Storm reports for June 16, 2014

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On June 16, 2014, 219 hail, 263 damaging-wind and 37 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Lancaster County, NE. Tornadoes killed 2.

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 (219)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $70.1 million in property damage, $2.8 million in crop damage, 25 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (527 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Stanton County, NE (near Stanton) · Tornado EF4 · $12 million · 1 death · 20 injuries
  “This tornado developed about 5.5 miles southwest of the town of Pilger and moved directly northeast directly striking the town. The tornado did violent damage within the town of Pilger.”
• Cuming County, NE (near Wisner) · Tornado EF4 · $1 million · 1 death
  “As the tornado continued from Stanton County into Cuming county it increased in size and intensity. The tornado crossed the Elkhorn River about 3 miles west of Wisner and then crossed Highway 275 where significant damage was done to a cattle ranch.”
• Polk County, IA (near Des Moines) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $1,000 · 1 death
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree branch. A homeless individual died when a the branch fell on him at a homeless settlement along the banks of the Raccoon River east of Fluer Blvd.”
• Grant County, WI (near Platteville) · Tornado EF2 · $20.5 million · 5 injuries
  “A tornado formed along a squall line west of Platteville, just south of County Road B, and traveled through Memorial Park on to the Univ. of Wisconsin - Platteville campus. Five people were injured, one of them seriously. There was extensive damage done to five buildings and the stadium on campus.”
• Dane County, WI (near Verona) · Tornado EF3 · $14 million
  “A Tornado severely damaged the Country View Elementary school, which will have to be rebuilt. At least 30 homes sustained major damage, 19 of which were rendered uninhabitable. Many trees down. Estimated winds up to 140 mph.”
• Dane County, WI (near Shorewood Hills) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million
  “Tornado damaged at least 23 homes with some homes losing much of their roofs. Widespread uprooted and snapped trees within this heavily wooded neighborhood. Some large trees landing on homes. A few roofs had been pierced by 2-by-4s. Estimated winds up to 120 mph.”

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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