Storm reports for July 8, 2014

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On July 8, 2014, 47 hail, 482 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Lincoln County, NE. Tornadoes killed 4.

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 (47)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.4 million in property damage, $27,000 in crop damage, 15 injuries and 5 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (546 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Madison County, NY (near Peterboro) · Tornado EF2 · $600,000 · 4 deaths
  “A tornado touched down in Smithfield just 2 miles to the northeast of Peterboro. This EF2 tornado with a path length of 2.5 miles and a path width of 235 yard resulted in 4 fatalities in Smithfield. Three homes were destroyed and 5 additional homes sustained significant damage.”
• Ocean County, NJ (near Pinewald) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 3 injuries
  “A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs in Berkeley Township. In addition, three people were injured at the Ocean County Fairgrounds when a tent collapsed on them during the severe thunderstorm. Two of them required hospitalization.”
• Wood County, WV (near Meldahls) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $350,000 · 1 injury
  “Straight line winds caused trees to fall onto power lines and houses. The Washington Bottom area was hit hard. A teenage girl was hit by a fallen tree branch in the City Park for Parkersburg. She had minor injuries.”
• Preston County, WV (near Kingwood) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “Emergency management reported a tree down on a car. The driver was trapped and injured.”
• Preston County, WV (near Cuzzart) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “The public reported multiple trees down and a tent collapse. One minor injury.”
• Berks County, PA (near Geigertown) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees in Robeson Township. A 10-year-old boy was injured when a tree toppled onto a building at the camp behind High Point Baptist Church on Chapel Road. The boy was outside and was hit by one of the branches when the tree came down.”

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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