Storm reports for May 21, 2014

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On May 21, 2014, 204 hail, 135 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Douglas County, IL.

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 (204)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $104 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (349 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Douglas County, IL (near Tuscola) · Hail 4.00″ · $100 million · 2 injuries
  “Hail caused significant damage to the roofs, windows, and siding of numerous houses in Tuscola. Hundreds of vehicles sustained major window and body damage. Two men were injured when they were struck in the head by large hailstones.”
• Castro County, TX (near Hart) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $2 million
  “Local fire department and emergency management officials reported wind damage in and around Hart associated with a severe thunderstorm downburst. A freestanding grain dryer was blown over against a grain tank at the intersection of Highway 194 and Farm to Market Road 168.”
• Champaign County, IL (near (Cmi)Willard Fld Cha) · Hail 1.75″ · $800,000
  “Significant hail damage at Willard Airport in Savoy. Damage to several vehicles as well as minor damage to a B-17 aircraft.”
• Hardin County, KY (near Red Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $150,000
  “A storm survey confirmed damage from a wet microburst that damaged many trees and several buildings just northwest of Ratcliff. The area surveyed covered an area roughly one half mile wide and 2 to 3 miles in length. Based on damage, northwest winds gusted as high as 70 to 75 mph.”
• Taylor County, KY (near Sweeneyville) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $150,000
  “A storm survey confirmed that widespread damage around Campbellsville was caused by straight line winds of between 70 and 75 mph. These winds were brought by a long lasting bow echo that originated an hour and one half earlier near Radcliff.”
• Larue County, KY (near Hodgenville) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $100,000
  “A storm survey confirmed widespread straight line wind damage in Hodgenville. A compact but fast moving bow echo that earlier damaged Radcliff brought a measured wind gust of 68 mph to a Kentucky Mesonet site just west of Hodgenville.”

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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