to hundreds of trees.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 16, 2009, NWS Burlington (PNS), NCDC Storm Data

July 17 event (Southeast)

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, July 17, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Virginia
EF1	N of Pittsville	Pittsylvania		1448	0.7 miles (1.1 km)	Damage mostly limited to trees. One tree fell on a home.
EF1	Hurt	Pittsylvania		1502	0.6 miles (0.97 km)	Eight structures were damaged by fallen trees including two homes were trees fell through the roof.
EF0	WNW of Brookneal	Campbell		1525	75 yards (100 m)	Many soofwood trees were snapped or downed.
North Carolina
EF0	ENE of Alligoods	Beaufort		2123	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tornado reported by the local fire department with no damage.
EF0	SE of Washington	Beaufort		0012	1.35 miles (2.17 km)	Damage to trees, electrical wires and power poles. 25 homes had damage from falling trees and limbs.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 17, 2009, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Morehead City, NCDC Storm Data

July 17 event (Colorado)

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, July 17, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF0	NNW of Pritchett	Bent, Baca		0055	3.6 miles (5.8 km)	Tornado remained over open rangeland.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 18 event (Maine)

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, July 18, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Maine
EF0	NNE of Bethel	Oxford		2305	1.3 miles (2.1 km)	Damage to trees and at a corn field.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 18, 2009, NWS Portland, ME, NCDC Storm Data

July 18 event (New Mexico)

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, July 18, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
New Mexico
EF0	SSE of Golden	Santa Fe		0055	1 mile (1.6 km)	Narrow tornado remained over open country.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 20 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, July 20, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Kansas
EF0	NW of St. Francis	Cheyenne		0003	unknown	A car was damaged and a semi-trailer was blown into the ditch on U.S. Route 36.
EF0	E of Rago	Kingman		0009	2 miles (3.2 km)	Rope tornado touched down in an open field.
EF0	N of Goodland	Sherman		0025	2 miles (3.2 km)	Narrow tornado remained in open country.
EF0	NW of Goodland	Sherman		0034	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0	S of Olmitz	Barton		0045	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0	S of McAllister	Logan		0121	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0	SW of Rosalia	Butler		0302	2 miles (3.2 km)	Minor damage took place to a row of trees.
Colorado
EF0	Englewood area	Arapahoe		0508	0.4 miles (0.64 km)	Brief touchdown in the eastern part of the city, rope like tornado. No damage reported.
EF0	S of Castle Rock	Douglas		0539	1 mile (1.6 km)	Debris was seen, but no damage
EF0	N of Castle Rock	Douglas		0539	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 20, 2009, NWS Goodland, NCDC Storm Data

July 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, July 21, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Arkansas
EF0	S of Bingen	Hempstead		1842	1.1 miles (1.8 km)	A wellhouse was partially knocked over and there was damage at a metal shop. Trees were snapped along a fence line.
EF0	NE of Mayflower	Faulkner		2112	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Brief tornado mostly over Lake Conway with no damage.
EF0	NE of Vilonia	Faulkner		2134	1.2 miles (1.9 km)	Roof damage to one home. A judging stand at a horse arena and a shed were destroyed. Trees and fences were blown down.
EF0	N of Sulphur Springs	Jefferson		0120	1.6 miles (2.6 km)	Minor roof damage to a couple of homes. Trees were knocked down, a fence was blown down and various yard items were blown around.
Texas
EF0	ENE of Lakeview	Lynn		2109	unknown	Brief tornado spotted by law enforcement.
Sources: NWS Little Rock (Damage Survey), NWS Little Rock (Event Summary), NWS Shreveport, NCDC Storm Data

