Storm reports for August 8, 2014

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On August 8, 2014, 24 hail, 67 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Custer 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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $127,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (91 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Holt County, NE (near Chambers) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · 2 injuries
  “An inflatable fun jump was overturned by thunderstorm winds which resulted in two injuries.”
• Drew County, AR (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Trees were blown down, and one of the trees landed on a house.”
• Franklin County, TN (near Winchester) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds from Eastbrook road near Estill Springs, Tennessee to Iron Gap road and then along Keith Springs Mountain road, south of Winchester, Tennessee.”
• Pulaski County, AR (near Gibson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous tree limbs were blown down, and shingles were blown off some homes.”
• McCormick County, SC (near Woodlawn) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “County dispatch reported trees down on Lost Wilderness Road, Gilchrist Ferry Road, and Old Plum Branch Road.”
• Marion County, TN (near Martin Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Emergency manager personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Mouteagle.”

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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