Storm reports for July 9, 2014

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On July 9, 2014, 115 hail, 145 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Lincoln 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 (115)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $23.9 million in property damage, $179 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (260 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Buffalo County, NE (near (Ear)Kearney Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3 million · 1 injury
  “Strong outflow from the parent thunderstorm located to the east of this path produced wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH. There were numerous reports of tree damage in the area, including a large tree limb estimated to be 12 inches in diameter downed and a tree estimated to be 30 inches in…”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Gibbon) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3 million
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be at least 70 MPH, with a gust of 68 MPH measured 3 miles south of Gibbon. Accompanied by hail up to the size of golf balls, the combination caused significant crop and tree damage in the area, with many fields reduced to stubble with crops determined to be complete…”
• Adams County, NE (near Holstein) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be at least 70 MPH. Area crops were shredded by the combination of these winds and small hail. A large tree limb of 10 inches in diameter was downed west of Roseland.”
• Webster County, NE (near Blue Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be between 60 and 70 MPH. Irrigation pivots were reported downed just west of Blue Hill and bean fields were damaged due to the combination of the wind and hail of unknown size.”
• Dawson County, NE (near Lexington) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Wind gusts near and in Lexington were estimated to be between 60 and 70 MPH. These winds accompanied hail ranging in size from quarters to half dollars.”
• Adams County, NE (near Kenesaw) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1 million
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be at least 60 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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