July 23 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, July 23, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF0	S of Boyero	Lincoln		2115	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0	NE of Bristol	Prowers		0126	2 miles (3.2 km)	Tornado remained over open country.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 24 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, July 24, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Maryland
EF0	Elliott	Dorchester		0530	0.25 miles (0.40 km)	Brief waterspout moved onshore on Elliott Island, overturning a travel trailer. Two people were injured.
Florida
EF0	Ormond Beach	Volusia		2146	0.6 miles (0.97 km)	Waterspout came ashore on the beach tossing a catamaran.
EF0	Port Orange	Volusia		2225	0.75 miles (1.21 km)	Over 150 mobile homes were damaged in two mobile home parks. One person was injured.
Wisconsin
EF1	N of Shullsburg	Lafayette		2212	3 miles (4.8 km)	A barn and metal shed were destroyed. Damage to numerous trees and a home.
EF1	NE of New Diggings	Lafayette		2332	4 miles (6.4 km)	A metal shed was destroyed while a house and numerous trees were damaged.
Illinois
EF1	S of Princeton	Bureau		0250	1 mile (1.6 km)	Heavy damage on a farm, with a barn and a grain bin destroyed and its house damaged.
Sources: NWS Wakefield, NWS Melbourne, NWS Milwaukee, Storm reports for July 24, 2009, NCDC Storm Data

July 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, July 25, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
New York
EF1	Darien/Corfu	Genesee		2053	4 miles (6.4 km)	One greenhouse and a barn were destroyed. 25 to 30 homes were damaged. Damage to power poles, trees and vehicles.
EF0	Hilton	Monroe		2155	0.75 miles (1.21 km)	Damage to one home and numerous trees. Outdoor objects were tossed around.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 25, 2009, NWS Buffalo, NCDC Storm Data

July 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, July 26, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Pennsylvania
EF1	N of St. Marys	Elk		2221	1.25 miles (2.01 km)	Two homes were damaged and several trees were uprooted.
New York
EF1	Onoville	Cattaraugus		2250	13 miles (21 km)	Awnings were destroyed, trailers were moved or rolled over and boats were damaged. Hundreds of trees were damaged.
EF0	Allegany State Park	Cattaraugus		2315	2.2 miles (3.5 km)	Many trees were damaged in the park.
Sources: NWS Quad Cities, Storm Reports for July 26, 2009, NWS Buffalo, NCDC Storm Data

July 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, July 27, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
EF0	SSW of Rocky Creek	Hillsborough		1527	unknown	Brief waterspout made landfall along the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
Wisconsin
EF1	W of Soldiers Grove	Crawford		2216	4 miles (6.4 km)	A few barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. EF1 damage included an LP tank at a barn.
EF1	SW of Montello	Marquette, Green Lake		2248	9 miles (14 km)	Minor roof damage to a pole barn and a mobile home. Many trees were knocked down.
EF0	NE of Gratiot	Lafayette		0110	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Minor roof damage to two farm houses. Tree limbs smashed three vehicles.
Colorado
EF0	NW of Limon	Lincoln		2321	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Wyoming
EF0	S of Savageton	Campbell		2325	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tornado damaged a shed and fencing.
Sources: NWS La Crosse, NWS Milwaukee, NCDC Storm Data

July 28 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, July 28, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
EF1	SE of Crossroads	Harrison		1428	unknown	Two houses and a mobile home were damaged and a car was crushed by falling trees.
Kansas
EF0	SSW of Centralia	Nemaha		1820	unknown	Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
Mississippi
EF0	ESE of Patrick	Patrick		2043	unknown	Brief tornado remained over farmland.
Tennessee
EF1	SW of Goodbars	Warren		2232	1 mile (1.6 km)	A barn, grain silo and several farm buildings were destroyed, and a house was damaged.
Alabama
EF0	NW of Elkmont	Limestone		0055	275 yards (300 m)	Damage limited to trees.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 28, 2009, NWS Huntsville (PNS), NCDC Storm Data

July 29 event (Northeast)

