Storm reports for May 12, 2014

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On May 12, 2014, 93 hail, 56 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Racine County, WI.

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 (93)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $390,000 in property damage and $2,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (151 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lorain County, OH (near Shawville) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
  “An EF0 tornado touched down in Eaton Township along Butternut Ridge Road and tracked southeast across mainly farmland for a little over a mile. The tornado crossed State Route 83 and lifted just north of Cooley Road.”
• Lorain County, OH (near Eaton Estates) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed some utility poles along State Route 83 south of North Ridgeville. Some trees were downed along Island Road as well.”
• Gregg County, TX (near Kilgore) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $35,000
  “Several large trees were downed in Kilgore, Texas. One tree fell on top of a carport on Lantrip Street off of Hwy. 259. Another tree fell across a fence in town. Trees were also downed at the Kilgore, Police Department and a tin roof was blown off a building.”
• Racine County, WI (near Bohners Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “A concentrated area of large trees down on and near to Mc Henry Drive. Many of the large trees were rotted or had shallow roots. Trees landed on an above ground swimming pool, a chain link fence, a pickup truck, and a roof of a home. A barn was also damaged by the high winds.”
• Tazewell County, IL (near Pekin) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “A few trees and power lines were blown down in Pekin.”
• Medina County, OH (near Poe) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000
  “An EF0 tornado touched down in Montville Township about three and half miles southeast of the city of Medina near the intersection of State Route 3 and Autumn Run Drive.”

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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