Storm reports for April 3, 2014

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On April 3, 2014, 270 hail, 163 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Denton County, TX.

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 (270)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $564 million in property damage, $65,000 in crop damage, 6 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (445 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coahoma County, MS (near Sherard) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $30,000 · 1 death
  “Straight line winds destroyed a mobile home off of Stribling Road near Farrell. The homeowner was injured when he was thrown from the mobile home. He later died from his injuries.”
• Hunt County, TX (near Wagner) · Tornado EF1 · $900,000 · 4 injuries
  “A National Weather Service storm survey crew determined a long track tornado produced EF1 damage in several spots in Hunt County. The hardest hit home was a ranch for exotic birds and chickens.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Cold Ran) · Tornado EF0 · $425,000 · 1 injury
  “A National Weather Service damage survey crew determined a tornado produced EF1 damage in northern Hopkins County, near the city of Birthright. This tornado caused damage to several homes and businesses, including the Birthright Volunteer Fire Department building.”
• Collin County, TX (near Princeton) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “A National Weather Service storm survey crew determined a tornado caused EF0 damage to a subdivision in Princeton. The tornado produced damage to a number of homes, along with several fences which were blown down.”
• Denton County, TX (near Denton) · Hail 4.25″ · $500 million
  “Softball sized hail was reported by a trained spotter one-eighth of a mile west of the Texas Woman's Campus in Denton. Additionally, this storm covered much of the city of Denton, and a considerable part of the County as well.”
• Denton County, TX (near Denton) · Hail 2.00″ · $15 million
  “Golf ball to hen egg sized hail was reported by a trained spotter 1.8 miles northeast of Denton.”

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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