Storm reports for July 7, 2014

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On July 7, 2014, 111 hail, 290 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in St. Louis County, MO.

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 (111)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage, $12.1 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (404 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Greene County, MO (near Wildwood Estates) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “A FEDEX truck was blown over on the James River Freeway just west of the Highway 65 interchange. The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries.”
• Gallatin County, KY (near Ethridge) · Tornado EF0 · $150,000
  “A tornado touched down on Craigs Creek Lake where substantial damage occurred to a large dock near the marina entrance along US Route 42. A section of roofing and the associated supporting structure measuring approximately 75 by 75 feet was destroyed and deposited immediately to the southwest of…”
• Middlesex County, MA (near Bedford) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $100,000
  “A powerful microburst occurred in Bedford with estimated 90 to 100 mph wind gusts. Approximately 50 to 70 trees were blown down, most of them healthy pine trees 100 feet tall. The trees were blown down, snapped at least halfway up, or uprooted.”
• Thayer County, NE (near Bruning) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH and accompanied golf ball size hail.”
• Thayer County, NE (near Bruning) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “Golf ball size hail was accompanied by 60 MPH winds.”
• Jefferson County, KY (near Windy Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $80,000
  “A storm survey revealed that a localized downburst with winds estimated between 65 and 70 mph downed numerous trees and power poles in the Lyndon neighborhood east of downtown Louisville. These winds brought damage to a one square mile area centered around the Westport Condominiums.”

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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