Storm reports for July 15, 2014

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On July 15, 2014, 20 hail, 134 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Natrona County, WY.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (155 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• York County, ME (near York Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $1.4 million
  “A severe thunderstorm produced microburst winds in the village of York. The microburst affected an area of about 1 mile long and about 1.5 miles wide. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted in the town. Two homes suffered major damage with 12 homes having moderate to minor damage.”
• Middlesex County, MA (near Westford Station) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “In Westford, power lines were downed on Lowell Road and high tension power lines were downed on Long South Pond. Trees were downed in North Chelmsford on Wellman Avenue.”
• Essex County, MA (near Andover) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees were downed in North Andover on Salem, Appleton, and Dale Streets in North Andover. A tree was downed onto a car on Abbot Street. In Andover, multiple trees were downed. In Georgetown, two trees and wires were downed on Route 133. Trees and power lines were downed on Baldpate Road in Boxford.”
• Taylor County, GA (near Potterville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “The Taylor County Emergency Manager reported that several trees were blown down or snapped, causing power outages in the Potterville area. A large door on the south side of a fire station located on Tommy Purvis Jr. Road was blown into the building.”
• Worcester County, MA (near Charlton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “In Charlton, a downed tree blocked a portion of Route 169 near Berry Corner Road. Trees were also downed on School House Road by Sampson Road, on City Depot Road, Casey Road, and on North Sturbridge Road. In Auburn, a tree and wires were downed on Hampton Street which blocked the roadway.”
• Suffolk County, NY (near Centereach) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Multiple reports of trees being down on cars and being down on wires and roads around Centereach. Notified via Stringer News.”

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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