Storm reports for August 21, 2014

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On August 21, 2014, 30 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Tippecanoe County, IN.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $492,000 in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (108 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rooks County, KS (near Plainville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $125,000
  “Numerous tree branches were downed, some up to 6 to 7 inches in diameter. A hog facility building suffered roof damage and a cement block wall collapsed. A few power poles in the area were damaged.”
• Will County, IL (near Peotone) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous branches larger than eight inches in diameter were blown down within a couple block radius in Peotone. A tent was blown down and there was some damage to a couple rides at the Will County Fair. A car was crushed by a downed tree on Louise Street.”
• Imperial County, CA (near (Ipl)Imperial Co Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorms developed across portions of Imperial county, and they affected the communities of El Centro and Imperial as well as truckers along Interstate 8. Some of the storms produced gusty and damaging microburst winds, with peak gusts estimated to be nearly 70mph.”
• Clinton County, IN (near Colfax) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “WLFI reported numerous trees and power lines down in Colfax due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Some of the trees were large white oaks. Many large sugar maple limbs were down too. Hail accompanied the wind resulting in some siding and roofing damage. No information on the size of the hail.”
• Yuma County, AZ (near El Pueblecito) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorms developed across southwest Arizona during the afternoon hours on August 21st, and some of them affected the community of Yuma. The stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds estimated to be at least 60 mph at times.”
• Pike County, PA (near Millrift) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Over 30 trees were blown down in Matamoras. A three foot diameter oak tree crushed two vehicles and fell through a house. Wind speeds were estimated to be close to 60 mph by the local fire department.”

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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