Storm reports for July 12, 2014

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On July 12, 2014, 13 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Custer County, SD.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $87,000 in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (43 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kenosha County, WI (near Truesdell) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $70,000
  “A 3.6 mile west to east path of significant straight line wind damage. The most concentrated damage was just south of highway 50 and east of Green Bay Road. Numerous large trees snapped and uprooted. Shingle damage to approximately 8 homes with two roofs likely requiring replacement.”
• La Plata County, CO (near Rockwood) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $10,000
  “Vehicles and trailers were damaged from strong thunderstorm microburst at a residence in the community of Rockwood. One trailer was lifted about 10 feet off the ground by the strong winds. A house and other buildings about 100 yards away from the impacted vehicles were not damaged.”
• Clarke County, MS (near Archusa Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $3,000
  “Four trees were knocked down in Clarke County, including two in Quitman.”
• Shenandoah County, VA (near New Market Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $2,000
  “There was a pine tree down on wires near Shenandoah Valley Academy.”
• Okeechobee County, FL (near Sherman) · Tornado EF0 · $2,000
  “A low-end EF-0 tornado touched down in rural Okeechobee, just south of SE 8th Street, crossed the street, then moved through a line of trees into an open field.”
• Jewell County, KS (near Jewell) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph
  “This wind gust was measured by a Kansas State University mesonet site 3 miles west-northwest of Jewell.”

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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