Storm reports for July 21, 2014

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On July 21, 2014, 35 hail, 146 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Adams County, ND.

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 (35)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage, $1.3 million in crop damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (188 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Louis County, MN (near Crane Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · 2 injuries
  “Two campers were injured from a tree falling on their campsite on Loon Lake.”
• St. Louis County, MN (near Crane Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 2 injuries
  “Campers were injured by a tree falling on their tent at a campsite on Lady Boot Bay on Lac La Croix Lake. One young teenager was seriously injured with a broken pelvis and a dislocated shoulder. A middle-aged man suffered a dislocated shoulder.”
• Lake County, MN (near Forest Center) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 injury
  “A camper was injured from a tree falling on the campsite.”
• Lake County, MN (near Forest Center) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 injury
  “A camper was injured from a tree falling on the campsite.”
• Foster County, ND (near Bordulac) · Thunderstorm wind 105 mph · $2 million
  “Severe thunderstorm winds of 65 to 105 miles per hour tore across Foster County causing extensive damage on many farms and in towns. Damage included grain bins destroyed, a grain elevator severely damaged, roofs torn off of outbuildings, and damage to homes.”
• Foster County, ND (near Grace City) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “Structural, tree, and crop damage occurred in and around Grace City.”

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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