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, July 29, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Pennsylvania
EF0	Tunkhannock (1st tornado)	Wyoming		1718	262 yards (200 m)	Damage to many trees, a shed, a corn field and a barn.
EF0	Tunkhannock (2nd tornado)	Wyoming		1722	442 yards (400 m)	Damage at the airport where there was a farm outbuilding with roof damage. Damage to corn stalks and trees.
EF2	Stroudsburg area	Monroe		1735	4.6 miles (7.4 km)	Four large farm buildings and a garage were destroyed. Several houses and a resort building lost their roofs. Two people were injured. First strong tornado since 1979 in Monroe County.
Maryland
EF0	WNW of Oldtown	Allegany		1848	1 mile (1.6 km)	Hardwood trees were uprooted and power poles were snapped.
EF0	SW of Belle Grove	Allegany		1929	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tree damage was found from a tornado touchdown.
New Jersey
EF2	NNE of Pellettown	Sussex		1848	7 miles (11 km)	Two barns partially collapsed. A silo was destroyed with two others damaged. Thousands of trees were damaged, along with large swaths of farmland where at least one farm animal was killed. Strongest tornado ever since records are kept in Sussex County, New Jersey and first F2 or EF2 tornado in New Jersey since May 27, 2001.
New York
EF0	Unionville	Orange		1905	1 mile (1.6 km)	Damage to many trees, some of which fell on homes and cars.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 29, 2009, NWS Philadelphia, NWS New York City (PNS), NWS Binghamton, NCDC Storm Data

July 29 event (Colorado)

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, July 29, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF0	W of Pritchett	Baca		2258	unknown	Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0	SSE of Resolis	Elbert		2328	unknown	A house was damaged, and power poles were removed from the ground.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

July 30 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, July 30, 2009
EF#	Location	County/Parish	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Louisiana
EF0	NW of Gayles	Caddo		1615	1.1 miles (1.8 km)	A small outbuilding was destroyed. One metal shed was blown over and a second shed was collapsed. Many trees and power lines were downed.
Arkansas
EF1	S of Princeton	Dallas		1942	2.3 miles (3.7 km)	Damage limited to trees with some taking down power lines.
EF2	Tichnor to Elaine	Arkansas, Phillips, Coahoma (MS)		2023	32.1 miles (51.7 km)	Large wedge tornado damaged thousands of trees, especially in the White River National Wildlife Refuge. Damage also took place at the Phillips County Airport. Dozens of mobile homes, houses and hunting camps were also damaged or destroyed. Tornado crossed the Mississippi River four times.
EF0	N of Hydrick	Poinsett		2048	5 miles (8.0 km)	Several buildings and many trees were damaged.
EF0	Cummins	Lincoln		2111	2 miles (3.2 km)	A shed and some trees were damaged at the Cummins Prison.
Illinois
EF0	NE of Capron	Boone		2126	unknown	Brief tornado damaged a few tree limbs.
Tennessee
EF1	Cordova	Shelby		2151	2.1 miles (3.4 km)	Damage to a car dealership, a motel, a restaurant, a Kohls store, a couple of baseball fields, several other businesses, a golf course and several homes.
EF1	Lexington	Henderson		0052	4 miles (6.4 km)	Damage to trees and power lines. An outbuilding was destroyed with a second one damaged. A mobile home was shoved into a power pole.
EF0	Wildersville	Henderson		0052	200 yards (200 m)	Roof damage to a church with other damage to a shed and a power pole.
EF1	W of Westmoreland	Sumner		0400	3 miles (4.8 km)	One barn was flattened. Damage to outbuildings and carports with light damage to several homes. Hundreds of trees were affected.
Mississippi
EF2	SE of Olive Branch	De Soto		2200	5.8 miles (9.3 km)	Over 140 houses and businesses were damaged, including at least seven houses that were destroyed.
Kentucky
EF1	N of Scottsville	Allen		0435	1 mile (1.6 km)	Structural damage to two barns and one residence. Numerous trees were damaged.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 30, 2009, NWS Shreveport (PNS), NWS Memphis, NWS Nashville (PNS), NWS Little Rock (PNS), NWS Little Rock (Event Summary), NWS Louisville, NCDC Storm Data

