Storm reports for May 23, 2014

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On May 23, 2014, 95 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Eddy County, NM.

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 (95)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.8 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (125 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Spartanburg County, SC (near Spartanburg) · Hail 1.75″ · $3 million
  “Public reported up to golf ball size hail from the west side of Spartanburg to the area around Spartanburg Regional Hospital.”
• York County, SC (near Rock Hill) · Hail 1.75″ · $3 million
  “National Severe Storms Lab relayed multiple public reports of up to golf ball size hail on the north side of Rock Hill.”
• York County, SC (near York) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “National Severe Storms Lab relayed multiple public reports, corroborated by spotters and law enforcement, of up to golf ball size hail with a second severe thunderstorm that tracked from the city of York, across the north side of Rock Hill to near Tega Kay and Ft Mill.”
• Spartanburg County, SC (near Duncan) · Hail 1.75″ · $1 million
  “Spotters and the public reported up to golf ball size hail in the Duncan/Reidville/ Moore area.”
• Union County, SC (near Union) · Hail 3.00″ · $250,000
  “County comms reported that the second severe thunderstorm produced larger than baseball size hail on the west side of the city. Multiple car windshields were reportedly broken out and skylights were broken at a department store.”
• Union County, SC (near Union) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Spotters reported up to golf ball size hail that broke car windshields in the Union area.”

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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