Storm reports for July 26, 2014

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On July 26, 2014, 80 hail, 68 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Seward 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 (80)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $538,000 in property damage and $2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (148 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Clearwater Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorms with strong damaging microburst winds developed across the northern portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the late evening hours on July 26th, affecting communities such as Deer Valley and Scottsdale.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix Deer Vly Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorms with damaging microburst winds developed across the northern portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the late evening hours on July 26th. Some of the storms affected communities such as Deer Valley and North Mountain Park.”
• Wood County, WI (near Wisconsin Rapids) · Hail 2.25″ · $50,000
  “A thunderstorm produced hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter as it passed through Wisconsin Rapids. Hail covered the ground and damaged at least 10 vehicles, denting them and breaking windshields.”
• Douglas County, SD (near Corsica) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a church, damaged structures and seating as a baseball park, and caused widespread tree damage, with one tree falling on a car. The winds were accompanied by large hail.”
• Breckinridge County, KY (near Irvington) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “Several trees fell across cars in Irvington.”
• De Witt County, IL (near Birkbeck) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Several trees and tree branches were blown down.”

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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