July 31 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, July 31, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Ohio
EF1	S of Wooster	Wayne		1145	440 yards (400 m)	Major damage to a pole barn.
Maryland
EF1	WSW of Ijamsville	Frederick		1806	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	Barns were destroyed and three homes were damaged. Hundreds of trees were affected.
EF1	W of Monrovia	Frederick		1808	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	Minor damage to one home and a clubhouse at a golf course. Trees fell on some homes and lawn and patio furniture were moved some distance.
EF0	Gamber	Carroll		1840	1 mile (1.6 km)	A couple of residences had minor roof damage. Numerous trees and a corn field were affected.
EF1	Alpha	Howard		1842	unknown	Brief tornado knocked down many trees.
Connecticut
EF1	SE of Shelton	Fairfield		1956	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Damage limited to trees.
EF1	NE of East River	New Haven		2028	3 miles (4.8 km)	Intermittent tornado touchdown snapped or uprooted numerous trees.
Kansas
EF0	S of Gove	Gove		0142	unknown	Brief tornado confirmed by storm chasers.
EF0	SSE of Gove	Gove		0144	unknown	Second brief tornado confirmed by storm chasers.
EF0	ENE of Pendennis	Lane		0225	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tornado remained over open country.
EF0	WSW of Utica	Ness		0232	unknown	Brief tornado with no damage.
Sources: Storm Reports for July 31, 2009, NWS New York City (PNS), NWS Baltimore/Washington (PNS), NWS Cleveland, NCDC Storm Data

August 2009

Confirmed Total	Confirmed EF0	Confirmed EF1	Confirmed EF2	Confirmed EF3	Confirmed EF4	Confirmed EF5
60	38	18	2	1	0	0

Note: 1 tornado was confirmed in the final totals, but does not have a listed rating.

August 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, August 2, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
New York
EF0	Kirkwood	Broome		1735	175 yards (200 m)	Damage limited to trees.
Kansas
EF0	SE of Satanta	Haskell		0140	1 mile (1.6 km)	Narrow tornado resulted in minimal damage to corn crops.
EF1	SW of Satanta	Haskell, Seward		0150	4 miles (6.4 km)	A house and two grain bins were damaged. Damage was also reported to corn crops and a pivot sprinkler.
Sources: Storm Reports for August 2, 2009, NWS Binghamton, NCDC Storm Data

August 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, August 4, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Indiana
EF1	Eminence	Morgan		1610	unknown	A mobile home was destroyed while another home and a garage lost their roof. Initially classified as a microburst but later determined to be a tornado.[1]
Kentucky
EF0	N of Hopkinsville	Christian		2355	1 mile (1.6 km)	Damage to two fiberglass light poles and several trees. One person was injured by flying debris.
Sources: Storm Reports for August 4, 2009, NWS Paducah, NWS Indianapolis, NCDC Storm Data

August 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, August 6, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Utah
EF0	NW of Leota	Uintah		2210	2 miles (3.2 km)	Tornado traveled along Pelican Lake, flipping a trailer.
EF0	Vernal	Uintah		2339	unknown	Minor damage to a few sheds and tree limbs.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

August 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, August 8, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Minnesota
EF1	Minnetrista	Hennepin		0133	9.5 miles (15.3 km)	Damage to roofs and some signs of buildings. Minor damage to residences and a boat was thrown.
Colorado
EF0	S of Kaufman	Weld		0302	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Wisconsin
EF1	N of Burkhardt	St. Croix		0324	5 miles (8.0 km)	Several garages were destroyed and several homes were damaged. Hundreds of trees were affected.
EF0	NW of Hammond	St. Croix		0351	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Several homes were damaged including portions of a roof of one home.
Sources: NWS Twin Cities, NCDC Storm Data

August 9 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, August 9, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
New York
EF1	New Hudson/Cuba	Allegany		1805	8 miles (13 km)	A communication tower collapsed and several homes had minor damage. Cars were damaged by fallen trees.
Pennsylvania
EF1	Tyler	Elk, Clearfield		2058	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Damage to one home and a several trees.
Sources: NWS Buffalo, NWS State College, NCDC Storm Data

August 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, August 12, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
South Carolina
EF0	N of Forney	Horry		1800	1.12 miles (1.80 km)	An abandoned barn and a mobile home were damaged, as were many trees.
Florida
EF0	NNE of Auburndale	Polk		2120	unknown	Brief tornado damaged fences, sheds a screened porch and playground equipment.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

