Storm reports for March 31, 2014

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On March 31, 2014, 4 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Brookings County, SD.

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

Hail reports (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $65,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (7 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yellow Medicine County, MN (near St Leo) · Tornado EF0 · $30,000
  “The tornado struck three farmsteads, damaging barns, sheds, other outbuildings, and grain bins. Minor damage was sustained at the three houses. The tornado originated in Lyon County at 1450 LST.”
• Perry County, IL (near Pinckneyville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “A utility pole was snapped, and another pole was leaning.”
• Lyon County, MN (near Minneota) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “A tornado destroyed outbuildings, damaged a grain bin, and broke windows in a house in northern Lyon County, then crossed the county line into Yellow Medicine County.”

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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