Storm reports for July 28, 2014

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On July 28, 2014, 36 hail, 89 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Craven County, NC.

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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.6 million in property damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (129 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Horry County, SC (near Lundy Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000 · 6 injuries
  “A team from the National Weather Service conducted a survey and determined a microburst with winds up to 75 mph began between Juniper Bay Road and 4 Mile Road. Damage in this area included scattered tree damage.”
• Suffolk County, MA (near Chelsea) · Tornado EF2 · $4 million · 2 injuries
  “The tornado touched down in Chelsea, where a window was blown out on Dudley Street. However, the overwhelming majority of damage occurred in Revere. Most of the damage was rated EF-1, but EF-2 rated damage did occur near Revere Beach Parkway.”
• Craven County, NC (near Cherry Pt Usnr) · Hail 2.75″ · $350,000
  “Hail up to baseball size reported in Havelock. Many cars damaged with cracked or broken windshields and windows. Several mobile homes had numerous windows broken with severe damage to siding. No injuries were reported.”
• Norfolk County, MA (near Needham) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “A microburst occurred in Needham resulting in numerous uprooted trees and downed power lines on Country Way and Moseley Avenue.”
• Middlesex County, MA (near Willows) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and wires were downed in Chelmsford on Donna Road, Park Road, and Proctor Road. Three trees were blown down on a house on Judith Road. In Westford, wires were downed on Beaver Brook Road and multiple trees were downed on Proctor Road. In Littleton, trees and wires were downed on Route 119.”
• Capitol Planning Region, CT (near Enfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down across Enfield.”

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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