Storm reports for April 7, 2014

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On April 7, 2014, 11 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Guadalupe 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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Beaufort County, NC (near Pantego) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 5 injuries
  “The tornado initially touched down near Highway 264 north of Belhaven. It began as an EF1 and tracked east-northeast toward Beech Ridge Road. Along Highway 264 there was damage to a few structures with numerous trees downed or snapped.”
• Spalding County, GA (near Vaughn) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000 · 3 injuries
  “A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that a short-lived EF-1 tornado touched down 8 miles northwest of Griffin. Around 200 trees were downed by the tornado and at least a dozen homes sustained minor roof damage.”
• Lowndes County, GA (near Valdosta) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000
  “Roof damage occurred to the Salvation Army store on North Ashley Street resulting in water damage to over half the building. Monetary damage was estimated.”
• Toombs County, GA (near Grays Landing) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey determined that straight-line winds from a bow echo resulted in scattered wind damage across southern Toombs County from Greys Landing Road to Charlie Hart Road.”
• Irwin County, GA (near Ocilla) · Tornado EF1 · $70,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down in Irwin county south of Ocilla and produced mainly EF0 damage along its path, largely in the form of uprooted trees with some smaller trees snapped. The tornado was at its strongest near the end of its damage path where EF1 damage was noted.”
• Hyde County, NC (near Ponzer) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “The second tornado produced from the same super-cell thunderstorm touched down near Ponzer. The tornado was rated as an EF1 with winds estimated at 105 mph. A home near Ponzer was pushed off its foundation but remained intact. Several trees were snapped or blow down.”

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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