Storm reports for May 11, 2014

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On May 11, 2014, 238 hail, 112 damaging-wind and 36 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Pawnee County, KS.

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 (238)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $36.3 million in property damage, $2.6 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (392 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, NE (near Daykin) · Tornado EF1 · 1 injury
  “This tornado developed in open country southeast of Daykin and traveled northeast into Saline county with a total track of 15.5 miles (5.8 miles in Jefferson county).”
• Clay County, NE (near Fairfield) · Tornado EF3 · $12.5 million
  “This tornado was reported initially as a multi-vortex tornado for several miles before taking on a more traditional look south of Saronville, where it was described as a wedge tornado.”
• Fillmore County, NE (near Exeter) · Tornado EF3 · $7.5 million
  “This tornado was the second to be rated an EF3 that affected south central Nebraska, starting in far northern Fillmore County before traversing a portion of York County and passing north of Cordova in Seward County.”
• Fillmore County, NE (near Grafton) · Tornado EF2 · $3.5 million
  “This tornado traveled rural areas of northern Fillmore County, bumping the York County line along the way. It touched down a few miles north-northwest of Grafton and lifted a few miles north-northeast of Fairmont.”
• Sioux County, IA (near Middleburg) · Tornado EF1 · $3 million
  “A tornado damaged 3 farmsteads in including damage to at least one house. The greatest damage was to structures and vehicles at a dairy farm.”
• Seward County, NE (near Cordova) · Tornado EF3 · $2.4 million
  “This tornado crossed into Seward county from York county and was the most intense tornado during this outbreak with a track of around 14 miles in Seward county. The tornado moved just north of the city of Cordova crossing State Highway 76A. Here the tornado impacted several rural residents.”

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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