August 14 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, August 14, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Wyoming
EF0	SE of Worland	Washakie		2317	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tornado remained over open country.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

August 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, August 15, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF0	SE of Dinosaur	Moffat		2000	3 miles (4.8 km)	Tornado remained over open country.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

August 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, August 16, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
EF0	Cape Coral	Lee		2042	0.35 miles (0.56 km)	Eleven structures were damaged. Damage mostly to roofs, windows, soffits, fascia and outdoor equipment. One car was flipped up into a garage home.
Sources: NWS Tampa Bay, NCDC Storm Data

August 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, August 17, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF0	NW of Kutch	Elbert		2000	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

August 18 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
EF1	NW of Beaumont	Jefferson		1857	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tornado struck a commercial area surrounding Parkdale Mall, with the mall damaged as well as a Kohl's store. Several department stores had roof damage and several cars flipped over. 10 people were injured.
Colorado
EF1	Lake George area	Park		1916	9 miles (14 km)	Several buildings were damaged, as were many trees.
EF0	SE of Walsenburg	Huerfano		2018	1 mile (1.6 km)	Brief tornado in open country.
New Mexico
EF0	ENE of Mills	Harding		2209	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Sources: NWS Lake Charles, NCDC Storm Data

August 19 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, August 19, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Minnesota
EF0	Minneapolis	Hennepin		1850	4.5 miles (7.2 km)	Damage to many trees and a church in the downtown area. Minor damage to homes mostly due to trees landing on them.
EF1	SE of New Trier	Washington		1916	2 miles (3.2 km)	A farm house lost its roof, and several outbuildings were destroyed.
EF1	SE of Cottage Grove	Washington		1940	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Damage mainly to trees, almost some roofs of homes and playground equipment were affected.
EF0	S of Lake Netta	Anoka		2007	unknown	Brief tornado in an unpopulated area of Ham Lake.
EF0	Marine on St. Croix	Washington		2025	1 mile (1.6 km)	Scattered tree and limb damage in the community.
EF0	SE of North Branch	Chisago		2100	1 mile (1.6 km)	Damage to the roof of the middle school, telephone poles and numerous trees.
EF0	SE of Springfield	Brown		2328	4 miles (6.4 km)	Slow-moving tornado damaged some crops.
Illinois
EF1	S of Alsey to SW of Franklin	Greene, Scott, Morgan		1910	16 miles (26 km)	Damage to mobile homes, grain bins, farm machinery sheds, many crops and many trees near the Manchester area.
EF2	NW of Franklin to NW of Chatham	Morgan, Sangamon		1946	19 miles (31 km)	13 houses in Loami were destroyed along with 19 others with major damage. Several other houses as well as farm machinery sheds, many crops and numerous trees were damaged along the path. Three people were injured.
EF1	SE of Springfield	Sangamon		2017	13 miles (21 km)	Damage along the shores of Lake Springfield, including the yacht club. Widespread tree and crop damage.
EF3	Williamsville to E of Beason	Sangamon, Logan		2019	24.5 miles (39.4 km)	In Williamsville, an antique mall was destroyed, with damage along the path to several homes, a metal building, an agriculture business and a gas station. A horse trailer was thrown into a church. 17 people in Sangamon County were injured, including two motocyclists on Interstate 55. Elsewhere in Sangamon County, east of Williamsville, one home was completely destroyed with several other homes, outbuildings, vehicles, machine sheds and cornfields being damaged. In Logan County, additional outbuildings were destroyed, with grain bins blown away and damage to trees, crops and some homes. Two people were injured in Logan County.
EF0	N of Midland City	De Witt		2104	2 miles (3.2 km)	Damage to crops and trees.
EF0	S of Holder	McLean		2127	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	Damage limited to some crops.
EF0	NE of Collision	Vermilion		2210	4.5 miles (7.2 km)	Two houses and numerous outbuildings were damaged, along with some trees and crops.
EF1	NE of Watseka	Iroquois		2300	2.75 miles (4.43 km)	A barn and a garage were destroyed with damage to many trees, a silo and another garage which was partially collapsed.
EF1	N of Elburn	Kane		2300	1 mile (1.6 km)	Multiple hardwood and softwood trees were snapped. Corn crops were flatenned
EF0	Lily Lake	Kane		2315	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Damage to many trees and limbs.
Wisconsin
EF0	N of Esdaile	Pierce		1957	unknown	Brief tornado damaged a tree and crops.
EF0	NW of Hudson	St. Croix		2005	0.33 miles (0.53 km)	Minor damage to several houses with multiple trees uprooted.
EF0	W of Emerald	St. Croix		2058	1 mile (1.6 km)	Vegetation was briefly tossed into the air.
EF0	N of Forest	St. Croix		2111	2 miles (3.2 km)	Tornado confirmed by a trained spotter with no damage.
Iowa
EF0	SE of Fredericksburg	Chickasaw		2009	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	A barn and a garage sustained damage in this brief tornado.
EF0	SW of West Union	Fayette		2050	4 miles (6.4 km)	Narrow tornado path damaged some trees and corn stalks, as well as a barn and a roof of a house.
EF0	SSE of Saratoga	Howard		2050	unknown	Brief tornado remained in a corn field.
EF0	NE of Calmar	Winneshiek		2100	4 miles (6.4 km)	A corn field was heavily damaged, and minor tree damage was noted.
EF1	S of Stanley	Buchanan		2130	2 miles (3.2 km)	Two farmstead, two hog confinements, one home, a silo, a pole building and many trees were damaged.
EF0	N of Martelle	Jones		2220	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	Minor tree damage and damage to a storage building.
Ohio
EF0	W of Greenville	Darke		2230	unknown	No damage reported as tornado touched down in an open field.
Indiana
EF2	Chesterton area	Porter		0032	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	Damage at Chesterton High School with the roof of the gymnasium partially collapsed. An apartment building and a warehouse lost the roof. Additional damage to many trees, a garage roof and a storage building. In total, 8 structures were destroyed, 54 sustained major damage and 149 others were damaged.
Missouri
EF1	N of Roby	Texas		0505	0.75 miles (1.21 km)	A mobile was rolled and destroyed injuring one person. Damage to two frame homes, an outbuilding and several trees
Sources: NWS Chicago (#1), NWS Chicago (#2), NWS Chicago (#3), NWS Twin Cities, NWS Quad Cities, NWS Springfield, MO, NWS Lincoln, IL, NWS La Crosse, Storm Reports for August 19, 2009, NCDC Storm Data

