Storm reports for February 28, 2014

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

← Feb 27, 2014 All 2014 storm days · February 2014 Mar 1, 2014 →

Other storms on February 28 →

On February 28, 2014, 1 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Los Angeles County, CA.

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 $2.6 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (13 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tulare County, CA (near Porterville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2 million
  “Trees down across Porterville. Damages reported to several houses due to fallen trees and limbs.”
• Fresno County, CA (near Dunlap) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $500,000
  “Wind damage caused by thunderstorms near Squaw Valley, reported by the public and trained spotters. Roof damage and several downed trees.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near Big Bear Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $40,000
  “Firefigthers responded to a call of a 70-foot pine tree fallen on home and vehicle, with power lines knocked out. The leading line of heavy rain was moving through at the time with several lightning strikes in the western San Bernadino mountains between 10 am to 11 am on the same line of storms.”
• Kern County, CA (near Bakersfield) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $35,000
  “A large tree was uprooted and totaled a car due to thunderstorm winds. Location was at Jenkins and Rosedale.”
• San Diego County, CA (near (Myf)Mntgmry Fld San) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $15,000
  “CBS8 had video of a large tree down on the Cadillac dealership in Kearny Mesa. Nearby mesonet stations showed gusts 45 to 50 mph from 1300-1630 PST.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near San Bernardino) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $10,000
  “The Press Enterprise reported a large tree fallen on North Macy Street in San Bernardino, crushing the front of a car. A line of showers with lightning was crossing the mountains and high deserts at the time.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final