Storm reports for July 5, 2014

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On July 5, 2014, 53 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Cavalier County, ND.

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 (53)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage, $285,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (96 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grant County, ND (near Elgin) · Hail 3.25″ · $750,000 · 3 injuries
  “There were numerous reports of golf ball to over baseball size hail across the Lake Tschida and Heart Butte Dam area resulting in significant damage to vehicles, campers, and trailer homes in the recreational area. In addition three people received non-life threatening head injuries from the hail.”
• Burleigh County, ND (near (Bis)Bismarck Muni A) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $175,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 miles per hour resulted in extensive damage across the Kimball Bottoms Recreation Area south of Bismarck. Several large cottonwood trees were snapped. Four vehicles where heavily damaged when the trees fell on them, and one camper trailer was crushed.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near Twenty Nine Palms) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $150,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down at least 14 power poles in Twentynine Palms, knocking out power to 2,000 customers.”
• Morton County, ND (near Huff) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Large hail accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds with damage to structures and crops.”
• Morton County, ND (near Huff) · Hail 1.50″ · $45,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds accompanied the large hail and broke windows and damaged vehicles and equipment.”
• Kidder County, ND (near Tappen) · Hail 1.50″ · $40,000
  “There was hail damage to roofs and vehicles.”

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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