August 20 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, August 20, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Ohio
EF0	SSE of Kingston	Ross		2020	0.25 miles (0.40 km)	Minor crop damage was reported.
Sources: NWS Wilmington, OH (PNS), NCDC Storm Data

August 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, August 21, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Maine
EF1	Norway to Hartford	Oxford		2022	16 miles (26 km)	Thousands of trees were knocked down damaging or destroying some buildings, wares and utility poles.
Sources: Storm Reports for August 21, 2009, NCDC Storm Data

August 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, August 26, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
EF0	WNW of Lubbock	Lubbock		2249	unknown	Brief tornado remained over a golf course where there was no damage.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

August 29 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, August 29, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
New York
EF0	Canandaigua area	Ontario		1705	11 miles (18 km)	Several houses were damaged, along with many large boats which were thrown on Canandaigua Lake.
Sources: Storm Reports for August 29, 2009, NCDC Storm Data

August 30 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, August 30, 2009
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Texas
EF0	SW of Rockport	Rockport		2058	3 miles (4.8 km)	Power lines were blown down around Aransas Pass.
EF1	Galveston	Galveston		0250	unknown	A waterspout moved onshore at the Galveston Seawall, damaging several buildings in the city. Three people were injured.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

See also

• Tornadoes of 2009

References

Tornadoes of 2009 by month January (6) • February (36) • March (115) • April (226) • May (201) • June (270) • July (118) • August (60) • September (8) • October (65) • November (3) • December (48) Numbers in parentheses indicate final tornado count for the month. Totals are for the United States only.