Storm reports for May 26, 2014

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On May 26, 2014, 81 hail, 45 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Glasscock County, TX.

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 (81)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage, $25,000 in crop damage and 9 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (137 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McKenzie County, ND (near Watford City) · Tornado EF2 · $2.5 million · 9 injuries
  “Thirteen campers, serving as homes, were completely destroyed and two more were damaged by this tornado. Other damage included a snapped wooden power line pole, automobiles, and fences, both wooden and metal.”
• DeWitt County, TX (near Little St Louis) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “A thunderstorm produced strong wind gusts estimated to be over 60 mph that blew over three recreational vehicles. One of the RVs was destroyed at the RV park on the north side of Yorktown. Other Areas of Yorktown sustained quite a bit of tree damage.”
• Williams County, ND (near Buford) · Hail 2.50″ · $50,000
  “Damage was reported to vehicles, roofs, and crops.”
• Howard County, TX (near Coahoma) · Tornado EF2 · $45,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a tornado near Coahoma. A storm spotter reported a rain-wrapped tornado that crossed Interstate 20 near Coahoma. An Ampscot 640 pump jack that weighed 78,000 pounds was overturned.”
• McKenzie County, ND (near Arnegard) · Hail 2.25″ · $30,000
  “A McKenzie County Deputy Sheriff reported between golf ball and baseball size hail with damage in the area.”
• Howard County, TX (near Big Spring) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $19,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced wind damage near Big Spring. There was a three mile long stretch of Centerpoint Road between Big Spring and Coahoma where there were 31 power poles snapped. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.”

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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