Storm reports for May 9, 2014

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On May 9, 2014, 57 hail, 56 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Howard County, AR.

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 (57)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $60.9 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (113 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Howell) · Thunderstorm wind 120 mph · $35 million
  “A very intense macroburst caused extensive damage across the Evansville metro area, primarily the north half of the city. The macroburst was about three miles wide on average.”
• Warrick County, IN (near Stevenson) · Thunderstorm wind 120 mph · $25 million
  “A very intense macroburst caused extensive damage across the county, including the Boonville area. The average width of the damage area was about three miles. The macroburst entered Warrick County from Vanderburgh County in the Stevenson and Newburgh areas.”
• Perry County, MO (near Brewer) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 95 mph uprooted or snapped hundreds of trees. Thousands of large limbs were down. About 25 to 30 houses received roof damage. The roof was completely blown off a two-story house. The chimney was torn off a house.”
• Caddo Parish, LA (near Jewella) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $100,000
  “Several trees were downed in the North Highland area of Shreveport. Some of these trees fell on homes. There were no reports of injuries. This damage was a result of a rear flank downdraft that came out of a supercell thunderstorm that skirted the northern most portions of Shreveport.”
• Webb County, TX (near Lake Casa Blanca) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Golf ball sized hail damaged cars near Alexander High School on the northeast side of Laredo.”
• Spencer County, IN (near Buffaloville) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $25,000
  “Very high straight-line winds estimated near 95 mph carved a west to east corridor of damage through northern Spencer County. This corridor passed through the Santa Claus area. The affected area was very rural. Metal roofing was peeled off a portion of a large barn.”

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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