Storm reports for May 22, 2014

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On May 22, 2014, 185 hail, 87 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Montgomery County, NY.

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 (185)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage, $9,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (279 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kent County, DE (near Haglettville) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000 · 2 injuries
  “An EF1 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 105 mph touched down in West Dover Hundred. It touched down just west of Darling Drive and lifted just east of Darling Farm Road. Two people were injured as the worst wind damage occurred on Darling Drive.”
• Crook County, WY (near Hulett) · Hail 2.50″ · $300,000
  “Hail to tennis ball size damaged buildings and automobiles.”
• Middlesex County, VA (near Saluda Hummel Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $200,000
  “Trees were downed onto several campers resulting in major damage.”
• Crook County, WY (near Hulett) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over an outbuilding, blew a 20-by-30 foot barn off its foundation, and damaged roofs southwest of Hulett along WY Highway 24.”
• Prince George County, VA (near Prince George) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000
  “An EF0 tornado briefly touched down northeast of Prince George on Kurnas Lane. The tornado destroyed a shed, snapped trees, and caused minor damage to a home.”
• Sussex County, VA (near Waverly) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000
  “An EF0 tornado developed just north of Highway 460 and south of Petersburg Road approximately one mile northwest of Waverly. The tornado moved south crossing Highway 460 just north of Waverly. As the tornado tracked across Highway 460, it struck the NAPA auto parts store causing only minor damage.”

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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