Storm reports for July 31, 2014

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On July 31, 2014, 23 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in York 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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $535,000 in property damage, $9.3 million in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (30 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Valencia) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000 · 5 injuries
  “Strong thunderstorms developed across portions of the greater Phoenix area, including the town of Buckeye, during the evening hours on July 31st. Due to hot and dry atmospheric conditions, the storms were able to generate strong and damaging microburst winds estimated to be in excess of 70 mph.”
• Polk County, NE (near Stromsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH and accompanied quarter size hail.”
• Polk County, NE (near Stromsburg) · Hail 1.00″ · $100,000
  “Quarter size hail was accompanied by 60 MPH winds.”
• York County, NE (near Benedict) · Hail 1.75″ · $35,000
  “Hail, starting in and near Benedict and continued to approximately 5 miles southeast of town, ranged in size from peas to golf balls.”
• York County, NE (near York) · Hail 1.25″ · $15,000
  “Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in the area.”
• Liberty County, TX (near Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree that blocked FM 787 near the Annex Building.”

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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