Storm reports for April 27, 2014

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On April 27, 2014, 209 hail, 126 damaging-wind and 19 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Cass County, TX. Tornadoes killed 19.

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 (209)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $242 million in property damage, 243 injuries and 19 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (363 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Faulkner County, AR (near Palarm) · Tornado EF4 · $210 million · 12 deaths · 167 injuries
  “This tornado exited Pulaski County 1.6 miles northeast of Roland, while crossing the Arkansas River, and entered Faulkner County 0.6 mile southwest of Palarm. The tornado reached its maximum intensity of EF4 in Faulkner County.”
• Pulaski County, AR (near Ferndale) · Tornado EF3 · $13 million · 3 deaths · 25 injuries
  “A tornado began west of the Ferndale area, near the Saline/Pulaski County line. This was the first of five tornadoes produced by the same supercell thunderstorm.”
• Keokuk County, IA (near Martinsburg) · Tornado EF1 · 2 deaths
  “NWS storm survey teams determined that a tornado developed in far northern Wapello County, crossed Keokuk County and southeastern Iowa County, and ended in rural southwest Johnson County. This entry is for the portion of the tornado that affected Keokuk County.”
• Ottawa County, OK (near Commerce) · Tornado EF2 · $3 million · 1 death · 12 injuries
  “A tornado damaged or destroyed about 50 homes and businesses in and around Quapaw, destroyed several metal-framed buildings, destroyed barns and outbuildings, blew over several vehicles, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down numerous power poles.”
• White County, AR (near El Paso) · Tornado EF2 · $450,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “This tornado exited Faulkner County 4.6 miles southeast of Naylor and entered White County 2.2 miles west-northwest of El Paso. The tornado caused massive timber damage along Jack Williams Rd., then caused damage to residences on Arkansas 5 and El Paso Rd.”
• Cherokee County, KS (near Baxter Spgs) · Tornado EF2 · $10 million · 25 injuries
  “A survey team determined an EF2 tornado struck the town of Baxter Springs, Kansas. The tornado started near Quapaw, Oklahoma and crossed the state line into Kansas then moved through the town of Baxter Springs producing a 150 yard wide swath of damage from southwest to northeast through the center…”

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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