Storm reports for July 24, 2014

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On July 24, 2014, 39 hail, 80 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Northampton County, VA.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage, $1.3 million in crop damage, 36 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (123 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Northampton County, VA (near Cape Charles) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $750,000 · 3 deaths · 31 injuries
  “Downburst straight line wind damage occurred from the southern portions of Cherrystone Campground southward into Cape Charles, then eastward through Cheriton to Oyster.”
• Northampton County, VA (near Cape Charles) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000 · 5 injuries
  “The tornado began in the Chesapeake Bay, a few miles west of Cherrystone Campground. The tornado then tracked eastward affecting the northern portions of Cherrystone Campground.”
• Oglala Lakota County, SD (near Porcupine) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Strong winds to 80 mph damaged roofs of several buildings, including the clinic; sheds, and trees in an area about one and a half mile around the community.”
• Suffolk city, VA (near Kilby) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Trees were downed and one tree badly damaged a house.”
• Bladen County, NC (near Council) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A team from the National Weather Service conducted a survey and found that a poorly constructed single wide trailer had three-quarters of its roof removed.”
• York County, SC (near Boyd Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Public reported a tree blown down on a house on Ebenezer Ave (1 NNW) and another tree down on Cherry Rd (2 NNE).”

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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