Storm reports for August 22, 2014

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On August 22, 2014, 26 hail, 64 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lincoln County, ID.

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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $195,000 in property damage and $250,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Reno County, KS (near Arlington) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “A tractor trailer was blown over on K-61. No injuries were reported.”
• Johnson County, IA (near Oakdale) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph overturned a semi trailer at Simpson Furniture (2300 Jones Blvd) and snapped trees and a large billboard sign along Heartland Drive around 705 am CDT August 22.”
• Sherman County, KS (near Edson) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “A semi was blown over just west of Brewster on Interstate 70. Time of report estimated from Doppler radar.”
• Reno County, KS (near Hutchinson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Multiple power lines were blown down on U.S. Highway 50. The time off occurrence is based on report of gust in the vicinity.”
• Gove County, KS (near Grinnell) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “A semi was blown off Interstate 70 near mile marker 86 near Grinnell.”
• Pender County, NC (near Penderlea) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Several trees and tree limbs were knocked down and one large tree was uprooted along Shiloh Road and Lake Road. Some trees fell onto power lines. A large field of corn was also blown down.”

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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