Storm reports for June 3, 2014

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On June 3, 2014, 268 hail, 211 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.75″ (softball size) in Washington County, NE.

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 (268)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6 million in property damage, $54.4 million in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (488 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Nemaha County, KS (near Bern) · Tornado EF3 · 2 injuries
  “A tornado touched down around the intersection of highway 71 and 63 around 1030 pm CDT. The damage path moved southeast and included several homes that were severely damaged and one totally destroyed.”
• Franklin County, MO (near Jeffriesburg) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and numerous tree limbs. Five miles west of Union on Highway AJ, three power poles were snapped. In Union, a man was briefly trapped in his car by fallen trees. He only sustained minor injuries.”
• Hamilton County, NE (near Marquette) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Wind gusts estimated near 70 MPH resulted in damage to area grain bins, outbuildings and irrigation pivots.”
• Hamilton County, NE (near Hampton) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “This tornado was not witnessed by anyone as it occurred after dark. A large area of damaging winds occurred northwest of where the tornado apparently formed. Tree damage, snapped power poles, and overturned pivots were common from just south of Marquette to southeast of Hampton.”
• Rock County, NE (near Bassett) · Thunderstorm wind 119 mph · $250,000
  “An intermittent line of wind damage was observed along and north of Highway 20 in Rock County. The wind damage began about 5 miles northeast of Bassett and continued into Holt County to 5 miles northeast of Newport.”
• Rock County, NE (near Bassett) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $250,000
  “Wind damage reported from 7 miles north of Bassett to just east southeast of Newport. Damage included grain bins destroyed, irrigation center pivots overturned and downed power lines.”

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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