Storm reports for August 2, 2014

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On August 2, 2014, 39 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Charles Mix County, SD.

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 $5.5 million in property damage and $270,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (64 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Spokane County, WA (near Hite) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $2 million
  “Numerous trees were downed or snapped across Northern Spokane County including the communities of Deer Park, Chattaroy, Colbert, Mead, Nine Miles Falls, and Spokane north of Interstate 90 due to a west to east tracking outflow boundary.”
• Bonner County, ID (near Outlet Bay) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $2 million
  “Widespread wind damage was observed across the cities of Priest Lake, Sandpoint, Ponderay, Kootenai, Oden, and Lake Pend Oreille. Hundreds of trees ranging from eight to twenty two inches in diameter were snapped or downed. Some trees landed on homes, others took out miles of power lines and poles.”
• Stevens County, WA (near Blue Creek Camp) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $800,000
  “The Midnight Mine RAWS measured a wind gust of 68 mph. Numerous boats were damaged on Lake Roosevelt due to the winds. Boaters and videos indicated wind waves of four to six feet on the Lake.”
• Stevens County, WA (near Blue Creek Camp) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $300,000
  “The Midnight Mine RAWS measured a wind gust of 68 mph. Numerous boats were damaged on Lake Roosevelt due to the winds. Boaters and videos indicated wind waves of four to six feet on the Lake.”
• Pend Oreille County, WA (near Camden) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees which blocked State Route 211. Strong winds also led to numerous areas of tree damage between Newport and the Spokane County border along Highway 2.”
• Kootenai County, ID (near State Line Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Coeur D Alene Press reported that thunderstorms brought high winds and downed trees across portions of Post Falls, Hayden, Spirit Lake, and northern Coeur D'Alene. The Stateline Speedway and several other businesses on Pleasant View Road lost power and were forced to cancel the Idaho 200 race.”

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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